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  1. PetitFrereArmada

    Texas Hill Country Back Roads and Dirt Roads Adventure. 4/9-4/12

    - Saturday 11. Just wake up and take this long drive. A 4 hours drive which should take atleast 8 hours. In Tarpley, TX, I read there is a fun dirt road with a lot of water crossings. I plan to drive that also, when I get down there on this day. This is a map of my route on that day. And this...
  2. PetitFrereArmada

    Texas Hill Country Back Roads and Dirt Roads Adventure. 4/9-4/12

    - Thursday 9: Houston to hotel in Concan, TX. Just a long and relaxing drive straight to hotel and to explore Concan a bit. - Friday 10: Wake up and drive all day. The plan on this day is wake up and drive to Leakey to start the twisted sister loop. The total distance is going to be about 150...
  3. PetitFrereArmada

    Texas Hill Country Back Roads and Dirt Roads Adventure. 4/9-4/12

    The highlight of my trip is to drive the Twisted Sisters Loop. That is Ranch Rd 335, Ranch road 336 and Ranch Rd 337. I plan to stop many times to enjoy the fresh air and to take pictures. I plan to hopefully take a lot of pictures and share. Maybe make a video or 2. In the middle of the...
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    Texas Hill Country Back Roads and Dirt Roads Adventure. 4/9-4/12

    If you want to explore the best back roads and bike dirt roads in the Texas Hill Country, you have to buy this book. I bought this 7 years ago. I have used it 3 times. I just pulled it out of my bookshelf to use for this trip. It is written by a guy who has ridden his bike throughout the Texas...
  5. PetitFrereArmada

    Texas Hill Country Back Roads and Dirt Roads Adventure. 4/9-4/12

    JUST DRIVE. I just decided to get away for the weekend and do only one thing: just drive. I want to get away and drive on the roads less traveled. Enjoy the open roads, nature and stop and smell the flowers along the way. Leaving on Thursday and returning on Sunday. I will spend every single...
  6. PetitFrereArmada

    2005 D4D Diesel Toyota Hilux in Houston

    Wow. $15,000 for that? I would be surprised if anybody would buy it for more than $5,000. By the way, I am in Houston. Where is the truck so I can stop by one of these free days since one is stuck at home most of the time with nothing to do. Let me know location so I can stop by when I have...
  7. PetitFrereArmada

    Spring Break Road Trip. Houston to Great Smoky Mountains NP 03/06-03/14

    Page 1 has my starting odometer. This is my ending odometer after filling up gas today. So, my trip was 2,264 miles and it cost me exactly $426.52 in gas. I was lucky gas prices were cheaper or it would have been a lot more. And that is all for my Springbreak road trip. I hope I get the...
  8. PetitFrereArmada

    Spring Break Road Trip. Houston to Great Smoky Mountains NP 03/06-03/14

    Finally made it back home yesterday in good time. It was a nice and simple ride. On my way home, I stopped at a cracklin place in Lake Charles. I highly recommend to try. They have smoked cracklin and seanoned and spicy. Both were my first time to trying them and they were quite good. The...
  9. PetitFrereArmada

    Spring Break Road Trip. Houston to Great Smoky Mountains NP 03/06-03/14

    Finally done with my vacation and drove 10 hours today from Gatlinburg to New Orleans. The drive was a really nice one and I met some speed demons on the highway. Finally got to New Orleans in good time and went to the french quarters to eat and walk around. Had a good dinner and then went to...
  10. PetitFrereArmada

    Spring Break Road Trip. Houston to Great Smoky Mountains NP 03/06-03/14

    After enjoying the drive on the Tail of the Dragon, I drove back to Pigeon Forge to spend the day. I walked around a lot looking at many attractions. Then took some pics of some attractions. Then when I was done for the day. I ate at a nice small restaurant and went to the movies to watch...
  11. PetitFrereArmada

    Spring Break Road Trip. Houston to Great Smoky Mountains NP 03/06-03/14

    Here are pics at the end of the Tail of the Dragon at Deals Gap.
  12. PetitFrereArmada

    Spring Break Road Trip. Houston to Great Smoky Mountains NP 03/06-03/14

    My start of the Tail of the Dragon. Along the way, there are 2 photographers who take pictures of your car and then they sell the pictures to you. You can go on their website to see your pictures and decide if you want to buy them or not. Here are my own pictures from their website. I may...
  13. PetitFrereArmada

    Spring Break Road Trip. Houston to Great Smoky Mountains NP 03/06-03/14

    Yesterday, I was so tired I did not update. But have some time now to update as my vacation has come to an end. The first part of the day was spent running the Tail of the Dragon. It was a thrilling ride.
  14. PetitFrereArmada

    Spring Break Road Trip. Houston to Great Smoky Mountains NP 03/06-03/14

    And just to show how Gatlinburg looks from bird's eye view. Then I took these shots. Took the first one. Then turned my drone 90 degrees and took the next one. Turned another 90 degrees and took another. Then another 90 degrees and took the last one. Shows a big picture of a good aerial view...
  15. PetitFrereArmada

    Spring Break Road Trip. Houston to Great Smoky Mountains NP 03/06-03/14

    Today was a busy day just walking around town and shopping on main street in downtown Gatlinbirg. I got to attend Moonshine tasting for my first time. I don't drink alcohol so this was quite an adventure. You pay $5 and you get to taste 13 different moonshines. My experience was not good since...
  16. PetitFrereArmada

    Spring Break Road Trip. Houston to Great Smoky Mountains NP 03/06-03/14

    These are pictures I took on the Cades Cove Scenic Loop.
  17. PetitFrereArmada

    Spring Break Road Trip. Houston to Great Smoky Mountains NP 03/06-03/14

    Checked out of the hotel at Cherokee today and drove in the rain to Gatlinburg, making a few stops along the way. This morning was cold, wet and a beautiful scene in the park, with a lot of Elks laying in the grass. Next stop was at the Baptist church And then a few pictures I stopped for...
  18. PetitFrereArmada

    Spring Break Road Trip. Houston to Great Smoky Mountains NP 03/06-03/14

    It was time to get back on the road for 1 hour 30 minutes drive back to the hotel. Tomorrow morning, I will check out of my hotel in Cherokee and drive 1 hour 30 minutes to Gatlinburg where I plan to spend 3 nights.
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