Got up before 6am on Sunday to beat the heat and do a route in North Texas.Jim composed this route which went through the Caddo Grasslands.
It was scenic, rolling hills, North Texas beauty. I was surprised that there wasn't really any marking (signage) for this area, so really unless you knew it was a national grassland, you "wouldn't know". .. which is only a little odd because the area covers over 38,000 acres!
Here's a URL for the area: http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/texas/recreation/caddo_lbj/caddo-lbj_rec_opps.shtml
At any rate, we covered about 200 miles from Plano, TX that morning and had a great ride. Forestburg (near Muenster in Montague County) had a great general store. I had seen this many times during bicycle rides, but had never stopped. If you need a stop, it's great. Clean, well stocked, even has a deli making fresh food.
Forestburg was settled in the 1850's and as of the 2000 census has a population of 5o. (Maybe the new 2010 census will show some growth...) Anyway, you wouldn't normally think of stopping here, but it's a nice find if you need a respite.
After doing the Caddo Grasslands loop, we stopped in Denton on the square and had a good breakfast at Ruby's. Ruby's is a great diner. (Meaning I can get my standard 2 egg, hash brown, bacon/sausage, biscuit w/ gravy breakfast for under $5). There are other good eats (and drinks) on Denton's square, but if you are there a breakfast time, I would go with Ruby's.
This route is one I will definitely do again. If you would like Garmin mapping files, please give me a shout.
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