Neat bit of History about the area around the Big Lynn Lodge.
This sign hangs on the front of the building.
We will be in the Little Switzerland area today as we ride through these beautiful mountains of North Carolina.
If the rain holds off we will climb up Roan Mountain.....
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Some of us "Early Birds" having coffee while the staff prepares our Breakfast.
Great service and food at this lodge, not to mention the view in the background.
Everyone is looking forward to todays ride.
The girls doing their "ChitChat" thing during breakfast.
Looks like Andrea got a good dose of sunshine yesterday.
I know Alison is looking forward to getting back on that new Harley she recently acquired. It's a Beauty.....
This girl is amazing.
The riders are gathering over at the tree for the Riders Meeting.
Jimmy Chafton will be ride captain today and everyone will follow his instructions during the day.
The CB radios make this much safer than it was in the past. He can monitor the 40+ riders by talking with others along the line.
We told him he looked like a preacher at the pulpit during his Riders Meeting.
Or maybe a Politician on the stump.
Either way, he got the message across.
Even the dogs are ready to ride. This little feller has his own set of goggles and a neat little tour pack as his dog house.
This one rides with Jeff.....
The other dog rides with Anita on her Harley.
They go everywhere the Merris couple go.....
I couldn't let one dog out do the other so I took a picture of each.
These cuties get lots of photo ops.
Lots of stops along the way....
Some for gas, some to pee, some to eat...seems we do a lot of this on a full day ride.
Jimmy, Alison, and I at on of the gas stops.
So much fun to ride with these two.
Another unplanned stop just to let everyone gather up again.
Stop lights and traffic get us separated sometimes so Jimmy pulls over to regroup.
It"s kinda like "Herding Cats" when you get this many together.
He said it was the largest group they have ever had at one time on a ride.
Sturgis, South Dakota was close in 2014 but not quite this many.
Everyone is filing in to the "Old Barn Rest" for a scheduled lunch.
Good place, they have done wonders with this old barn. Stripped it down to the skeleton and totally refurbished it into a restaurant.
Next stop was for a 15 minute break at "Smith Brothers Harley Davidson" in Johnson City, Tennessee..
Just a little parking lot chatter going on here.
A few more "Chewing the Fat" before we head up to Roan Mountain.
We climbed to an elevation of 6,285 feet on Roan Mountain. The ride up and down is an awesome motorcycle ride.
Hopefully, I will have some good GoPro video to add when I get time to edit it.
Some of the gang after dinner just hanging out by the Mess Hall.
Of course, John is about to tell them what he thinks they should be doing.
But the gang knows it's almost "BeerThirty" so whatever John says doesn't matter.
Probably discussing todays ride.....
Here are the stats...
Moving average speed....35.8 mph
Max speed today.......69.5 mph
Trip time...8 hrs 47.06 minutes
Trip distance....166.1 miles
time moving....4 hrs 51.55 minutes
And as the night progress's we see the gang with bottles in hand but the night is young and very calm so far.
The owner of the Lodge came by and said ....If you need anything just let me know and I will get it for you.
He is quite the host....allowing Cathy Key to claim "Squatters Rights" in the middle of the driveway. Said just move the chairs out of the driveway when finished and he will put them away tomorrow.
And the crowd gets a little more "Rowdy" as the night wears on thanks to some Peach Stew and Cherry Juice.
Everyone seems to be having a good time.
The "Cave Country HOG Chapter" is a great bunch of folks.
They seem to enjoy whatever is presented to them....Proud to be a part of such a neat group of people.
And especially proud of Jimmy for the great job he does with leading and layout of the rides.
This is a good example of what a few beers, lots of Cherry and Peach Juice will do to a bunch of fun loving girls.
They demanded I take a picture of them before we called it a night.
They also had some other little secrets they were spreading but you will just have to ask them what that was about....some kind of party they are planning I think.
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