Let me just say that this was a great weekend and if you missed it YOU better get to the next one , because they are fun and the tiger rider's are the best people in the world .
And for those of you who were there with something other than a tiger you are Great people too !(Hi ya Kay and ex NH girl ) I'd spell her name but I would be so very wrong so ex NH girl it is !
Every Morning started off with a meet and greet at 9 am in front of the Blackwater Falls Lodge
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groups would form and pick the ride you wanted to do for the day .
My first days ride I chose wv mike and we did gravel most of the day .
Jerry went , and Jason , and John who had the only other lovely real tiger besides mine :twisted: :ImaPoser
Mike with his orange tiger , wv mikes wife Kay rode sweep all day with her wee strom
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first stop was to see the Blackwater Falls
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next was the windmills , isn't that a pretty blue color on Jason's Tiger , it looked even better dirty at the end of the day !
here are some scenery shots from the day's ride
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Then we did the dirt up to Spruce Knob was the name of the mtn I think .
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After this section of the ride we did Lunch at the Front Porch Resturant in Seneca where you have this great view of the Seneca Rocks from the upstairs balcony .
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after lunch was some more dirt and gravel and even a little rain
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And up to Dolly Sod's we went
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Look at the pretty Steamah
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Here's all the bikes at Dolly Sods , and we even picked up a KTM rider for the day who tagged along with us .
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on the way back down the road got a little rougher but was still easy going .Here's Jason eating steamer dust
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We ended the day back at the state park and Steve and Richard invited everyone to hang out at their campsite for the night and we had a great time telling story's and lies :ImaPoser :party
They are from NH but have transplanted to NC but I felt right at home
One of the riders (sorry can't for the life of me remember your name )who went out with another group had a deer jump him at about 60 mph ruined his weekend but the gear did it's job and all things considered he did well . (he was,nt the only one to taste the pavement this weekend , more on that later )
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His tiger took it pretty well considering there was a dead deer stuck between the front wheel and the motor.
The Saturday trip I took was with wv mike and his wife again only today was all paved winding 1 lane country roads that were absolutely fun to ride hauled over scraping pegs ! Woo Hoo !
Then around 2 o'clock I decided that Tigger and me needed to inspect the road surface up close and personal , yep dumped it at about 20 mph on a blind corner . Lost the front end on some wet gravel and tiger went up against the gaurd rail and I tumbled to a stop in the middle of the road .
got a little rash on my hand and had a sore ankle for the next day and that was all , tiger got some new road rash on the right fairing and ground the right front blinker down . Tweaked the handle bars a little but
the saddle bag (ammo can )saved the day . worked better than crash bars . Nobody took a pic of tigger up against the gaurd rail though cuz it wasn't the best spot to be socializing ( did I mention Blind corner )
After my road inspection incident mike led us back to the lodge , I found a room for the night and after dinner we went up to steve and richards camp site for more get together in the rain , everyone brought fire wood except Jerry so he had to sing us a John Denver song , after the first verse we had heard enuff and let him in :ImaPoser
Next morning was sunday and everyone had plans to leave for home early , I left around 7 am when the fog had burned off so I could at least know where the deer were , saw about a dozen on the way up to I 68 some were not moving (dead) and some liked to tease me
here are some more photos
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I'm ready for next year already !
I am very jealous :cry: , would love to be that side of the water so that I could join in what looks like a fantastic event.
Another good Tiger-ride in! I wish I could be there. :cry: Maybe the next one.
NICE!
Glad those who got up close and personal with the ground are ok. How long did it take you to get there and back? Wish I could have tagged along...one of these years I guess...
Quote from: "Mudhen"NICE!
Glad those who got up close and personal with the ground are ok. How long did it take you to get there and back? Wish I could have tagged along...one of these years I guess...
Took 12 hours to do the 712 miles down and on the way home took a different route and it took 12 hours to go 660 miles .
not too bad but I think we need a Northeast ride in :shock:
Hi Ya Ken,Glad to see ya made it home ok. Was fun riding with you and all the other Tiggers out there. Gonna add a few more pics to your ride report.At least one I'm sure you don't have
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Glad all turned out well.Coulda been worse
Some more Random pics
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It was a grrrreaaat Time and met alot of very nice folks.
I'm sure we will run into each other again
Mike
A very appealing ride! So many different kinds of road and scenery. Sorry about the get-off (and fauna) though! Very nice and it looks like it was a wonderful get-together. :-)
Looks like this was a popular spot to stop for pics. Great roads and wonderful things to look at. Can't wait till next year ...