HOUSTON MEETUP/CARAVAN INFO
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Short version: 7:30 am in front of Steinmart - northwest corner of SH249 and Louetta. Leave at 8am and hit a few back roads before getting on 290 to austin.
directions to meetup location
route from houston meetup to Rudy's
Long version: At 7:30am, meet up in the old HEB parking lot (Now it's Steinmart) on the corner of SH249 and Louetta. For those who don't know the area, it's the one with KFC, McDonalds and Taco Cabana in the parking lot. I think this will be a nice starting point on the NW side that isn't in the ghetto (it's across the street from HP - used to be the Compaq main campus), and has a couple somewhat fun roads that we can hit on the way.
Try to get there by 7:30am so that we can have a quick photoshoot (hopefully there's enough light!) and maybe get some breakfast. There's a little place in this shopping center called "The Egg and I" that my wife loves, but I've never been. There's plenty of other stuff in the area if you want.
Leaving at about 8am, We'll hit Louetta out to Grant road and turn right, and go up Cypress-Rosehill to FM2920, then head out to 290. There's a few fun curves on that route - a little less boring than simply taking spring-cypress to 290, and only slightly longer mileage-wise.
Then it's pretty much cruise control on 290 out to austin, then pick up FM2222 out to Rudy's.
Google maps route from houston meetup to Rudy's
click here to get directions to the houston meetup location - just put in your starting location in the A box on the upper left and it will get you directions there.
Coming from the south, the directions are a little off - once you get on 249 north from wherever you're coming from, exit Louetta like it says but turn left at the first light (Louetta), not Jones. Immediately after you go under the bridge, turn right into the parking lot next to KFC.
If you are coming from Tomball, the directions should be correct, just turn in after you pass McDonalds.