Lunch
7 de junio, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
First time trying food from Rutters. They put the entire cheeseburger in the microwave after assembling it. Rusty means the lettuce and tomato are warm too. Interesting choice. Their French fries areLeer más
Wagoneer Gap Road
7 de junio, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
Gorgeous view and hairpin turns.
Crossing the Juniata River
7 de junio, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
Beautiful ride through the Pennsylvania countryside. I avoided all cities.
Dinner at Big Mike's in Forksville
7 de junio, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
Andy and I had subs and buffalo fries at Big Mike's Deli in Forksville Pennsylvania. The food was delicious but man, these subs are big. I am stuffed.
Waking up at the World's End State Park
8 de junio, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
I rode to the world's end. Specifically, World's End State Park. It's a beautiful remote part of Pennsylvania so far away from any big cities. On Sunday evening, the campground had few people. It wasLeer más
Pennsylvania Roads
8 de junio, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
The morning ride across Pennsylvania was rolling hills and farmland. Very pleasant scenery and curvy roads
Tunkhannock Viaduct
8 de junio, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
The picture doesn't show how high this thing really is. It is way above the town and massive. It's for railroad trains. The view from the engineers cab must be amazing as it crosses. This visitLeer más
Great Breakfast
8 de junio, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
When you see a business that is decorated in a folk art style instead of some slick marketing ad style, you know it's good country cooking.
The Rustic Roster Cafe displayed a lot of folk art outsideLeer más
Town of Shandaken
8 de junio, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
We took a break at a city park in the town of Shandaken. That sounds like an Ikea product.
Clarksburg State Park
8 de junio, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
Andy and I got to our destination after several wrong turns and going off Route. My fault for reading my Garmin XT2 incorrectly. I was following a route visually because the GPS is not connected to myLeer más
Morning Coffee
9 de junio, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 48 °F
Had a good night's sleep at Clarksburg State Park. Chilly, but dry overnight. Today we head into Vermont and the rally site.
Breakfast
9 de junio, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
We stopped for lunch at the charming little town of Wilmington, Vermont. The cool little diner restaurant on the creek was closed so we went to another one that was okay
Coffee Break
9 de junio, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
I saw this pretty coffee shop when I needed a jolt of caffeine. They served my espresso in a ceramic cup with a saucer. Kudos for doing it right
A Splash of Gatorade
9 de junio, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
The day became warm and we needed hydration, so we stopped at a convenience store. We met Stefan Knopf and his companions resting there on their way to the rally. He and his companions were the firstLeer más
Buels Gore
9 de junio, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
While enjoying the curves on Vermont Route 17, we stopped at the overlook for Buels Gore. The name is not an auto correct fantasy. A gore is a triangular plot of land with few inhabitants. In thisLeer más
Dinner at Big Spruce
9 de junio, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
Lynn drove four of us to the Big Spruce restaurant where we met Liz & Jose, Reese, Dani & Lester, and others. The fish and chips were delicious and the hard cider was refreshing.
Club Camping
9 de junio, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
We finally got to the rally site and found the charter club camping. The Lehigh Valley Beemers had a corner lot with a 20 x 60 tent with three sides. I thought how nice it would be when theLeer más
Laundry
10 de junio, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
It's my habit to only pack 5 days of clothes on a trip. Since I couldn't sleep, I found a Laundromat that opened early.
I could not sleep because my CPAP battery ran out of juice at 3:00 AM. FirstLeer más
Ted the Boss
10 de junio, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
Ted Moyer mostly runs the BMW Motorcycle Owners of America. Here he is preparing for registration check in.
Club Tent
10 de junio, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
The Lehigh Valley Beemers' club tent is ready for our campers.
Camp Coffee
11 de junio, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
Of course, the rally starts with freshly ground coffee.
1936 BMW R12
11 de junio, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
Among the antique bikes riding around the rally grounds is this 90-year-old BMW R12. It looks like it just rolled off the showroom floor.
I volunteered to be a gate guard this afternoon. We wereLeer más
First Prize Motorcycle FX900XR
11 de junio, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
The first bike the rally will give away is a custom wrapped FX900XR. The custom graphics is a big improvement over the plain vanilla white plastic.
Carol Ann Jones
11 de junio, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
The first band is Carol Ann Jones who played a selection of rock and rockabilly. Very enjoyable.
Camp Coffee
12 de junio, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
Scott grinding beans for his K-cup coffee press.