I need to get out for a ride. I haven't been on one since the season started. With everything going on there just wasn't a chance. So I am thinking this Saturday of going for a ride.

I have been up North into PA but I haven't been South much, certainly not into VA.

I don't have a lot of time as I have some evening plans (most likely around 4 I'll be heading into PA (another reason to go south) for a Phil's-work-related-bbq dinner) I am game for waking up early though.

Any suggestions from 'down there'? Sam? Kim?

Foamhenge! (http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/9209)

That is so a Sunny place to go!


Perhaps that far south is a bit.. long for my plans that day but seriously I have to see foamhenge someday... :D

Well, I think you should come down my way, but 5 hrs will be a bit much. Nick and Sam are further north and can probably give you better ideas
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Watcha doing Saturday?

Don't have any plans that I know of :)
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Hummmmm.....

How far are you from the MD boarder? Meet in the middle?

Look at waynesboro on google maps... That's about 2.5 hrs north of me and the start of the parkway which is beautiful riding.
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I could be there in like 3 and a half hours (give or take) traffic shouldn't be to bad early saturday right?

I would have to leave by noon to get back home though

Since my dad is in Richmond, he suggested taking a bit of a loop down the BRP to Buena Vista, and then we could grab a bite to eat at the Hardee's in town or something - it's also convenient to the interstate. If we can make this work, hubby would be playing tail with the WRX and trailer, as I don't want to ride up I-81 on the bike from here - yikes! :eek:

This is what I was maybe thinking:
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Here's a link with a time estimate close to your office...
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Ugghhh I would feel much better doing this one if I did not have a time constrant to get back to Baltimore... >< that way I can have a more relaxing time of this...

You have any Sat/Sundays avaliable coming up?

I'm on vacation until 8/13, so I'm free pretty much whenever :)

If we're looking at another weekend, perhaps we could try for a mid-atlantic rally and do an over-night camping trip? With more time, I can definitely come up with a stronger route - these are the roads my daddy rides every weekend that he can :)

There are also two campgrounds on that loop that I went to at least once every summer with him for our motorcycle-camping trips :)
my favorite is Sherando Lake - instead of beach week when I graduated high school, some of my friends and I went camping there!
http://www.recreation.gov/camping/Sherando_Lake_Group_Camp_Va/r/campgroundDetails.do?page=details&contractCode=NRSO&parkId=72023&topTabIndex=CampingSpot
http://www.glenmaurypark.com/campground.htm

I have no camping gear what-so-ever... And it would be just me by my lonesome. Phil is saving his money for scuba trips.

I have plans on 8/8 (wedding I am attending) and then 8/21-23 I am in Ocean city...

so maybe next weekend? 8/1?

Next weekend. That may work. Leme double check with Mr. Budget to make sure I can afford it.

Though again I do not have any camping gear and even if I did have no place to put it :(

well, I do have an extra tent down in the basement - might be able to find another sleeping bag as well

Wow... The weather gods do not want me to meet Ninjette folks I think...

http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/22952?from=36hr_topnav_undeclared

we can play it by ear and see how the forecast shapes up - it could end up better than that!

Hey Sunny :) Tomorrow isn't looking so hot, but Saturday is only a 30% chance of thunderstorms.... whatcha think?
http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=22980&hourly=1&yday=212&weekday=Saturday

What time you thinkin of meeting in the morning?

I can make it up whenever, but 10ish sounds good so you wouldn't have to leave at the crack of dawn :)

So you say! thats still getting up at like six! Well maybe six thirty if I can talk Phil into springing Tyke tonight.

Wait where are we meeting? A particular place? Preff one where I can walk off some highway miles

Sounds good! I'll charge my camera! :D

SQUEAL!!!!! I am so excited!!!! YAHOO!!!! I think on the map I picked the afton mountain overlook on the blue ridge parkway - it's pretty and right at the start of the parkway :) Do you want to shoot for a little bit later? We should make sure the other VA members know about it in case they want to join :)

No 10am is fine! If we went any later we would be getting home later and I would prefer to get home before it gets to late! :)

Sure the more the merrier!

Summary of Details for ride on 8/1:
Meet at Afton Mountain Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway at 10:00 AM
Ride South to Buena Vista/Lexington Area and grab lunch? Hardee's?
Go our separate ways, or hit some more twisties as time allows :)

Ok- so zoomed in version of the ride tomorrow:

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Link to route: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Afton+Ovlk&daddr=Blue+Ridge+Pkwy+to:37.817378,-79.168854+to:W+29th+St%2FUS-60&geocode=Fa5DRAIdC7tM-w%3BFfZvQgIdLm9J-w%3B%3BFdrnPwIdeSFF-w&hl=en&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=2&sz=10&via=1,2&sll=37.93137,-79.13448&sspn=0.640155,1.454315&ie=UTF8&ll=37.888944,-79.115295&spn=0.320263,0.727158&z=11

And directions:


Head north on Afton Ovlk toward Blue Ridge Pkwy 59 ft
Turn left at Blue Ridge Pkwy 37.2 mi
Turn left toward Pedlar River Rd/Rte-605 121 ft
Turn right toward Pedlar River Rd/Rte-605 285 ft
Slight left at Pedlar River Rd/Rte-605 5.3 mi
Turn right at Lexington Turnpike/US-60 Continue to follow US-60 4.6 mi
Turn right to stay on US-60 3.1 mi

W 29th St/US-60 (Hardee's)

Sounds good to me!

wow! i really would love to.. but i already got plans.. im in a blue corolla.. so watch out for me! im going to wave!

:) !

I'm up!

Leaving!

and I'm out too! so excited to see Sunny today! :D

It was so great seeing you today Sunny! I had a blast :) I'm sorry if I slowed you down too much on rt 60, but my dad said you did great on the other part of 60! I hope you stayed dry on the way home - we sure didn't.... when the road becomes a river, it kind of sucks!

I... am alive... Just can't feel my thighs... ><'

It was realllly great meeting you, your family, and Paul!

Your dad was great! took me allllll the way to 29! It was very nice of him. I hope I didn't slow him down! btw there is a reason why I say, and stick to, ride your own ride. Do not apologize. If it bothered me that much I would have asked to go ahead.

No rain but you know that traffic you spoke of :: glare :: Yeah that... Put an hour onto my ride home. My BUM is NUMB! I seriously can't feel it.

Plugging Zumo in to see my miles :)


Beat my prior record of 454 with.... drum roll please.... 511 miles!

Now I need a bath.. :bathbaby:

we took showers as soon as we got home too! I think I'm still a bit numb - I couldn't have done it with the stocker! And volleyball shorts + soaked textile riding pants = sever chaffing - yuck!

oh and if you or Paul are interested, here is the video of Chris's oops that he was telling us about :)
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showpost.php?p=10386340&postcount=2883

Heck, I'm just glad I was able to keep up with my dad as well as I did on 60, even if Chris did ride off and leave us ;)

Chris was waiting across from where you turned :)

Photos are on the computer but I am going to bed ><'

zzzZZZZzzzzZZZZzzzz

me too! sweet dreams! ;)

Very glad to have joined you both today and met you Sunny! I had a phenomenal time today, impromptu shower included. Long as I've lived in VA that's the first time I've made it out to the BRP, glad I finally did.

Despite the downpour on the way back, somehow all the gear in my front pockets was dry. I'm sure there's volumes more I'd love to say about today, but it's way past bedtime. G'nite ya'll!

I finally got everything up! The ride report is in my blog... Two parter because I aparently had to many pictures! :)

great blog entries! I plan to do the same if I ever get finished with this conference

Hehehe! I am sure it will end, eventually! :)