This will be a fun event for a great cause. Come on out to Kerrville, TX on November 20th to have fun and help out the Hill Country Toys for Tots. The Kerr County Youth Event Center is at 3785 TX-27, Kerrville, TX 78028.

This toy run takes place on December 5th. It starts in Temple, TX and ends in Lampases, TX. It is a police escorted ride for a great cause. Registration is on-site at the Mayborn Convention Center in Temple, TX the morning of the event. More information is on their Facebook page at:

Below are the patches that were awarded last year. Riders on the 2021 tour who did not ride on the tour last year who submitted 25 or more qualifying pictures will receive the logo patch and the bottom path. Riders who rode on the tour last year and submitted 25 or more qualifying pictures this year will receive the bottom patch (as they already have the logo patch).

After the tour closes and I get the final count of qualifying riders, I'll place an order for patches. I plan to mail them out before January 1, 2022.

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Today (Nov. 7th) was a milestone day for some hearty Riders of Chapter U, Texas District, Gold Wing Road Riders Association (GWRRA), riding out of San Antonio, Texas. 

They completed the Motorcycle Grand Tour of Texas, which consisted of 50 tour stops throughout the state of Texas. 

The enclosed picture was the final tour stop for the Chapter U folks and is of an anchor blown a mile from an explosion in Texas City, Texas in 1947.

From left to right they are Scott Hay, Helen Smith, Debbie Hay, Pat Wall, Ron Perry and Tom Hendricks. Ed Smith took the picture. Five of the six people in the attached picture made it to at least 25 of the tour stops to qualify as Tour Finishers.  In addition, Scott Hay, Debbie Hay, Pat Wall, and Ron Perry completed all 50 tour stops. Rolando and Maria Morales, another Chapter U couple also completed 50 tour stops on an earlier date.

Rider 974 at the Sterling City Depot.

Rider 297 at the Heart of Texas Museum

Riders who make 25 or more of the stops are considered tour finishers and receive a patch identifying them as Tour Finishers.

However, there are always some riders who make it to all 50 tour stops! Those riders are recognized here and will receive a patch indicating that they are 50 Stop Tour Finishers.

Below is the list of riders who made all 50 tour stops (as of Nov. 11, 2021):

If you are a registered tour rider and want an opportunity to win a prize, submit receipts (up to 3 per specified sponsor) during the tour.

In accordance with the rules for participation, receipts from specified tour sponsors earn additional points. The receipts must have been issued on or after March 15, 2021.

Be sure that the name of the sponsor or non-profit, date of purchase, and amount of purchase/donation is visible on the pictures of receipts that you submit. Be sure to write your flag number on receipts you submit. If a receipt is to be split by a couple (hotel, food), write both of your flag numbers on the receipt. The split receipt will need to be uploaded twice (once for each participant).

BONUS POINTS – For five (5) bonus points, take one picture of your bike at a tour stop with your tour flag and a copy of Ride Texas magazine. You pick the tour stop location, but only submit one picture. Submitting multiple pictures with the magazine in the picture will not increase the bonus points – just send one. The Ride Texas bonus points selection is right after stop 50 on the drop-down selector in the picture portal. For a list of where you can get an issue of Ride Texas magazine, see this link.

American Diabetes Association (Lone Star Rider's Mission)

To make donations to Lone Star Rider's Fund Raising page for the American Diabetes Association (ADA), submit a picture of the receipt you receive via email from the ADA. When you fill-out the on-line donation form, put your name in the "name recognition box" and in the personal note box, enter a note to state that you are participating in the Motorcycle Grand Tour of Texas.