Day 9: Easy Rider Movie Location Tour – Amarillo to Abilene

We woke up and had breakfast.   Eaglerider says that the Ambassador Hotel is one of their favorite hotels, and I can see why.    Very nice place.     I’ll admit it, I was a tad hung over from the night before.   A little wind therapy would fix that.

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The morning ritual. We were used to it by now. Getting ready to head out.

Peter fonda had said in 1969, the stories of hippies getting shaved with rusty razor blades in the south was all too real for them.   They didn’t film anything in Texas, and the bikes never came out of the Van.

This was the first tour, and for shooting from the hip,  Steve kept us off the Interstate and we road good roads.    Farm fields, silos and tractors.   Wide open spaces where you couldn’t see the edge of anything.    This road was all new to me.    All I’ve ever heard from people who ride the Texas panhandle is how brutally flat it is, so I was expecting that.       Texas had a few surprises.     I gotta admit, I really like this state.   I could live here.  Texans are proud to live in Texas.

I settled in, and rode in the back of the pack most of the time.    A little space to enjoy the scenery, and take a new road in.

Led Zeppelin seemed to hit the spot today.

 

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John busted out his helmet cam. Took some great pictures and video.   Riding the Texas 207, heading toward Lake Mackenzie.

83 miles in, we hit Silverton Texas and took a break.

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Silverton Texas, Briscoe County. First taste of a small Texas Town.
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Old Briscoe County Jail.
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John, Myself and our impromptu tour guide. He had lots of stories.
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Graham – Testing out the bars.

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 Thats one of the things I like most about riding.   Pulling into a town you’ve never been, and figuring out the town.   In this case, learning a thing.       If we’d have had more time, I’d  have liked to explore every little small town in Texas we hit up.     There’s always a story somewhere, or a ghost to chase from the past.

We continued down the 207, to Post Texas and had lunch at George’s Restaurant.   Very Groovy, George.

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George’s Restaurant, Post, Texas. Truckers Welcome.

We fueled up across the street, and made miles.   Through Snyder and Sweetwater, and into Abilene.    We cracked a beer in the parking lot and as always, toasted to the day.      I called the wife and kids, and went back to my room to do some work.

I was glad to be out riding.    It was nice to see a different part of the country, and run through small towns I’d never seen.

 

Day 9 – Easy Rider Movie Location Tour – 298 Miles


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