[Bvc-chat] Routes towards Navasota/Brookshire?

[Rebecca Clark]

I was debating a switcheroo to Saturday because I noticed that same eatery,
but I'm hoping the extra day will help blast away the rest of the cold I've
had all week.  If it looks good when we roll by, we might have to plan a
second trip for a Saturday. :-)

On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 4:37 PM, Jared Mike <captn.lucky at gmail.com> wrote:

> I like Jim's route - sounds like he knows what he's talking about.
> Hempstead looks like it's got some eats along Austin where the route cuts
> through. There's also some sort of fancy herb garden/cafe kajigger...but
> nevermind, they're not open on sundays. Poop. O well. In any case, see you
> at the Exxon at 7.
>
> -Jared
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 4:15 PM, Jim Robison <robcopromo at verizon.net>wrote:
>
>> You would have to be on the shoulder, of SH 6, in two places.  The first
>> would be for about a mile just north of and one approaches the Navasota
>> River.  Immediately  after crossing the river, you exit on the business 6
>> route and go into Navasota.  The second place in when you get to SH6 on CR
>> 324.  From 324 it is about 3 miles on the shoulder of SH 6 to Cedar Crk Rd.
>> where you would turn right (this is by the Exxon about a mile or so south
>> of the county line).  The first mile or so, of this shoulder, would be in
>> Grimes Co. and the rest in Waller Co., which has a wider shoulder and
>> smoother pavement.  Also, in the middle of Sunday morning, the traffic will
>> be fairly light.
>>
>> I would highly recommend the SH6 route.  This is the most direct route
>> with a minimal distance on SH6 and at that time of the morning, the traffic
>> will be light.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>> At 01:34 PM 1/6/2012, you wrote:
>>
>>> Am Jan 6, 2012 um 7:42 PM schrieb Wolfgang Bangerth:
>>> > On 01/06/2012 12:09 PM, Jared Mike wrote:
>>> >> I was looking at the routes towards Brookshire - looks like you have
>>> to
>>> >> either go along 6 for a while to Hempstead (there is a FtM road about
>>> 5
>>> >> miles to the east that sort of follows the same route as 6) then to
>>> >> Brookshire or cut across that happy little river with nothing but two
>>> >> crossings over the course of something like a thousand miles on 105 or
>>> >> 60 and then can take FtM roads.
>>> >
>>> > I'd say Hwy 6 is a poor choice with too much fast traffic
>>>
>>> You can take the (lightly traveled) access road almost all the way to
>>> Navasota, and then Jim's route could kick in. Alternatively, follow Jim's
>>> route into Navasota, stay on 6Business to 515 and thence to 105 and ride
>>> its big wide shoulder a short 3 miles to 362 and take through Whitehall and
>>> Waller all the way down to Brookshire. I was in a race many years ago on
>>> the roads around Whitehall and they were very good.
>>>
>>> -chris
>>>
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