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My Mini EOM Ride/Pic Report.
Any form of a RR must have porn. So let's just start out with it!....Food Porn that is!.
.....Tuesday nite (9/22) Deb and myself kick it off (plus it was my Birthday as well). So we went to a steakhouse in town, I had the Fred-Flintstone Cut, a couple of glasses of Pinot Noir to cleanse' the pallet. Hey, ya gotta start out a trip the right way, right?
Mike (Wine Guy) met Steamer, Deb and myself in my hometown of Geneva for breakfast 9am Weds. Perfect weather was casting upon us. I then led the boys down 414 along wine country, showing Mike some of my turf and views within. Seneca Lake spews some pretty nice views and Watkins Glen was our gas-n-go as Wine Guy was low coming in from Ontario 2.5 hrs prior to meeting us in G-town.
Taking 144 to 44 (great M/C roads with zero traffic!), we stop at Hiener View for the superb lookout. Debbie and Steamer were the newb's to this place, analmost must visit place when coming through central PA.
Steamer doesn't like that Debbie gets my attention and away from him, so he wants to push her over the edge. No, serious!
I planned our lunch for the Hanger-9 pub in Lock Haven (stolen from my Penn-Runs there, as was the Heiner-View). Debbie was the only one eating healthy. Nothing new.
We stayed in Lavale MD. Weds nite. Met Rick (Pura Vida) there, also Ray (Gray Ray) and his other brother Ray there. It was a fun stopover place, having an Applebee's across the street made for libation central that night. I had the "heart-attach in a basket".... nice egg and hash-brows accompanied it!
Thurs AM
Flip flopping around the MD border, riding 50 West right here.
We breezed down 219 eventually, only to find too much friggen traffic. So I re-routed over to 92, down through Green Bank w the massive telescopes. Fun and gorgeous ride shooting down there; the sun busting through the tree covered roads, nice!.
Checking into the Lewisburg QI, we first hunt out a liqour store. A case of Mich Ultra for Debbie (I know... water!) and a case Yings for me. 2 bottles of Vodka also, mixers were had at a nearby Walmart. Dang, we are high maintenance! (I think Wine Guy has pics of my overloaded bike of this Beverly Hillbillies moment). Here, I feel the need to get my hands dirty on Petey's rear (tire).
Friday
It was raining yes. Steamer gets on his phone and rents a SUV w 3 row seating to carry us wanna be drunks to go do "what-else?"
After 2 trips back and forth from the hotel, Tim (madmudder) is the DD and is so nice to deliver us drunks to a Mexican Cantina. We tried to go for an Irish Pub, but the place was closed? WTF, on a Friday afternoon? Happy Hour? Oh well, if it's not Irish, it's the Mexicans....
Tim (our DD) taking pre and sober pics... this wouldn't last long!, and, with Don Stanley picking up the tab for us 20 or so ding-dongs.... IN! (here, Sooze is warming up our Canadian buddy!)
The only one not sampling the beer list is Mike. Hey, his name should be Wine Guy!
Debbies Margarita and my 'not so' light beer in foreground.
Rick is an IPA guy, he found a double IPA on the list, so he's slappy-happy combining it with a chili appetizer.
Steamer just bought a selphie-stick. I personally think they are just too friggen stup-pid!...someone never told him he could un-snap his phone from it to make calls.... he's priceless I'm telling ya!
I had Nachos, good, but I'd say just your norm in the Mexi food porn line-up.
Reading through the list of places to visit in Lewisburg, I mention to the group about the 'Smooth Ambler Distillery'. No arguments here, everyone piles in and off we go! (well, except Jim, Iris, Marty & Petey's table)
One of the partners in the Distillery come in while we are doing our tastings and asks if we would like a personal tour for our group. I speak up first with an anxious "YES!". Nobody disagreed either. (yes, Andy's drooling!)
Our tour ended in the bottling and packing room. Pretty darn cool to sip the product(s) then see where and how it was made.
The funniest 'Distillery shit' was when Ms. Donna (DonS better half) sampled a couple of the Bourbon's... her face and reaction was priceless!... sure wish I had my phone ready for pics. dang it!
---So upon leaving Distillery---
We see it's still raining, so I mention "let's walk across the street to the Brewery!"... again, no resistance whatsoever. Man, I love these peeps! and, what's better than a distillery-liquor then micro-beer romp? NUT-TIN!
Andy felt at home. We also played Mega-Jenga, Susie has some pics of that, maybe Geek will pile some on here. I was having too much fun at that time to think about pics... alcohol, it's a terrible thang!
Saturday
We piled on to Bob's (Intech) chain of bikes. After all, this was pretty much his stomp'n grounds
Not nearly as impressive as the Penn-Run's 'Heiner-View' was a few days back. But still pretty nice, and, it's different!, and that's the ticket we were looking for!
