War memorial

[jeuchler]

Barb and I took a ride up Mount Greylock (Adams, MA) today, to the war memorial tower via Notch Road which just reopened.

The monument is on top of the mountain (3,491 feet asl) and is open when the weather is good. The tower and pretty much anywhere on top of the mountain has views in every direction. Bascom Lodge will be open soon; you can then eat a lunch there and relax indoors if it's cold.

A beautiful Spyder ride and a nice tradition to honor all who served and have fallen.

 

[quackerz]

Those are great pix. Thanks for sharing them and honoring the ones who lost their lives for us.

quackerz

 

[0228lisa]

Appropriate way to spend the day....thanks for sharing.:thumbup:

 

[bjt]

:thumbup:

 

[Roaddog2]

:thumbup:I broke my shifting linkage on my 89 dresser on top of there once on tranny end such a fond memory of Grey Lock :gaah:you will be amazed what a fishing leader will do.John will be in touch a few of my co workers have been waiting for road to reopen :ani29::spyder:

 

[Smylinacha]

Nice ride! Once things calm down - I'd say in 4 weeks, I'd like to take a road trip there.

 

[jeuchler]

:thumbup:I broke my shifting linkage on my 89 dresser on top of there once on tranny end such a fond memory of Grey Lock :gaah:you will be amazed what a fishing leader will do.

Yikes.
:yikes:

Well, Mike, I suppose since it happened on the top of the mountain, you could've coasted all the way to Connecticut.

John will be in touch a few of my co workers have been waiting for road to reopen :ani29::spyder:

All "officially open" now. A friend of mine took his bike up earlier this spring before it was open. They have a gate, but you could go around it with a bike or snowmobile. Usually the "official" opening means that all the snow is gone and the fallen tree debris has been removed from the road.

They didn't seem to widen the road, but they did put new wood (I hope they're cedar or they won't last long) guardrails, new signs, rumble strips before hiker crossings, and more gravel pull-offs for avoiding the people who try to take motor homes up there.

 

[jeuchler]

Nice ride! Once things calm down - I'd say in 4 weeks, I'd like to take a road trip there.

A nice detour for when you guys camp in Bennington!

(Good diner nearby, too. I still owe you!)

ddeyle is coming up on his Phantom Spyder from North Carolina pretty soon. Maybe we can show him some New England hospitality--even though he grew up here...

 

[Smylinacha]

A nice detour for when you guys camp in Bennington!

(Good diner nearby, too. I still owe you!)

ddeyle is coming up on his Phantom Spyder from North Carolina pretty soon. Maybe we can show him some New England hospitality--even though he grew up here...

Let's DO IT! When is ddeyle coming up? We are a bit tied up but after June 26th we are good to go.:2thumbs::2thumbs: And we'll need a roadtrip by then - BADLY.

 

[Smylinacha]

John will be in touch a few of my co workers have been waiting for road to reopen :ani29::spyder:

Ahem, ummm, hey!

What are HDX and I??? Chopped liver?

Oh, HDX told me it's all good cuz we don't need to go on no stinkin bass kissing ride. We'll go on a separate day.

 

[jeuchler]

Ahem, ummm, hey!

What are HDX and I??? Chopped liver?

Oh, HDX told me it's all good cuz we don't need to go on no stinkin bass kissing ride. We'll go on a separate day.

Ha!

I just a s s u m e d RoadDog would need you both to show him the way to Mr. Donut! :joke:

 

[Smylinacha]

He don't need us when he goes bass kissing.

 

[Smylinacha]

And they can't ride for

. Nice guys but they get lost alot and make a ton of u-turns. Glad I got the :spyder:because all those u turns would have been a pain on my old Harley:2thumbs:

Edit to add: They also stop at gas stations with no bathrooms!

 

[Smylinacha]

They should close the mountain to everyone else when they go up........Think Wild Hogs........:roflblack:

And which Wild Hog might he be? I think he'd make a great Dudley.:2thumbs:

 

[jeuchler]

Dudley is awesome:

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[Roaddog2]

They should close the mountain to everyone else when they go up........Think Wild Hogs........:roflblack:

Cyber Bullyhyea:

 

[Director]

Barb and I took a ride up Mount Greylock (Adams, MA) today, to the war memorial tower via Notch Road which just reopened.

The monument is on top of the mountain (3,491 feet asl) and is open when the weather is good. The tower and pretty much anywhere on top of the mountain has views in every direction. Bascom Lodge will be open soon; you can then eat a lunch there and relax indoors if it's cold.

A beautiful Spyder ride and a nice tradition to honor all who served and have fallen.

John, that is a beautiful monument with an equally beautiful view. Great pics!

Bruce

 

[SpyderByter]

John,

Nice pics, thanks for sharing. I am going to have to go check that out this summer.