Topic: Weekend with the Amish... (Read 3147 times)

WFP · « **on:** May 14, 2007, 07:09:55 AM »

We took a little trip with a couple of friends this past weekend down to Lancaster County area of PA. Val and Julie:

WFP · « **Reply #1 on:** May 14, 2007, 07:12:27 AM »

Started off with a mist on Friday at 4pm that quickly dissipated. We took the interstate for a couple of hundred miles stopping for the night in Newburgh...ate dinner at the Stewart Airport Diner which I WOULD NOT recommend...Service was not up to par and the food was so so.

The next morning we woke up and hit the road by 7:30. The first thirty minutes on Interstate then down Rt. 209 through the Delaware Water Gap. At the end of the Gap we stopped at Schock's HD for our friends...it was a repeat for us. From there we went to Pottsville, PA and the Yuengling Brewery, America's Oldest Brewery. Thirty years ago I took the tour there and really wanted to do it again...it was fun especially since they reopened the cave. The Brewery:

WFP · « **Reply #2 on:** May 14, 2007, 07:14:09 AM »

From there we continued south through Reading...and two Harley Dealers of course, down to Lancaster county...planning the route out with the GPS allowed me to include a couple of Covered Bridges off the beaten path.

WFP · « **Reply #3 on:** May 14, 2007, 07:14:47 AM »

Traffic in the Amish country...

WFP · « **Reply #4 on:** May 14, 2007, 07:16:31 AM »

Dinner Saturday Afternoon...tons of good food...nothing spectacular but nothing really canned jarred or frozen either so I would give it a solid 6.5 out of 10.

WFP · « **Reply #5 on:** May 14, 2007, 07:19:29 AM »

Then we rode through Valley forge NP and stayed the night in New Hope, PA. We got there just in time to avoid a serious line of Thunderstorms.

The next morning we rode north up Rt. 202 into NJ then NY and over the Bear Mt. Bridge crossing the hudson river...this is a nice riding road in the area. Stopped on the other side for a pic of the river.

WFP · « **Reply #6 on:** May 14, 2007, 07:21:28 AM »

Frome there we made our way into CT where we were going to stop at the Red Dog Saloon for a

but they were not open yet so we stopped at a few other bars along the way including the Bach Dor in Chaplin...Divey but a true and popular Biker Bar...

WFP · « **Reply #7 on:** May 14, 2007, 07:22:47 AM »

Worked our way home from there putting on a total of about 830 miles for the weekend and two new Harley shirts...

/Bill

pumkinownerswife · « **Reply #8 on:** May 14, 2007, 08:15:04 AM »

Sounds and looks like a great weekend!!

Helen

VaEagle · « **Reply #9 on:** May 14, 2007, 08:53:39 AM »

Great photos, thanks for sharing the ride with us.

Boatman · « **Reply #10 on:** May 14, 2007, 09:28:28 AM »

Quote from: VaEagle on May 14, 2007, 08:53:39 AM

Great photos, thanks for sharing the ride with us.

Always nice to see members rides in different areas of the country. Thanks for taking the time to share with us.

Fired00d · « **Reply #11 on:** May 14, 2007, 09:45:06 AM »

Great report/photos thanks for sharing.

Ride Safe,
Fired00d

VAZHOG · « **Reply #12 on:** May 14, 2007, 10:16:51 AM »

All ways nice to have good weather

great write up and pictures

Midnight Rider · « **Reply #13 on:** May 14, 2007, 11:37:21 AM »

Nice ride report, Bill!! Would like to get up that way on the bike one day...been there in a cage, but it's beautiful country.

RJ749 · « **Reply #14 on:** May 14, 2007, 11:45:51 AM »

Looks like a great ride Bill and you never bumped into Hoist

WFP · « **Reply #15 on:** May 14, 2007, 11:51:01 AM »

I told him where and when I would be on Saturday!

/Bill

Quote from: Rjob749 on May 14, 2007, 11:45:51 AM

Looks like a great ride Bill and you never bumped into Hoist

Smiler · « **Reply #16 on:** May 14, 2007, 01:49:33 PM »

Great photos, thanks for sharing

JCZ · « **Reply #17 on:** May 14, 2007, 03:38:28 PM »

That looks like a very interesting ride............looks like one that I'd like to do. Thanks for sharing.

WFP · « **Reply #18 on:** May 15, 2007, 09:40:10 AM »

Wish I had better pics...the Del Water Gap is a nice 30 mile run...and if you get off the straight major 2-lanes in Lancaster County they do wind around the rivers and farms...not hilly but windy at times.

Check twice...

WFP · « **Reply #19 on:** May 15, 2007, 09:40:45 AM »

Most of the others from riding were blurry...

WFP · « **Reply #20 on:** May 15, 2007, 09:43:10 AM »

One more of the BDC

ccr · « **Reply #21 on:** May 15, 2007, 10:51:26 AM »

Quote from: WFP on May 15, 2007, 09:40:10 AM

Wish I had better pics...the Del Water Gap is a nice 30 mile run...and if you get off the straight major 2-lanes in Lancaster County they do wind around the rivers and farms...not hilly but windy at times.

Check twice...

Does the sign say - "Save A Life, Look Twice Motorcycles are Everywhere"

RJ749 · « **Reply #22 on:** May 15, 2007, 11:09:38 AM »

Looks like it to me Candy.

Bill, I think your camera has an astigmatism

WFP · « **Reply #23 on:** May 15, 2007, 11:11:16 AM »

no...just a bad suspension!

Quote from: Rjob749 on May 15, 2007, 11:09:38 AM

Looks like it to me Candy.

Bill, I think your camera has an astigmatism

RJ749 · « **Reply #24 on:** May 15, 2007, 11:13:06 AM »

Quote from: WFP on May 15, 2007, 11:11:16 AM

no...just a bad suspension!

Cheaper to get a new camera with the vibration hold than the Traxxion forks

charlie · « **Reply #25 on:** August 15, 2007, 06:48:52 PM »

Great photos I love riding PA.

napalm · « **Reply #26 on:** August 16, 2007, 09:57:34 AM »

Thanks for the pics, I like the one Horse Power Buggy, probably doesn't leak any oil, doesn't over heat, has a big fuel tank, but sh"""ts alot!!!!

napalm

SOKOOLJ · « **Reply #27 on:** August 16, 2007, 04:48:21 PM »

Nice pics.

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