Come Ride with us ( Joan and Lamont )

[Scoot2Mtns]

2nd day

Just booked into the hotels bracketing Day 2. See ya!

 

[Trbayth]

Made a reservation at the Harrisburg Courtyard. I plan on heading up to Bear Mountain Sunday morning and ride with you to Harrisburg. Monday I'll ride as far as Walter Reed then head to Dulles VA for business.

Really looking forward to this.

 

[Lamonster]

Glad to see this picking up steam. We have a good group that have contacted me about joining along the way. Thanks for your support.:doorag:

 

[Bob Denman]

See you on the 7th! :thumbup:

 

[Rob Rodriguez]

Mike is correct. The Bear Notch road is a great one and will cut out a lot of slow moving tourist traffic in North Conway. You may however want the exposure?

Work permitting I might be able to ride from Valcout (I'm in VT about 90 minutes from Valcourt) to Concord, NH. Possibly break off earlier in NH since riding all the way to Concord takes me out of my way for the trip back to VT

 

[CanAmChris]

The Pizza place in East Stroudsburg, PA is only two hours away from me. See you there!

 

[2ndChildhood]

Glad to see this picking up steam. We have a good group that have contacted me about joining along the way. Thanks for your support.:doorag:

Lamont, I am joining the group on the night of June 8th in Roanoake, VA and riding with the group to Asheville on the 9th. I will be spending the night there then on the 10th I am thinking about doing the tail of the Dragon. Then to Johnson City where I will pick up US 23 and start heading towards Michigan. Where is Hellbender? I have been on the Snake a few times, but I've never heard of Hellbender.

Thanks
ToM
SpyderFest '16

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[Lamonster]

Lamont, I am joining the group on the night of June 8th in Roanoake, VA and riding with the group to Asheville on the 9th. I will be spending the night there then on the 10th I am thinking about doing the tail of the Dragon. Then to Johnson City where I will pick up US 23 and start heading towards Michigan. Where is Hellbender? I have been on the Snake a few times, but I've never heard of Hellbender.

Thanks
ToM
SpyderFest '16

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http://www.motorcycleroads.com/75/420/North-Carolina/The-Hellbender-28.html

 

[Raknid]

I may be able to meet up in E Stroudsburg and ride for a bit through PA. Too bad not a day earlier. My son lives near Harrisburg and works for the PA National Guard. Would have spent Saturday night at his place.

 

[hillybillyheaven]

...Just look for the heavy "infestation" of Spyders on the highway!

lol ....:clap::clap:

 

[Dan McNally]

Since you are stopping at Walter Reed, there is no way to avoid it, so please, be very careful on the Washington DC Beltway. The drivers are, for the most part, arrogant, aggressive, and dangerous :cus: . . . they spend more time texting than looking out the window, and the roads are in terrible condition . . . they wear out from traffic almost as fast as they get repaired.

Keeping a large group together will be very difficult, so make sure you have a meetup point set up, perhaps after you get off I-66 in Gainesville, VA . . . there are several strip malls on the north (right) side of the road that would work. Anyplace before there and you would be fighting the same sort of traffic and aggressive drivers . . .

 

[CanAmChris]

... Washington DC Beltway...

Just the thought of it sends a shiver down the spine.

 

[Buddha]

Rushing up to meet the group - taking it easy going to Key West!

BikerDoc and I are looking forward to joining everyone on this great adventure - after a good night's sleep, of course!

https://www.crowdrise.com/2015RoadWarriorRide/fundraiser/dougchasick

 

[ROB K]

Lamont & Joan

Looking forward to joining the group in Bennington VT. We also will be at Americade. Couldn't more proud to join our Men and Women who gave so much for all of us.
We will ride down with you till Lagrange, NY. Then we will meet you the next day at Bear Mt and will ride until we hit Port Jervis. Then we must head back home. Ride safe everyone.


Rob & Diane

 

[blacklightning]

• June 9 Roanoke, VA to Asheville, NC via the Blueridge Pkwy
  
  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:

We just finished a part of this route today from Boone to Asheboro (we actually turned around at Mt. Mitchell and went back to Boone due to a shortage of time).
We will be in the Maggie Valley area near the time that you are there, but we will be a day too early. A number of us from the M109 community (remember that bike) still do our Pre-meet in Maggie Valley for 4-5 days there. This year it will be from 6/10-6/14. Although about 1/2 of us have moved onto other bikes, the brotherhood grew so strong that we just can't be kept apart. This year there will be 4 spyders in the group of M109's. Have fun Lamont, and maybe one day we will get a chance to meet.:thumbup:

 

[ROB K]

Just asking ?

I'm at work talking with the guys they all seem interested in joining the Vets for the ride from Bear Mt. Is this ride just limited to the Spyder family or can anyone join in and show support for the ride.

 

[Lamonster]

Just asking ?

I'm at work talking with the guys they all seem interested in joining the Vets for the ride from Bear Mt. Is this ride just limited to the Spyder family or can anyone join in and show support for the ride.

Anyone is welcome and we have some bike only clubs joining us. We would love to have you with.

Looks like Joan and I may leave Sunday and take it easy on the way up. Looking forward to a road trip with my gal and the first long ride on my F3. :doorag:

 

[ROB K]

Ride from Concord to Bear Mountain. I got in touch with one of the ride captains from the warriors. He said that they wont be stopping in Bennington VT. They will be having lunch at Lime Rock Park in CT. then off to Bear Mountain. I will take the ride up to Lime Rock and meet them. Then day 3 we have a group who will meet at Bear Mountain for the next leg of the trip.


Ride Safe

 

[ctpaddler2000]

Day 2

Am I correct in assuming day two will pass through Northhampton, MA? Thinking if I head up from Hartford in the morning I could intercept the group as they pass through.

 

[Vidman]

Day 2

"June 6 Concord, NH to Bear Mountain, NY

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 "


Your route/map goes no where near Bennington VT. Which is correct?