Our morning started out a little damp on Saturday.  It was nearly 70 degrees, so we didn't have any complaints about that.  There was just enough moisture in the air to coat our windshields and the road, which made for slippery conditions.  We were in Fredericksburg by 10 a.m. to grab some breakfast and get back on the road south toward Kerrville.

Highway 39 and FM 1340 are just west of Kerrville, and run 27 miles along the Guadalupe River.  This is a great route to take while on your way to ride The Three Sisters.  Once you make it west of Ingram, the roads begin to wind along the river with some fun curves, and a dozen or so river crossings. One of the bad things about touring on a motorcycle, is that there are very few opportunities to stop and take pictures.  We didn't take a single picture along the river, but I plan to go back in the Spring when everything is green and will take plenty of pictures then.  It also looks like a great place to stay for a few days to do some tubing, and stay in one of the many rentals along the river.  The scenery this time of year looked much like the picture below.

Then it was on to The Three Sisters, which begins another 17 miles west on 41.  Our day of fun pretty much ended with the Alamo Springs Cafe near Luckenbach.  It was 5 pm, so from Johnson City back to Cedar Park it was dark, and I'm not a big fan of riding in the dark.  I am also not accustomed to riding much in December, and Kent and I found a new hazard to riding this time of year.  We were riding in fairly heavy holiday traffic on 620 near Austin, and I was in the left lane while Kent was a few cars back in the right lane.  I saw what looked like a piece of rolled up carpet get shot out from under the truck in the right lane beside me.  Kent could not see it coming, but he happened to change lanes at the perfect moment to miss it.  When we stopped at the next light, Kent said, "Did you see that Christmas tree in the middle of the road?  It missed me by 2 feet!"  To which my response was, "'Tis the season!"

On our way back to DFW on Sunday, we took our time by taking the back roads back to Cleburne where we split off to go home.  On the way, we stopped at Horny Toad Bar and Grill in Cranfills Gap where we grabbed a burger and a beer.  It's a cool little biker bar in a very small town.  The food is great and it's a nice place to stop and take a break from riding.

From there, we took the quickest route back to DFW, as a cold north wind had started blowing.  We couldn't have asked for better December weather, and the weekend was filled with some of the best roads I've ever ridden in Texas.