Lamonster
SpyderLovers Founder
Getting really excited about our next big adventure. When Joan and I got married at Bikeweek in Daytona it wasn't really a ride for us even though we did some riding we spent more time in the truck.
In a few weeks we will be taking off June 1st and heading from Springfield MO to Valcourt Quebec to meet with the Road Warrior guys that are doing a ride to the Florida Keys with some disabled vets. Joan and I both love our vets and are really excited about this ride. Here's where we will be and when and we would love for you to jump in the group along the way and show your support for the vets and BRP as they are loaning them all Spyders for the ride. Looks like we might have a group for riders from Quebec joining us too. That's going to be cool. :doorag:
In a few weeks we will be taking off June 1st and heading from Springfield MO to Valcourt Quebec to meet with the Road Warrior guys that are doing a ride to the Florida Keys with some disabled vets. Joan and I both love our vets and are really excited about this ride. Here's where we will be and when and we would love for you to jump in the group along the way and show your support for the vets and BRP as they are loaning them all Spyders for the ride. Looks like we might have a group for riders from Quebec joining us too. That's going to be cool. :doorag:
- [h=5]June 5th Valcourt, Quebec to Concord, NH[/h] The route will tour many of the best riding roads in NE, skirting the VT border down into NH. Route includes the Mt. Washington auto road(weather permitting) and the stunning Kancamagus Hwy.
0900- Depart BRP Factory (134 Miles)
1200- Lunch/Gas stop planned Gorham. NH.
1330-Depart Gorham, NH (153 Miles)
1700- Arrive Concord, NH
Ride Ambassador: Coming Soon
Hotel: Concord Courtyard
Link to Google Maps: Valcourt to Concord
- [h=5]June 6 Concord, NH to Bear Mountain, NY[/h] The route will traverse NH, VT and NY through the Green Mountain National Forest bypassing the NY state capital to follow the Hudson River down to Bear Mountain near West Point.
0800- Depart Concord, NH (111 Miles)
1100- Lunch/Gas stop planned Bennington, VT
1230-Depart Bennington (147 Miles)
1600- Arrive Bear Mountain, NY
Ride Ambassador: Coming Soon
Hotel: Bear Mountain Inn, Holiday Inn Express & Suites West Point-Fort Montgomery
Link to Google Maps: Concord to Bear Mountain
- [h=5]June 7 Bear Mountain, NY to Harrisburg, PA[/h] The route will depar the West Point area to the Northwest for Monticello NY, then dropping down into the Delaware State Forest enroute to the Poconos Mountains. Finally finishing up in the beautiful capital of the great state of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg.
0900- Depart Bear Mountain(109 Miles)
1115- Lunch/Gas stop planned East Stroudsburg, PA.
1300-Depart East Stroudsburg, PA (126 Miles)
1600- Arrive Harrisburg American Legion
Ride Ambassador: Steve Berger [email protected]
Hotel: TBD
Link to Google Maps: Bear Mountain to Harrisburg
- [h=5]June 8 Harrisburg, PA to Roanoake, VA via Walter Reed[/h] Today we will depart PA for Walter Reed Military Hospital in Bethesda, MD. Following our lunch event in Bethesda, we will be hitting the interstate in an effort to get us out to Roanoake so we can ride the Blueridge the following day!
0800- Depart Hershey, PA (125 Miles)
1030- Lunch event at Walter Reed Hospital
1300-Depart Bethesda, MD (153 Miles)
1500-Gas Stop in Harrisonburg, VA
1730- Arrive Roanoake, VA
Ride Ambassador:
Hotel: Coming Soon
Link to Google Maps: Hershey to Roanoke
- [h=5]June 9 Roanoke, VA to Asheville, NC via the Blueridge Pkwy[/h] Todays leg is sponsored by Spyderfest!! The route will tour arguably the most beautiful riding road in North America, the Blueridge Parkway. We start out in Roanoke, VA and high tail down the parkway into Asheville, NC
0730- Depart Roanoke, VA (178 Miles)
1200- Lunch/Gas stop planned Blowing Rock, NC
1330-Depart Blowing Rock (93 Miles)
1600- Arrive Asheville, NC
Ride Ambassador: Spyderfest!
Hotel: Springhill Suites, Asheville
Link to Google Maps: Roanoke to Asheville
Joan and I will be splitting off from the group from there and I plan on showing Joan around my old stomping grounds. I'm going to take her by Wheels Through Time so she can meet my friends Dale and Matt Walksler. From there we will ride the Hellbender to the Dragon and then ride the Rattler to Johnson City where we will stay the night. In the morning I think we will ride the Snake and then head back toward Springfield. Joan will be on the 2014 RT-S with trailer and it will have a new look as of today. I'm pulling off all the Route 66 wrap and doing something really cool, or at least I think it's cool. I hated the last wrap I had on it. Joan will be able to pack our gear and we will swap bikes as I'll be on the F3 and she love riding it.
If you want to join us that would be cool. We can't stop and visit because we are on a time constraint but you have the routes so looks us up.
If you want to join the vets on the last leg here, the link to that. http://www.roadwarrior.org/events
It's going to be a great riding season :doorag::doorag: