ST-Texas - Muenster Loop 0909

This is a loop my wife and I took to get in a little riding and have some German food for lunch. We rode up to Muenster which is a small German town in north Texas near the Red River. When you get near the river the terrain gets a little more interesting with rolling hills and winding roads.

From home we rode pretty much due north. We passed through Azle, Boyd, Decatur and St. Jo. In St. Jo we looked around in Biker Roadhouse, a motorcycle accessory shop. It's unusual to have a store like this in this town. The town is so small and a long way from where the majority of motorcylists live. From St. Jo we made a little loop north for some more nice scenery before arriving in Muenster.

In Muenster we ate at Doc's Bar and Grill which has a varied menu of salads, sandwiches, burgers and a few German dishes. It has good food but the service was a little slow. After we ate we made another loop north of town and back down through Nocona and then Bowie. From Bowie we were ready to get home so we took the fast way home back to Decatur and retracing our route from there to home.

Muenster, TX Loop
Saturday, 09/26/09
255 Miles

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This is the route for the day. You can click and drag this map if it's not centered where you can see the entire route. The roads north of Hwy 82 were the best riding.

Here's the bike ready to go.

We stopped for gas in Azle at a fairly new RaceTrac. This was the first tank of regular gas I've tried. I've always used premium but the book says it needs at least 86 octane and regular at most stations is 87. I couldn't tell any difference in performance, so I think I'll just save the money in the future.

This is looking north from the RaceTrac on FM 730. This is the direction we're headed.

This is the accessory store in St. Jo. It mostly caters to cruisers but we each bought a Tshirt and Jamie bought some kind of scarf. It's a nice store and the people that run it are very nice. When they sell the building, they're moving the business to Nocona where they already have the land for a new building.

They've recently placed this marker in the town square. It wasn't there the last time I rode through the town.

The St. Jo town square is a large area. I'm sure they used to have large public gatherings here in the old days. This is looking back at the store.

The old saloon in the background was opened in 1873 so this is a pretty old town.

I zoomed in to get a closer look at the saloon sign.

Jamie waiting for lunch in Doc's Bar and Grill. You can see our bike in the background.

This is a look at the bar area in the restaurant. We ate at around 2PM so it had cleared out by this time. It was full when we first arrived.

I tried to go in this store but the door was locked.

This is looking north from in front of the restaurant. The building with the clock on it is a grocery store that's fun to look around in. It has a good selection of German sausage and cheese.

Another shot looking north. Ours is the only bike left. When we arrrived there were probably 10-12 parked out here.