Sunday Ride to Popa's On The Lake

After working all Sunday morning on the website and blog, I decided to wrap it up and take a ride up to Popa's On The Lake, in Conroe. I loaded my saddle bags with new magazines and headed north. Popa's is a great place to hang and watch the boats come and go. Also a fun ride through the winding back country roads.

The ride there was uneventful. Hot, but enjoyable. I had no sooner arrived at Popa's and ordered a burger when I received a text from a friend saying "...watch out for the weather!" I had not noticed anything special on the ride up. I am thinking the trees hid the dark sky, but the truth is, I really was not looking for a storm. The weather on the ride up looked great. I no sooner ordered a burger when I received a text from a friend saying '...watch out for the weather. Bad storm". I took a look outside and to my surprise, the sky to the north and east was black as night! Then I saw a big flash of lightening...and me an hour plus from home!

Needless to say, I downed my burger and took off immediately in hopes of missing the rain. I did not even take time to drop off magazines. I just ate...and split!

Watching the sky all the way back, I really did not think I would make it. The storm seemed to just be following me as I raced home. The closer I got the more it looked like I was going to get REAL wet, but somehow the rain held off just long enough for me to make it home. In fact, as I turned into my driveway I felt a few drops of rain. I hit the garage door button as I soon as turned into my driveway wanting the door to open FAST. I pulled in just as the sky opened up! I mean a huge downpour and I missed it all...like magic!

Thanks to the riding gods for getting me home safe...and dry!

Check out the new Mileage Calculator that I recently put on our website http://thunderroadstexas.com/bikerfriendly.htm. Give it a try the next time you take a trip. Just put in your "from/to" using zip codes if you have them. Simply using houston tx works, but a zip code gives much more accurate information. Then hit "GO" and watch as new page opens with a map and miles to your destination. This will work for anywhere in the US. I just checked the distance to my old address in California it gave me an exact mileage of 1882 miles! That's a loooong way from here.

Now the really trick part of the map it gives you is that if you put in the exact address where you're going, then click on the destination teardrop, it will open into a picture that shows the road to your destination, like into the drivway! It moves along showing you the way! I was truly shocked when the map opened into a picture of the back driveway into my old house in San Jose!! All with a click of the mouse. Simply amazing!

While I am on the subject, I have made a lot of changes to the website http://thunderroadstexas.com/ and still have a lot more planned. I have been working on Search Engine tools to make the site ranking improve. Most of this is invisible to everyone, but it takes hours and hours to get done. But progress has been made. A Google search on "motorcycle magazines texas" will show us in the #2 spot. Not bad.

The links page is next, then onto the picture page. Will keep you posted as things progress.

Have a great Monday!

Bob