Trees Memorial Weekend '08 Travel Thread

{For the Calendericaly Challenged (John Brown)] This will be the 22-26th (Thursday through Monday) of May 2008

It's gettin close folks, so I figured it was as good a time as any to get this started. I would like to get some input on the route everyone took last time to see which one is better roads and if my mapping software has it routed correctly. There are two ways to leave College Station, one down 21, the other up to Hwy. 79. The 21 is shorter by a few miles, but I haven't been that way in a while so I don't know how the roads are that way. The hwy. 21 would put us south of Austin also which I believe would be a big plus.

http://www.treesranchoffroad.com/ - main
http://www.treesranchoffroad.com/directions.htm - directions
http://www.treesranchoffroad.com/texastwister.htm - Texas Twister info

Here are some maps of the routes.

Hwy 21

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...Treeshwy21.jpg

Hwy 79

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...Treeshwy79.jpg


Blow up of the roads to the park

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...TreesZoom1.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...TreesZoom2.jpg

TRAILER SPOTS
LEAVING THURSDAY
Ed - 2 (full;Beast and Brian's General)
Creighton - 1 (full; his yellow beat to piss billygoat TJ)
Feller - 1 (full;sci-fi runner)

LEAVING FRIDAY

LEAVING SATURDAY

TRIP SEATS
LEAVING THURSDAY
Ed - 3 (full;Brady, his buddy, and still waiting on confromation of another)
Creighton - 3/4??? (???)
Feller - 1 (???) leaving from Lexington

LEAVING FRIDAY
Brian - 1 (???) leaving from Houston (what day are you planning on leaving?)

LEAVING SATURDAY


TRAIL SEATS
Ed - Full (Brady and his buddy/ies)
Creighton - 1
Brian - 2-3
Feller - 1

UNCONFIRMED
Rowdy
John Brown

Last time I went, I ended taking 290 up to Fredricksburg, then cutting down 16 to Kerrville before hitting I10. On a map it looks like it might be shorter going all the way down 290 to kerrville, but several of my family members from the area suggested 16 as the quickest way.


At this point I will most likely have a open seat up there and back as well as on the trail. If Ed comes down 21 thursday, I will most likely meet him somewhere near dimebox and follow him from there. I plan on staying until Monday morning unless I break

I agree with feller that going through fredricksburg is quick, its the way that I went, pluss fredricksburg has some great food and its nice to stop and eat

also I will confirm that hyw 21 is good road untill 77 after that I am not sure

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Originally Posted by AggieTJ2007

I agree with feller that going through fredricksburg is quick, its the way that I went, pluss fredricksburg has some great food and its nice to stop and eat

also I will confirm that hyw 21 is good road untill 77 after that I am not sure

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I can confirm that 21 is good to 290 at least, especially since they widened the road between caldwell and dime box. Its been a long time since I went all the way to bastrop and then to austin though.



BTW, for anyone who hasn't been yet. Once you get past kerrville, you still have a ways to go, and there isn't much out there other than big steep hills that really suck the gas until you get to the ranch, so I would definitely suggest filling up in Kerrville or Fredericksburg

Jeez the Twister is 'espensive!

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Originally Posted by JeepPhisherman

Jeez the Twister is 'espensive!

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yeah, but factor in the 3 catered meals and raffle, and its still expensive as hell, but a little easier to stomach

So it cost 120 for me plus 75 for passengers? what If I dont want to eat?:flipoff2: count me out.

i will have 2 maybe 3 trail seats, and may have some room in my car leaving from houston for the trip out there and back

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Originally Posted by BroncoJo

So it cost 120 for me plus 75 for passengers? what If I dont want to eat?:flipoff2: count me out.

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**** that. im out

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Originally Posted by CRaSHnBuRN

yeah, but factor in the 3 catered meals and raffle, and its still expensive as hell, but a little easier to stomach

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and 5 days of wheeling...

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Originally Posted by BroncoJo

So it cost 120 for me plus 75 for passengers? what If I dont want to eat?:flipoff2: count me out.

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No more than you have spent on the Trugly, you should be able to afford this. :flipoff2:

damn, droppin like flies

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Originally Posted by DRAGOONRANCH

No more than you have spent on the Trugly, you should be able to afford this. :flipoff2:

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Now that is completly un-called for:flipoff2:, but funny:gigem:


The way I read it was that there will be 3 meals each day friday, saterday and sunday. Is that correct or is it just 3 meals?

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Originally Posted by BroncoJo

Now that is completly un-called for:flipoff2:, but funny:gigem:


The way I read it was that there will be 3 meals each day friday, saterday and sunday. Is that correct or is it just 3 meals?

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The way I understand it from reading thier site and listening to guys who've been there before is that they serve three meals on saturday and sunday, all catered with lots of food. I think for lunch its more of a cold food thing served out at a centralized meeting point near the trails. Ed, do you want to email them and get a confirmation on this?

One thing I am curious of is whether the entrance fee covers you raffle tickets, or if you only get one and can buy more.

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Originally Posted by from thier website

Trees BIG run is the annual TEXAS TWISTER. This off-road blowout is held every Memorial Day weekend and 2007 marked the fourth year of this popular event. This event combines a weekend full of wheeling with some of the best food in the country. Our guests are treated to three catered meals daily (Sat-Sun). We wrap up the weekend with a raffle, giving away over $2500 in prizes.

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I will have to check on the raffle tickets

Deffinately not paying that much.