If you’re a Harley enthusiast and like to travel in Texas, you probably already know what this post is all about. The Twisted Sisters (a.k.a. the Three Twisted Sisters) is a popular, scenic route on Ranch Roads 335, 336, and 337 through the South Texas Hill Country that offers you mind-blowing views. My hubby and I started our adventure in historic Bandera on Hwy 16 and picked up Ranch Road 337 right outside of the quaint little town of Medina.

From the back of a Harley motorcycle, I enjoyed breathtaking and sweeping views of tall, rolling hills, babbling brooks, flowing creeks, spacious valleys, and so much more! As I snapped one photo after another, I couldn’t wait to get back home to share my photos and my adventure with you.

The day started out on a bad note unfortunately, so I wasn’t sure I was going to enjoy the ride at all. My husband and I had traveled south the day before from the Piney Woods area of North East Texas to stay with my parents for my brothers wedding this past weekend. We came down a few days early so we could ride the famous Twisted Sisters route – ranch roads 335, 336, and 337. To my dismay, I realized the first morning that I forgot to bring my riding boots!

So, before we could head off into the hills, we headed into San Antonio so I could buy some new ones. Fortunately, I was planning to buy new ones soon anyway, so it worked out for the best. But, it put us behind a few hours and that was a little frustrating. After trying on about five or six different pairs of boots (don’t fashion designers realize that some of us have bigger calves than others??), I finally found the perfect pair at an affordable price.

I got them paid for, walked out in them, hopped on the back of the bike and off we went! My dad wanted to ride with us part of the way, so we met up with him at his house, and rode through Bandera to Medina. We stopped for lunch at this charming little place known as Love Creek Orchard, and enjoyed their delicious and mouth-watering Sourdough Hamburger with all the fixin’s, seasoned french fries, refreshing sweet iced tea, and the company of Callie the resident Calico cat.

Once we finished, I sampled some delicious Apple Butter and Apple Pie Jam that were out-of-this-world delicious! My dad went back home, and we proceeded on down the road to continue our adventure on Ranch Road 337. We made our way on the winding road through hill passes with towering walls of crumbling rock, up the side of the hills on hair-pin turns, across the tops of the hills along the ridge line, and then back down the other side through more hair-pin turns.

As we traveled the road, we saw signs pointing to the dangers of riding the Twisted Sisters by motorcycle, with ten people having been killed on ranch road 337 and six people killed on ranch road 336 since 2006. The truth of that statistic became clear to us as we were going up the side of a hill with a valley below us, a curve ahead of us, a damaged guard rail, and fresh paint on the road that harbored the haunting tale of someone who had miscalculated this particular turn.

Going through the curve, we could see fresh markings of paint that signified that an accident, hopefully not tragic, had taken place at some point in the recent past. That sobered us a little, but we kept on going, eager to enjoy the views that nature had to offer us. And as you can see at the end of this post, there were plenty! For more photos of my trip through the South Texas Hill Country, you can also visit my photo blog website at www.travelingtexanphotoblog.wordpress.com.

Caution sign on RR 337 – 10 Motorcyclists killed since 2006 Approaching a curve overlooking a valley where an accident took place on RR 337 X’s mark the spot of the accident Paint marking the area where the bike and its rider ended up Fluids from the wreck

Over the next several days, we enjoyed a peaceful ride on all the ranch roads, with RR 335 being the most remote of them all. We hardly saw a soul as we rode nor did we see any signs of civilization, so it truly felt like we were the only ones on earth. It was exhilarating to hit the long stretches of open road at fast speeds with the wind in our faces (and unfortunately the occasional bug, but that’s just a part of the deal when you ride on a motorcycle!)

On one of the days that we rode, we stopped at the Frio Canyon Motorcycle Stop on RR 337 just north of Medina. We had been riding for a while so we were pretty hungry, and they had plenty to offer us to eat at their Bent Rim Grill eatery. After browsing the shop, we purchased some souvenirs and then grabbed some grub. Their hot dogs are enormously plump and delicious, and the cheeseburger was mouth-watering and filling.

The last day that we rode, we headed out early and went up Hwy 16 past Medina to Koyote Ranch, a famous retreat for everyone, including bikers. Surrounded by rolling hills that are so close it almost seems like you can reach out and touch them, Koyote Ranch offers plenty of peacefulness and scenery to make this place an ideal weekend retreat. We ate a delicious breakfast from their buffet, with choices like scrambled eggs, crispy bacon, tasty sausage patties, and the fluffiest buttermilk biscuits I’ve ever had in my entire life!

Overall, riding the Twisted Sisters was an experience I’ll never forget. It’s definitely a must-do for any serious biker who wants to travel in Texas and ride the hill country!

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