{"id":9713,"date":"2011-05-30T17:08:07","date_gmt":"2011-05-30T22:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/?p=9713"},"modified":"2011-05-30T17:08:07","modified_gmt":"2011-05-30T22:08:07","slug":"scenic-texas-road-quick-trip-plano-leonard-motorama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/scenic-texas-road-quick-trip-plano-leonard-motorama\/","title":{"rendered":"Scenic Texas Road Quick-Trip: Plano &#8211; Leonard #Motorama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today I mapped out a scenic road trip in North Texas from Plano through Melissa and Blue Ridge to Leonard, Texas.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=d&amp;source=s_d&amp;saddr=US-75+N&amp;daddr=melissa+texas+to:Blue+Ridge,+TX+to:TX-78+N%2FUS-69+N+to:Pecan+St&amp;geocode=FSKO-AEdZKE8-g%3BFTvn-wEdoWo--imrN6PLkHJMhjE9uLZ2boG4jQ%3BFeMV_AEdDgdB-il7RtGLg4pLhjGa6KmT_T1zUQ%3BFTBr_QEdYYND-g%3BFa1v_QEdhn5D-g&amp;hl=en&amp;mra=dme&amp;mrsp=3&amp;sz=16&amp;sll=33.38478,-96.243238&amp;sspn=0.013097,0.033023&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;t=h&amp;ll=33.29036,-96.440735&amp;spn=0.275504,0.438766&amp;z=11&amp;output=embed\"><\/iframe><br \/><small><a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=d&amp;source=embed&amp;saddr=US-75+N&amp;daddr=melissa+texas+to:Blue+Ridge,+TX+to:TX-78+N%2FUS-69+N+to:Pecan+St&amp;geocode=FSKO-AEdZKE8-g%3BFTvn-wEdoWo--imrN6PLkHJMhjE9uLZ2boG4jQ%3BFeMV_AEdDgdB-il7RtGLg4pLhjGa6KmT_T1zUQ%3BFTBr_QEdYYND-g%3BFa1v_QEdhn5D-g&amp;hl=en&amp;mra=dme&amp;mrsp=3&amp;sz=16&amp;sll=33.38478,-96.243238&amp;sspn=0.013097,0.033023&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;t=h&amp;ll=33.29036,-96.440735&amp;spn=0.275504,0.438766&amp;z=11\" style=\"color:#0000FF;text-align:left\">View Larger Map<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n<p>I selected this route because FM 545 from Melissa to Blue Ridge is noted as a curvy, tight road that serves well for an afternoon drive.  I am happy to confirm this, although because it is tree lined and tight, not a good place to see just how fast you can get around the corners so much as a good place to enjoy a drive.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/100_1558.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9728\" title=\"100_1558\" src=\"http:\/\/caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/100_1558-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/100_1558-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/100_1558-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I stopped off and shot this pond in a field just along the road in or near Leonard.<\/p>\n<p>Across from Lea&#8217;s, Leonard field-house wall shows Leonard High School&#8217;s records.\u00a0 This is how you communicate to your competitors lol.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/100_1560.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9731\" title=\"100_1560\" src=\"http:\/\/caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/100_1560-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/100_1560-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/100_1560-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lea&#8217;s is very unassuming from the outside.\u00a0 The building in the middle is Lea&#8217;s, and it is sort of tucked in behind the grocery store in the middle of a corner.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/100_1561.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9732\" title=\"100_1561\" src=\"http:\/\/caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/100_1561-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/100_1561-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/100_1561-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I had the lunch buffet, selecting chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, fried okra, and corn bread.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Photo0370.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9716\" title=\"Photo0370\" src=\"http:\/\/caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Photo0370-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Photo0370-500x375.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Photo0370-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Photo0370.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I rate Lea&#8217;s as Bring your Own Beverage &#8212; the only diet soft drink they serve is Diet Dr. Pepper.\u00a0 Next time through I will plan to duck into the grocery next door and get a diet coke on the way.\u00a0 I shot this pic with my camera phone, so please forgive that part.<\/p>\n<p>I caught this shot to give you an idea of the road on the way; lots of nice 2-lane with or without shoulders and farm land.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/100_1562.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9733\" title=\"100_1562\" src=\"http:\/\/caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/100_1562-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/100_1562-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/100_1562-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Route Summary:<\/h2>\n<p>545 was exactly as advertised &#8212; tight curvy 2 lane.\u00a0 Overall the route was a good quick run and made a relaxing tour.\u00a0 Another day I would make this the first leg, since I was just getting to some good rural driving areas by the time I headed back to 75 via 121.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I mapped out a scenic road trip in North Texas from Plano through Melissa and Blue Ridge to Leonard, Texas. View Larger Map I selected this route because FM 545 from Melissa to Blue Ridge is noted as a &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/scenic-texas-road-quick-trip-plano-leonard-motorama\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,523,251],"tags":[688,689,315,687,38],"class_list":["post-9713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-site-info-news","category-sts-v-cadillac-models","category-trip-report","tag-leas","tag-motorama","tag-road-trip","tag-scenic-route","tag-sts-v"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9713"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9713\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9750,"href":"http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9713\/revisions\/9750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}