SPYDERS IN VIRGINIA!!! And We Loved It!!

[Bob Denman]

4" of snow ain't too bad; it's the ice, that's the deal-breaker! :shocked:
Hang in there! The Sun is getting higher in the sky every day now! :thumbup:

 

[bruiser]

I like 17 from I95 to 81. I take that when we go see my sister in Hanover, Pa. Really nice ride. Have taken 2/301 out of Chamberlayne north to Delaware. Have also been to Danville and South Boston several times. My grandmother had a farm on the James River in Williamsburg many years ago. I want to make a run to Richmond and try out Station 2 in Shockoe. I also hear O'Toole's is a good place too.

 

[Dan McNally]

I like 17 from I95 to 81. I take that when we go see my sister in Hanover, Pa. Really nice ride. Have taken 2/301 out of Chamberlayne north to Delaware. Have also been to Danville and South Boston several times. My grandmother had a farm on the James River in Williamsburg many years ago. I want to make a run to Richmond and try out Station 2 in Shockoe. I also hear O'Toole's is a good place too.

There is a particularly pretty stretch of Rt 17, from I-66, Exit 23 that runs north, about eight miles to where Rt 17 meets Rt 50. Really pretty ride going through that valley, and at the north end of it, where it hits Rt 50, there is a really nice restaurant, just off the main road in the very tiny town of Paris, VA, the Ashby Inn. http://www.ashbyinn.com/about/about-us.htm Coming south, as you top the hill on Rt 50, before making the right turn to take Rt 17 back toward I-66, the view is really spectacular. During the peach and apple season, there is an orchard that does "pick your own" but also sells fresh fruit on Snowden Road off of Rt 17 in that valley . . . the view from their farm is spectacular. http://www.hollinfarms.com/

 

[bandwagon]

Our last meet was in Yorktown

For being in such a large seven city area here, it seems we'll never have any organized local events. Everything is 2-4 hours away just to meet. :shocked:

We would love to do VB and ride across the Bridge and out to C, Island. You should check out the Grand Tour Of Virginia. Please come to the meet and let's set something up. You would be one of the duty experts for the VB, Hampton, and surrounding areas.

 

[SpyRyd]

Thats a long way on the interstate w these crazies.

You can probably get there with minimum interstate ryding...might take longer but that's a good thing when ryding your Spyder.

 

[SNOOPY]

I'm just not into it as much as you all are. :dontknow:

 

[bruiser]

There is a particularly pretty stretch of Rt 17, from I-66, Exit 23 that runs north, about eight miles to where Rt 17 meets Rt 50. Really pretty ride going through that valley, and at the north end of it, where it hits Rt 50, there is a really nice restaurant, just off the main road in the very tiny town of Paris, VA, the Ashby Inn. http://www.ashbyinn.com/about/about-us.htm Coming south, as you top the hill on Rt 50, before making the right turn to take Rt 17 back toward I-66, the view is really spectacular. During the peach and apple season, there is an orchard that does "pick your own" but also sells fresh fruit on Snowden Road off of Rt 17 in that valley . . . the view from their farm is spectacular. http://www.hollinfarms.com/

Yes, the views are wonderful. We'll look for the Inn the next time we go that way. If you want a really good run, take Maryland 77 through Cunningham Falls State Park to Rt. 15 at Thurmont. Great views and some real twisties. Been to Harpers Ferry too. Not on the Spyder though. I love that whole area up there. If you get over on 15 at Thurmont look up Catoctin Mountain Orchards. They have the best peach preserves, apple butter and homemade pies. We stop there whenever we're up that way and pick up a few jars of each. And, Mountain Gate Family Restaurant. Really good buffet.

 

[Cruzr Joe]

Thats a long way on the interstate w these crazies.

Snoopy are you a wuss?? two hours one way is just the start of a good day without a leash.

Cruzr Joe

 

[Dan McNally]

Yes, the views are wonderful. We'll look for the Inn the next time we go that way. If you want a really good run, take Maryland 77 through Cunningham Falls State Park to Rt. 15 at Thurmont. Great views and some real twisties. Been to Harpers Ferry too. Not on the Spyder though. I love that whole area up there. If you get over on 15 at Thurmont look up Catoctin Mountain Orchards. They have the best peach preserves, apple butter and homemade pies. We stop there whenever we're up that way and pick up a few jars of each. And, Mountain Gate Family Restaurant. Really good buffet.

Going to Hanover, you can take a right onto 340, north, before you get to I-81, and follow it up through Charles Town and past Harpers Ferry. The stay on it until it meets 194, going out of Frederick MD, and on to Hanover . . . another pretty ride and you miss I-81 and all those semi-trailers! Next time you are heading to Hanover, let me know . . . I might ride south and meet you along the route . . . you pass less than 10 miles from me, if you go I-81 or Rt 340.

 

[SNOOPY]

Snoopy are you a wuss?? two hours one way is just the start of a good day without a leash.

Cruzr Joe

Yes, apparently.

 

[SNOOPY]

Edit, guess I'm on ignore anyhow...

 

[ValCruzSpyder]

Putting it on my schedule

ValCruzSpyder - this is the March 22nd meeting I mentioned in the PM last night . . . SpyRyd is going, and so am I . . . http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/group.php?discussionid=954&do=discuss you might want to join this group: http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/group.php?groupid=87

:yes: Just waiting for my wife to get home to talk to her about making the Meet and Greet!!! Thanks for the info!!:yes:

PS: What time is the Meet and Greet?

 

[Dan McNally]

:yes: Just waiting for my wife to get home to talk to her about making the Meet and Greet!!! Thanks for the info!!:yes:

PS: What time is the Meet and Greet?

10 AM . . . at McLeans Restaurant 3205 W. Broad St. Richmond, Va. 23230.

 

[SpyRyd]

:yes: Just waiting for my wife to get home to talk to her about making the Meet and Greet!!! Thanks for the info!!:yes:

PS: What time is the Meet and Greet?

10AM...brunch.

 

[ValCruzSpyder]

Sounds like a winner!

10:00 Brunch it is!!!! Mapping out our route as we speak! Thanks!!!

 

[Dan McNally]

10:00 Brunch it is!!!! Mapping out our route as we speak! Thanks!!!

Great . . . looking forward to seeing the two of you again!

 

[Bob Denman]

The Missus and I are gonna have to take a spin down 81, and meet up with you guys... once we get some Summer under us! :thumbup:
It's only an eight-hour or so hop for us!

 

[ARtraveler]

Great to hear of the travel adventures and :spyder2: sightings. The sightings are few and far between here in Alaska.