Lunch
7 juin, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 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 areEn savoir plus
Wagoneer Gap Road
7 juin, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
Gorgeous view and hairpin turns.
Crossing the Juniata River
7 juin, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
Beautiful ride through the Pennsylvania countryside. I avoided all cities.
Dinner at Bike Mike's in Forksville
7 juin, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 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 juin, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 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 wasEn savoir plus
Pennsylvania Roads
8 juin, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
The morning ride across Pennsylvania was rolling hills and farmland. Very pleasant scenery and curvy roads
Tunkhannock Viaduct
8 juin, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 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 visitEn savoir plus
Great Breakfast
8 juin, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 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 outsideEn savoir plus
Town of Shandaken
8 juin, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 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 juin, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
Andy and I got to our destination after several wrong turns and going off Route. My fault. We got a nice big site with more grass than most of the others. Got set up pretty quickly. Going to rest aEn savoir plus
Morning Coffee
9 juin, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 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 juin, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 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 juin, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 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 juin, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
Needing hydration, we stopped at a convenience store. We met Stefan Knopf and his companions resting there on their way to the rally.
I pulled my hydration bladder with the hose and bite valve out ofEn savoir plus
Buels Gore
9 juin, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
That name is not an auto correct fantasy. A gore is a triangular plot of land with few inhabitants. We stopped at the overlook on Route 17 to enjoy the view.
Dinner at Big Spruce
9 juin, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 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 juin, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
Finally got to the rally site. The Lehigh Valley Beemers has a corner lot with a 20 x 60 tent with three sides. It will be nice when the thunderstorms hit
Laundry
10 juin, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 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. FirstEn savoir plus
Ted the Boss
10 juin, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
Ted Moyer mostly runs the BMW Motorcycle Owners of America. Here he is preparing for registration check in.
Club Tent
10 juin, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
The Lehigh Valley Beemers' club tent is ready for our campers.
Camp Coffee
11 juin, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
Of course, the rally starts with freshly ground beef coffee.
1936 BMW R12
11 juin, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 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 wereEn savoir plus
First Prize Motorcycle FX900XR
11 juin, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 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 juin, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
The first band is Carol Ann Jones who played a selection of rock and rockabilly. Very enjoyable.
Camp Coffee
12 juin, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
Scott grinding beans for his K-cup coffee press.