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[Lanky]

Sorry to hear about your friend.

Greg

[hookem]

my riding club is talking about a sat - sunday outing there, does anyone know of a good place to rent water side cabins there??
I think we are going 11-4 and 11-5

Dan,
We have stayed several times at both Twin Dikes Marina and at Shirley Creek Marina.  Twin Dikes is a bit easier to get to (off 255) while Shirley Creek is on the northern end of the lake in Etoile.

[pepsX]

my riding club is talking about a sat - sunday outing there, does anyone know of a good place to rent water side cabins there??
I think we are going 11-4 and 11-5

Dan,
We have stayed several times at both Twin Dikes Marina and at Shirley Creek Marina.  Twin Dikes is a bit easier to get to (off 255) while Shirley Creek is on the northern end of the lake in Etoile.

thanks, can you tell me if they have cabins or just motel rooms.

I want everyone to know how easy it was to pick up on the twin dikes, but i didnt do it     

[hookem]

my riding club is talking about a sat - sunday outing there, does anyone know of a good place to rent water side cabins there??
I think we are going 11-4 and 11-5

Dan,
We have stayed several times at both Twin Dikes Marina and at Shirley Creek Marina.  Twin Dikes is a bit easier to get to (off 255) while Shirley Creek is on the northern end of the lake in Etoile.

thanks, can you tell me if they have cabins or just motel rooms.

I want everyone to know how easy it was to pick up on the twin dikes, but i didnt do it     

Yeah, I know.  Even having spent countless weekends there and in the general area, I still chuckle every time I say it.  Both have cabins that are quite comfortable.  Here are the links:

http://www.twindikesmarina.com/sys-tmpl/door/
and
http://www.shirleycreek.com/

[pepsX]

if you would like to suggest a few good roads to ride tooo

[hookem]

I would not dare attempt to hijack here, but I will say that wherever you ride, make sure to include Hwy. 7 in your plans.  Especially the area south of Hemphill.  Very shady, very twisty, a few blind hiils.  Plus, you cross Toledo Bend.  Also, you aren't far from Lufkin/Nacogdoches.

[RocknRoll]

I would not dare attempt to hijack here, but I will say that wherever you ride, make sure to include Hwy. 7 in your plans.  Especially the area south of Hemphill.  Very shady, very twisty, a few blind hiils.  Plus, you cross Toledo Bend.  Also, you aren't far from Lufkin/Nacogdoches.

I think you may mean Hwy 87 south of Hemphill.  That is a pretty ride.  Great sweepers, hills and trees.  It is part of the Big Sam Ride but is worth riding any time you are in the area.  Depending on where on Sam you are staying, you can cut over at Yellowpine on 2426 to Pineland.  A lot of the secondary/third-ary roads are nice rides.  The whole area between the lakes is hilly, forested with nice sweeping type curves.

[pepsX]

thanks big Pete.

[MRVTX]

Vernell,

I'm sorry to hear about your friend.

[vernjoe]

Thanks everyone for the thoughts and prayers.  Yesterday was a day that you hate to see come but sometimes it takes death to open up the eyes of others. 

I think yesterday was an eye opening experience for many of the younger riders that I ride with with CIA and I for one was glad to see that.  You could hear several of the riders who thought that nothing could / would ever happen to them stating that "man that could be me lying there". 

Thanks again

[VT-XS]

Thanks everyone for the thoughts and prayers.  Yesterday was a day that you hate to see come but sometimes it takes death to open up the eyes of others. 

I think yesterday was an eye opening experience for many of the younger riders that I ride with with CIA and I for one was glad to see that.  You could hear several of the riders who thought that nothing could / would ever happen to them stating that "man that could be me lying there". 

Thanks again

Vernel

My sympathies for your friend. A few months ago, one of the friendliest guys I ever met was killed on his motorcycle. It was very depressing. He was fifty-three years old, experienced, very capable, prudent and rode a gold wing...and was killed anyway. To be young and invincible stacks the odds higher.

On a lighter note. Would you go ahead and pick the date that you are going to ride up to Sam Rayburn next year. I thought I might go ahead and schedule an indoor activity for that day.

[ConnRadd]

Bro, sorry to hear the bad news. We'll keep you and your friend's family in our prayers.

[VTXLady53]

Looks like I'm not going to be able to make this ride.  Had a friend that was killed in an accident and the funeral is on Sat. 

Going to postphone until another date ..........sorry.

Vernel...I am so sorry.