Mid Winter Round up was held at the New Braunfels convention center. The facility was really great and the District provided chop BBQ for lunch. Tom was able to advertize the Bluebonnet rally and received a number of comments from fellow chapters that they plan to attend. We introduced our new Couple of the Year (Lyle and Sheri) and our Chapter educator received awards for best Rider Educator Article of the year as well as recognized as the Chapter Educator of the year. Congratulations to Randy. Fun was had by everyone as well as some very interesting seminars. Basically there was a lot of information to share with everyone back in our Chapter gatherings.

Saturday was just too good to pass up a ride. The temp at 1030 was in the upper 50's. Just perfect for riding. We reviewed our options and decided to head to Luckenbach to listen to Tommy Lee Jones. A quick stop there and we headed to Alamo Springs for a great burger. Can you imagine a little restaurant in the middle of nowhere and it was packed. I guess the reputation for one of the best burgers in Texas holds a lot of weight. It took us some time to get served and put us a little behind for heading to Hye. So we headed to Fredericksburg and back to Johnson City via the northern route. We arrived in Johnson City and took advantage of he Dairy Queen for a break. Then back to Austin via Robinson Road that turns into Fitzhugh Rd. The day was perfect for riding. Just cool enough to put on all the safety gear and stay warm. If you missed this day you missed a great ride with all the trimmings.

This year the first was on Sunday. John O lead a group from north Austin and arrived at the Oak Hill Y around 1240. We had a little meeting and safety talk and headed to eat BBQ in New Braunfels. The chapter treated everyone to their first BBQ of the season. We had 18 people take the ride to Coopers on a gorgeous sunny day. After lunch most of the group headed up the River road to enjoy the scenery and back through Dripping Springs. At that point most of the group broke up and headed to their final destination. Late in the afternoon the sun started to set and the temperature started to cool down. Most folks were home by that time. Another great riding day in the mid of winter.

This years Christmas party was at Threadgill's. The food and service was great. Tom had a number of Minute to Win it games to keep things rolling. Seeing Randy trying to shake Xmas Balls out of a box was worth the price of admission. The Gift exchange, as always, was a lot of fun. Thanks to Jim D for opening all the gifts for people to take from him. A total of 40 chapter O folks enjoyed the fun and the Minute to Win it games. Merry Christmas to all and may everyone have a prosperous new year.

A group of 7 chapter O folks went camping at Koyote for a long weekend. Jim was there to entertain us with his summer stories from Colorado. The weather was perfect. Maybe a little cold for a tent on Friday night but with a heater for the tent it was toasty. Saturday morning we ate at the Koyote store. This was nice because by 10 it warmed up to excellent riding weather. We took a trip to the Bent Rim in Leakey then to Country Woods to eat pie. Finally we stopped in Hunt for some fuel and a short break. That night we had hog provided by Jim. It cooked all day while we were riding. I did not know wild hog would be so tasty. Next day we took a short trip to Bandera and then back to camp and we were treated to dinner by Billy & Tim. Some left on Monday and some on Tuesday. Jim is staying a couple of months at Koyote.