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Southwest / Want to do pavment free ride with camping, does this exist in Texas?
« on: May 23, 2012, 11:00:20 am »
I’m a resident of Houston Texas and want to do a cycling centric vacation but I’m having trouble finding resources or the type of vacation I want to have. I hope you can point me to a resource of a direction.
I’m beginning to think that what I want to do does not exist in Texas at all or without paying a company to provide it for me.
I want do a long off road ride with camping between ride sessions. I’m do not want to do a traditional road style touring ride. What I really looking to do is to go to a park and unload my bike and trailer up with my gear and do cross country riding for a half day to get to my camp site then camp. So far I really am striking out for this type of "adventure" in Texas and Louisiana. I'm looking for something like the Lone Star Trail but for cyclist. I live in Houston and really want to get away from cars so I don’t want to ride from camp ground to camp ground on a highway or even back roads touring style I would like to keep dirt and grass under my wheels as much as possible. I would like to stay in nature and be able to stop and take photographs and take my time. I figure it would want to do 50-60 miles a day for a couple or three days.
Is there ANYTHING in Texas where this can be done without paying an outfitter? Is there someone you can point me to that may know?
I’m beginning to think that what I want to do does not exist in Texas at all or without paying a company to provide it for me.
I want do a long off road ride with camping between ride sessions. I’m do not want to do a traditional road style touring ride. What I really looking to do is to go to a park and unload my bike and trailer up with my gear and do cross country riding for a half day to get to my camp site then camp. So far I really am striking out for this type of "adventure" in Texas and Louisiana. I'm looking for something like the Lone Star Trail but for cyclist. I live in Houston and really want to get away from cars so I don’t want to ride from camp ground to camp ground on a highway or even back roads touring style I would like to keep dirt and grass under my wheels as much as possible. I would like to stay in nature and be able to stop and take photographs and take my time. I figure it would want to do 50-60 miles a day for a couple or three days.
Is there ANYTHING in Texas where this can be done without paying an outfitter? Is there someone you can point me to that may know?