The highlight of this day trip, had to of been the pizza!~? well, the roads were wonderful, the weather straightened around with no rain... but, once we drove into the parking lot of Pies and Pints and smelled the unbelievable FP aroma?, dang, I'm all-in! AND!, IT WAS DELISH!!! Great call Bob!!!!
A 10min Kodak bridge stop has Wine Guy trying to dis-robe his rain panties.... with little ole Debbie trying to help. Yeah, Okay.
Vic is taking it all in, but after following him with no rear fender and jingle-jangle danglies hanging off his bike making me hypnotized.. I knew I needed to up him in the line of fire after this stop.
I wanted a Superman pose, I got one! lol.
The 2 guys to the left of Vic (on far right) were goona get passed by me to over take Sir Vic after this stop. No offense to them, well.... I was hoping!... and later I found out that they knew exactly what I was doing. Those 2 younger guys were awesome dudes btw. I never got into their moonshine however as I seen what it did to El-toro Joe the night before. Man!, those guys (one on a wee-strom, the other was on a FJR) were kewl-azz guys!!!!!
Hey, who took my side bags?
Tyler rode sweep all day. She (as always) is seen with her camera in-hand finding that perfect image. I'm looking forward to her RR and pics as they are always THE bestest! (she's not in the pic...cuz she's off finding that perfect nature shot!)
Saturday nites dinner was good and provided entertainment! Great organization by Wayne and company. You guys were smooth, professional and it flowed just right! I won a door prize! It was a small Metric socket set, quite funny considering I own a True Value Hardware store, but never the less I appreciated it anyways very much so. I re-gifted it to Tim (madmudder), hey, that was my tip then for driving us drunks around on Friday ;-)
------------------------------------- Wrap it up KJ, you said this was a mini-RR! ------------------------------------
Okay Ok....
Me- I had such a great time!. The peeps are second to none. Period. If you ask me if I go for the roads and scenery or the people, I have to put the people and friendships first... and, that's saying a lot cuz the roads are just so freek'n great as well. So I'll make the phrase; "People First, Riding Always"
Debbie- "Ditto that above" as she just read my paragraph. She loved the FJR group, laughed her ass off (like she has any extra to laugh away!) the whole time there. She's has some fav's and has now told me to figure out when the next Ride is going to be. Oh boy, you guys created a monster. Thanks a lot.
EOM workers- Huge THANK YOU! from us Upstate New Yawkers. You guys made everything flow smooth and perfectly. I give kudos where they are deserved, you guys and gals deserve a huge one!
And, as Debbie just brought up? "So when and where is the next one!?" ;-)
-KJ (and Debbie)
Any form of a RR must have porn. So let's just start out with it!....Food Porn that is!.
.....Tuesday nite (9/22) Deb and myself kick it off (plus it was my Birthday as well). So we went to a steakhouse in town, I had the Fred-Flintstone Cut, a couple of glasses of Pinot Noir to cleanse' the pallet. Hey, ya gotta start out a trip the right way, right?
Mike (Wine Guy) met Steamer, Deb and myself in my hometown of Geneva for breakfast 9am Weds. Perfect weather was casting upon us. I then led the boys down 414 along wine country, showing Mike some of my turf and views within. Seneca Lake spews some pretty nice views and Watkins Glen was our gas-n-go as Wine Guy was low coming in from Ontario 2.5 hrs prior to meeting us in G-town.
Taking 144 to 44 (great M/C roads with zero traffic!), we stop at Hiener View for the superb lookout. Debbie and Steamer were the newb's to this place, an
Steamer doesn't like that Debbie gets my attention and away from him, so he wants to push her over the edge. No, serious!
I planned our lunch for the Hanger-9 pub in Lock Haven (stolen from my Penn-Runs there, as was the Heiner-View). Debbie was the only one eating healthy. Nothing new.
We stayed in Lavale MD. Weds nite. Met Rick (Pura Vida) there, also Ray (Gray Ray) and his other brother Ray there. It was a fun stopover place, having an Applebee's across the street made for libation central that night. I had the "heart-attach in a basket".... nice egg and hash-brows accompanied it!
Thurs AM
Flip flopping around the MD border, riding 50 West right here.
We breezed down 219 eventually, only to find too much friggen traffic. So I re-routed over to 92, down through Green Bank w the massive telescopes. Fun and gorgeous ride shooting down there; the sun busting through the tree covered roads, nice!.
Checking into the Lewisburg QI, we first hunt out a liqour store. A case of Mich Ultra for Debbie (I know... water!) and a case Yings for me. 2 bottles of Vodka also, mixers were had at a nearby Walmart. Dang, we are high maintenance! (I think Wine Guy has pics of my overloaded bike of this Beverly Hillbillies moment). Here, I feel the need to get my hands dirty on Petey's rear (tire).
Friday
It was raining yes. Steamer gets on his phone and rents a SUV w 3 row seating to carry us wanna be drunks to go do "what-else?"
