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John's daughter Amanda asked her dad to take her on a motorcycle ride. They invited us to ride along. It was a beautiful ride. Still lots of color!! Cacapon State Park near Berkeley Springs is a 6000 acre park offering cabin rentals, a lodge with a restaurant, hiking, swimming, fishing, horseback r...

After our monthly meeting we took a ride to Harper's Ferry. There is still a lot of good color, but most of the day was overcast, so the colors were not as spectacular as we had hoped. Full sun came out for the ride home and it was beautiful. ff01.jpg ff02.jpg ff04.jpg ff06.jpg We have eaten at the...

ff07.jpg FREED'S BISCUITS 1618 Orkney Grade Basye, VA https://www.freedsbiscuits.com/ John O led another great ride. The ride, the trees and the food were all great. We had nine bikes and John's granddaughter CiCi for a total of ten. ff01.jpg ff02.jpg ff03.jpg ff05.jpg ff06.jpg ff04.jpg What a wond...

Mick, good to hear from you. I am glad you enjoy my reports. I am ten minutes from the north end of Skyline drive. We have lots of good riding around here but I ride Skyline Drive, about 3 times a week. It is so different at sunrise or sunset, fall, winter, spring or summer. Our group out here ride...

John O. put together and led a ride to Mt. Airy, NC. This is the home of Andy Griffith and was where much of the inspiration for the Andy Griffith Show came from. The town has embraced the connection and recreated many of the stores and places that were referred to on the television show. This has ...

Going to Bear Chase.jpg bb05.jpg It was such a beautiful week to ride, that I had to schedule two rides. On Wednesday we visited Spruce Knob and Seneca Rocks. Today we had a lunch ride to Bear Chase Brewery in Bluemont, VA https://bearchasebrew.com/ Going we took Howellsville Rd (to me one of the r...

ab11.jpg bb05.jpg ab16.jpg ab14.jpg ab13.jpg WHAT A GRAND RIDE :!: :!: :!: Gary, Warren and Tom called for a ride and it was a perfect day. My suggestion for a ride was accepted, so off we went. Gary, Ralph, Jean Marie, Warren, Charlie and I headed off on our "grand ride". My objective wa...

I had asked for someone to call a ride for this Labor Day Weekend. Last night about 9:30 Jeff M. sends me an email and says he's going to ride this morning and he would be glad to have some company. I figured, on such short notice no one would show up. There were SEVEN that thought this was a good ...

ab01.jpg After our monthly meeting, Warren led 9 of us to the Apple House in Linden, VA His route took us for a nice ride along the Shenandoah River. We had a nice lunch and of course, we ended with ICE CREAM. Jean Marie has not been able to ride with us for awhile. It was great to have her back. a...

Most motorcycle riders have heard of the TALE OF THE DRAGON, well there is also the BACK OF THE DRAGON :o Yesterday I was riding through Tazewell, VA the north end of the Back of the Dragon, so why not :?: I started at Tazewell which is the north end on the BOD. This is where most riders finish. Mo...

ab09.jpg ab08.jpg ab07.jpg ab10.jpg BUDDY LOU'S 11 East Main St. Hancock, MD https://www.buddylous.com/ Yes, Buddy Lou's is a different kind of place, but it has become one of our favorites. John O. volunteered to lead the group to Hancock and we had a very nice ride. We were glad to meet Ralph's s...

ab02.jpg ab01.jpg It has been really hot and the humidity high, so we took off for a breakfast ride. We went to Patty's Place in Woodstock, VA, which use to be Candy's Diner. PATTY'S PLACE (formerly Candy's Diner) 21874 Old Valley Pike Woodstock, VA Candy's was famous with our group for their reall...

After the monthly Lake Frederick MOTORCYCLE CLUB meeting six of us rode up to Berkeley Springs, WV for lunch at the Cacapon State Park Lodge. It is a beautiful place with lots of activities. We had good food and a nice ride. CACAPON LODGE 818 Cacapon Lodge Dr Berkeley Springs, WV https://wvstatepar...

IMG_1161.JPG IMG_1162.JPG IMG_1154.JPG IMG_1155.JPG IMG_1157.JPG IMG_1156.JPG Warren and Betsy took a group of 10 to: Blue Ridge Seafood in Gainsville, VA 15704 Lee Highway Gainsville, VA https://www.blueridgeseafood.com/ Blue Ridge Seafood ranks right close to the top for good seafood. As you can ...

On a very short nice Tom and Warren showed up to ride with me to BIKES'S & BREAKFAST in Clifton, Va. The organizer estimated that over 500 motorcycles had showed up for the breakfast. It was great "people watching" and of course, all sorts of motorcycles. It was a beautiful day and we...

After today's monthly motorcycle club meeting I planned for the $5 lunch special at Hayfield's Family Restaurant in Gore and a "GREAT" river ride along the river starting at Capon Springs. ab04.jpg ab03.jpg ab02.jpg ab01.jpg The "best laid plans" :?: The $5 lunch special was not...

Cliff and I head out the find Stop 15 on the Virginia Grand Tour Burnsville United Methodist Church, 9236 Tower Hill Road, Williamswill, VA HOW MANY BELLS IN THE TOWER? We found the church in the middle of nowhere and counted the bells. We used REVER to plan the route and we had a grand day and a b...

Warren and Betsy called a Saturday lunch ride to Tim's at Lake Anna Restaurant and Crabhouse. Betsy loves the shrimp and Warren plans a good ride. Definitely a formula for success. We had thirteen on 8 bikes. Certainly one of our biggest rides of the year. ac07.jpg ac09.jpg ac10.jpg ac11.jpg ac13.j...

The weather had caused John O. to postpone this ride several times but we finally got to do it. It was a beautiful day and John had planned a great route. Everyone enjoyed the estates of Loudon County, the valley's, the mountains, the rivers and the farms. We even rode through the Manassas Battlefi...

I never get tired of riding on SKYLINE DRIVE. Every time I ride it, it is different and I see something I have never seen before. The time of day and the season make it different and more beautiful. Yesterday I rode down to Devil's Backbone Campground to see Warren and the rest of Grosbeak Court ne...