Invitation to the BMWDFW Spring Picnic

All 2008 BMWDFW club members are invited to the Spring Picnic on May 17. Sharon Seelig, with some minor assistance from Ralph Schwartz, will host the event at Sharon’s ranch NE of Stephenville. After breakfast at LePeep on May 17 Don Mills will lead a ride on back roads to the picnic. We encourage as many of you to ride as can, the countryside is beautiful. For members and spouses / S.O.s that will be riding or driving 4 wheelers to the picnic on their own written directions and a maplink are at the end of this invitation. Everyone should plan to arrive about noon. You are welcome to hike around the ranch after lunch; walking shoes or boots are advised.

The hosts will assemble the food and soft drinks/water at the picnic sight. If you want any different kind of beverage please bring your own. We plan on top notch deli sandwich fixin’s, fresh bakery rolls, hot and cold side dishes of various kinds and a little something sweet at the end. A modest donation is requested to defray the cost of the food and soft drinks. The price will be set the day of the picnic and should not be more than $7 per person.

To ensure everyone has a place to sit we would appreciate it if some of you would bring a lawn chair or two. If you have a folding table we could use that too. We might have a few hay bales to sit on if the horses haven’t eaten them by that time. We estimate we will need about 10 chairs, one table and two ice chests. This number may change depending upon the number of attendee’s. Updates may follow.

Please RSVP to Ralph Schwartz no later than Saturday, May 10, preferably, by email texas254@tx.rr.com or by phone 972.821.6484. Let us know if you are coming, the number in your party and if you are bringing chairs, tables or ice chests.
Directions to the Picnic at the Ranch:

For most folks; from your house get yourself southbound on US 377 just south of I-20 in Benbrook.

Take US 377 South toward Granbury. Continue southwest on US 377 through Granbury, Tolar (do NOT speed in Tolar) and Bluff Dale. Continue 6 mi SW of Bluff Dale on US 377. When the southbound lane becomes two lanes, move to right lane.

Within a mile you will the CR 513 sign, slow down; make hard right onto CR 513 into Timber Hills Estates.

Go 0.2 mi, make hard left onto CR 514 and go 0.2 mi to 654 CR 514 (2nd drive on your right). Turn right onto the rock driveway to single story house. Please try to park on hard pack driveway. It makes a loop through the property and should accommodate everyone. From Benbrook to Sharon’s is about 1.25 hrs.

Google Maps link: http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl

When the site appears click on {Get Directions}, enter your address in the {Start Address} box. In the {Finish Address} box type the following EXACTLY: 654 County Rd 514 Bluff Dale TX. Click {Get Directions}. The route will appear on the map. Zoom in to see the detailed features. Print the details as you need them, especially the last couple of miles. Please note that Google Maps lists CR 513 as Timber Gate and CR 514 as White Tail Pass.

SEE YOU AT THE PICNIC!