Following the Cyclopaths of Texas

Going into last weekend, I didn’t see many events going on in the area I cover.    On Friday, however, I had a lucid few moments and thought about cycling groups.    The Cyclopaths of Texas immediately came to mind.   This  group has been promoting bicycling in our great state since 1989.   In the Central Texas area, they promote year-round weekly rides where all are welcome.  They’re mostly low-stress affairs.  One of the things I like about this group is their “no-drop” policy.  That means they don’t take off and leave fellow cyclists behind.   They keep it light, and fun.   Saturday morning I met eleven cyclists preparing for a 35-miler starting in the parking lot at Dale’s Essenhaus Restaurant, in Walburg.   Dale’s is a  cyclist-friendly business.  Only guys showed up for this ride, but women are often in attendance.   The rides cost nothing except your time.  The photos you see here takes you through Eastern and Northern Williamson County, to Bartlett, Schwertner, New Corn Hill, Theon, Jarrell, and back to Walburg.   Photographing cyclists is also a good way for yours truly to do landscape photography with a little newsier slant!   Watch out for cyclists, please.