[Bvc-chat] Routes towards Navasota/Brookshire?

[Jim Robison]

What time and where?


At 06:02 PM 1/7/2012, you wrote:
>Jim - Sunday...although I guess that's a moot point considering the 
>time. Rebecca - what bike do you plan on riding tomorrow? Meant to 
>ask yesterday, just forgot.
>
>-Jared
>
>On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 8:42 PM, Jim Robison 
><<mailto:robcopromo at verizon.net>robcopromo at verizon.net> wrote:
>Are you riding Sat. or Sunday?
>
>
>
>At 04:45 PM 1/6/2012, you wrote:
>>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 
>><<mailto:captn.lucky at gmail.com>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 
>><<mailto:robcopromo at verizon.net>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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