Apple-Cade 2008
First of all, a big round of thanks goes out to Cheryl &
Jerry for hosting this event, and giving Bulldog & Meesh a well deserved
break. Yet, you can't keep a dog down, hence the liveliness of the
BBQ, but I digress. Let's recount the events, complete with pictures
and video, much to the chagrin of the participants.
We must also note that this was the premier event for Carole
(of Roger & Carole), as she rode down on her new GL1500 trike.
The three of us headed down Thursday evening, due to that dreaded w-o-r-k
that some of us have. I'll admit, having a GPS makes night time travel
much easier. Being rebels, we stayed on the other side of the tracks
and traveled the ten minutes to the Marriott.
For the Friday ride, Roger & Carole went on the CSC ride
while I was on the Round The Region ride with Saffron (the song Mellow
Yellow kept playing in my head). I sorted through the pictures and
videos, finding one good video and several photos. This was a very
nice ride with lunch at Grandmas in Paw Paw. Our leader had the good
sense to pre-order, thereby giving Grandma a chance to process a large
group. There were many nice roads, all paved, and plenty of turns
along the way. However, I was not able to ready my camera for the low
level bridge (more on that later). A mistake meant a bike wash, maybe
a final one! Some photo highlights:
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No problem following yellow! |
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A video highlight: Round The
Region
Friday was the Tri-State ride
by Wheels (Jim L.) One of the first things that happened was a gravel
road. My Wing had been clean until then. We went on several
other side roads, but we kept running into the same main road! There
was an AM stop at Berkeley Springs, where there was a nice park and places
of business, delighted to see Gold Wings lining up along the side street and
heading for food! The tour of the springs was very interesting, as we got
to see a Roman bath, natural springs and George Washington's bathtub.
After this, we took WVa Route 9 to a scenic overlook, then we continued to
Paw Paw. It was at this point that I had Déjà-Vu, as I was seeing the
roads in reverse! Remember the Star Trek episode with the parallel
universe? Well, this was the reverse universe, as it seemed that I had
seen these road before, but in the other direction! However, this gave
me the chance to video the low level bridge. This time, we had an
authentic lunch stop at a Dairy Queen!
I've assembled some photos:
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Directions were clearly communicated |
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They really leave no doubt: STOP! |
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We kept coming back to this road! |
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Videos: The
Bridge Route 9 Part 1
Route 9 Part 2
No big event is complete until
the evening dinner event, which was a BBQ. After dinner came the
entertainment with numerous gag gifts and presentations. The pictures
and videos speak volumes:
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It went downhill from here! |
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(OMG) Videos:
The Cup! Bike Wash
What will this group do next?
