Checking into The Rally
July 23 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
Check in was quick and possible
Campsite
July 23 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
I set up my tent next to Andy, Bob, and Tom.
Elk Country Visitor Center
July 23 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
Although we didn't see any elk in the middle of the day, the museum was educational and entertaining.
Breakfast
July 24 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 52 °F
Hot eggs, potatoes, sausage, and donuts too! Great food
Riders' Briefing
July 24 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
Sport touring ride will be 243 miles at an average of 45 MPH.
There will be 4 miles of gravel to the main lunch spot, but we will have a review lunch spot if we want to start on pavement.
Moshannon State Park
July 24 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
This is a beautiful State park with a swimming lake and Beach, marshes, and very nice facilities. We stopped here to take a break and vowed to come back and camp. I need to look into the group campingRead more
Lunch Picnic
July 24 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
The rally master provided a picnic lunch of hot dogs, hamburgers, chips, fruit and cookies.
Back to the Rally Site
July 24 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
After a couple hundred miles riding, we made it back to the rally site tired and happy. The feels and woods were full of campers, motorhomes, and tents.
Dinner
July 24 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
The catered dinner was pulled pork, coleslaw, potato salad, and beans. It was delicious but not as good as Bollinger's restaurant.
Rally Grounds
July 24 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
The rally grounds was full of RVs. There were several vendors at this rally including a local brewery who was giving away their beers because the cost of the beer was included in the rally fee.Read more
ADV Skills Contest
July 24 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
Shawn Thomas and Louise Powers hosted an ADV skills contest. Instructors from the BMW performance center demonstrated how to go through the course. Then they opened it up to people who had tried outRead more
Morning Riders Brief
July 25 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
277 miles for the street riders
Lunch Break
July 25 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
Kissell provided sandwiches, fruit, chips, and cookies at a city park on the route.
Rest Stop
July 25 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
We stopped at Moshanon State Park for a break, just like yesterday. It's quite crowded on a Saturday. I snapped a photo of Bob Rogers and Andy Horn with the beach in the background.
Overlook
July 25 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
This is the best view of the two-day rides.
Dinner
July 25 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
Six hundred people lined up for dinner. The Country Café in Houtzdale catered dinner and they were quite good. Beef with mashed potatoes and gravy, turkey and stuffing with chicken gravy, greenRead more
Rally Roundtable
July 25 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
The Soggy Bottom Motofest rally master, Josh Nolten; Wailing Wayne rally master, Chad Warner; and April Fool's Appalachian ADV rally master, Kane Wagner talked about the challenges of putting on ADVRead more
Slow Race
July 25 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
This slow race was elimination rounds of three or four riders. The slowest rider progressed to the next round. Riders started on a gravel slope and then had to slalom to the end.
Slow Race
July 25 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
This was a slow race with a twist. Contestants started on the gravel slope and then had to slalom through the cones to the end. The Three or four riders completed together with the winner progressingRead more
Fireworks
July 25 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
An unadvertised surprise.
Overlook on Jack's Mountain Road
July 26 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Jack's Mountain Road connects routes 22 and 655. It goes along the ridge between two valleys. This overlook has views on both sides.