After 2 trips back and forth from the hotel, Tim (madmudder) is the DD and is so nice to deliver us drunks to a Mexican Cantina. We tried to go for an Irish Pub, but the place was closed? WTF, on a Friday afternoon? Happy Hour? Oh well, if it's not Irish, it's the Mexicans....
Tim (our DD) taking pre and sober pics... this wouldn't last long!, and, with Don Stanley picking up the tab for us 20 or so ding-dongs.... IN! (here, Sooze is warming up our Canadian buddy!)
The only one not sampling the beer list is Mike. Hey, his name should be Wine Guy!
Debbies Margarita and my 'not so' light beer in foreground.
Rick is an IPA guy, he found a double IPA on the list, so he's slappy-happy combining it with a chili appetizer.
Steamer just bought a selphie-stick. I personally think they are just too friggen stup-pid!...someone never told him he could un-snap his phone from it to make calls.... he's priceless I'm telling ya!
I had Nachos, good, but I'd say just your norm in the Mexi food porn line-up.
Reading through the list of places to visit in Lewisburg, I mention to the group about the 'Smooth Ambler Distillery'. No arguments here, everyone piles in and off we go! (well, except Jim, Iris, Marty & Petey's table)
One of the partners in the Distillery come in while we are doing our tastings and asks if we would like a personal tour for our group. I speak up first with an anxious "YES!". Nobody disagreed either. (yes, Andy's drooling!)
Our tour ended in the bottling and packing room. Pretty darn cool to sip the product(s) then see where and how it was made.
The funniest 'Distillery shit' was when Ms. Donna (DonS better half) sampled a couple of the Bourbon's... her face and reaction was priceless!... sure wish I had my phone ready for pics. dang it!
---So upon leaving Distillery---
We see it's still raining, so I mention "let's walk across the street to the Brewery!"... again, no resistance whatsoever. Man, I love these peeps! and, what's better than a distillery-liquor then micro-beer romp? NUT-TIN!
Andy felt at home. We also played Mega-Jenga, Susie has some pics of that, maybe Geek will pile some on here. I was having too much fun at that time to think about pics... alcohol, it's a terrible thang!
Saturday
We piled on to Bob's (Intech) chain of bikes. After all, this was pretty much his stomp'n grounds
Not nearly as impressive as the Penn-Run's 'Heiner-View' was a few days back. But still pretty nice, and, it's different!, and that's the ticket we were looking for!
The highlight of this day trip, had to of been the pizza!~? well, the roads were wonderful, the weather straightened around with no rain... but, once we drove into the parking lot of Pies and Pints and smelled the unbelievable FP aroma?, dang, I'm all-in! AND!, IT WAS DELISH!!! Great call Bob!!!!
A 10min Kodak bridge stop has Wine Guy trying to dis-robe his rain panties.... with little ole Debbie trying to help. Yeah, Okay.
Vic is taking it all in, but after following him with no rear fender and jingle-jangle danglies hanging off his bike making me hypnotized.. I knew I needed to up him in the line of fire after this stop.
I wanted a Superman pose, I got one! lol.
The 2 guys to the left of Vic (on far right) were goona get passed by me to over take Sir Vic after this stop. No offense to them, well.... I was hoping!... and later I found out that they knew exactly what I was doing. Those 2 younger guys were awesome dudes btw. I never got into their moonshine however as I seen what it did to El-toro Joe the night before. Man!, those guys (one on a wee-strom, the other was on a FJR) were kewl-azz guys!!!!!
Hey, who took my side bags?
Tyler rode sweep all day. She (as always) is seen with her camera in-hand finding that perfect image. I'm looking forward to her RR and pics as they are always THE bestest! (she's not in the pic...cuz she's off finding that perfect nature shot!)
Saturday nites dinner was good and provided entertainment! Great organization by Wayne and company. You guys were smooth, professional and it flowed just right! I won a door prize! It was a small Metric socket set, quite funny considering I own a True Value Hardware store, but never the less I appreciated it anyways very much so. I re-gifted it to Tim (madmudder), hey, that was my tip then for driving us drunks around on Friday ;-)
------------------------------------- Wrap it up KJ, you said this was a mini-RR! ------------------------------------
Okay Ok....
Me- I had such a great time!. The peeps are second to none. Period. If you ask me if I go for the roads and scenery or the people, I have to put the people and friendships first... and, that's saying a lot cuz the roads are just so freek'n great as well. So I'll make the phrase; "People First, Riding Always"
Debbie- "Ditto that above" as she just read my paragraph. She loved the FJR group, laughed her ass off (like she has any extra to laugh away!) the whole time there. She's has some fav's and has now told me to figure out when the next Ride is going to be. Oh boy, you guys created a monster. Thanks a lot.
EOM workers- Huge THANK YOU! from us Upstate New Yawkers. You guys made everything flow smooth and perfectly. I give kudos where they are deserved, you guys and gals deserve a huge one!
And, as Debbie just brought up? "So when and where is the next one!?" ;-)
-KJ (and Debbie)
