Lets Ride in 2010

RAA Spring Launch - May 12th, - 17th ----- Eastern Kentucky Mountains​

Maggie Valley - Blue ridge Parkway, Dragon, NC Mountains - May 27th - 31st ​

South IL and western KY - Garden of gods, Metroplios (Home of superman), Shawnee forest)and the Land Between Lakes KY--- Jun 18th -21st ​

Loveland CO (Rocky Mnt national Park and area canyons - July 3rd - 11th ​

West Virgina Mountains - Aug 5th - 9th​

RAA Fall Rocket Launch - (TBD)- Sept 21st - 27th ​

Kentucky - Coal Country -- Sept 4th,- 6th ​

Kentucky - Patton Museum, Mammoth Cave, and Lincoln Birthplace -- July 24th, 25th ​

Kentucky - Cumberland Falls -- Aug 21th, 22th​

Loveland CO (Rocky Mnt national Park and area canyons - July 3rd - 11th

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'Will pencil these dates in and see about meeting you for a day of riding. Some great loops to be had. Maybe Peak to Peak Hiway.

Have yet to plan our (The Wife and I) week in Jackson Hole area for riding vacation this summar. In past have found VRBO accommodations in the area and ride out from one place.

I think Finkenator9 is going to be there the same week.. sounds like a party I love (trail ridge road)

What, no Delmarva bike week in Ocean City?

anhouck said:

'Will pencil these dates in and see about meeting you for a day of riding. Some great loops to be had. Maybe Peak to Peak Hiway.

Have yet to plan our (The Wife and I) week in Jackson Hole area for riding vacation this summar. In past have found VRBO accommodations in the area and ride out from one place.

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My wife and I and another Rocket couple will be in Jackson Hole about the 2nd week of June. Never been there before and looking forward to it. We'll see Mt. Rushmoore on the way up.

Here's my flatlander's story about Trail Ridge Road.

Back in the mid 80's I rode an 83 Yamaha Venture. You remember those, back when they were Goldwing-killers. (I really loved that bike!)



My riding buddy worked for Rider Mag as the Mag's Touring Club Coordinator and at the time they had him on a brand new 85 Venture. So we decided to hit the V-daze rally in Steamboat Springs over the July 4th week.

After attending the rally we headed east towards Trail Ridge Road to stay with a friend in Lyons. Beautiful day, bikes running well, eating Goldwings right and left. We're up on Trail Ridge Rd whipping along above timberline when we came to a downhill section that ended in a nice left hand sweeper which curved back uphill. Right a the mid-point of the curve I spotted a marmot (sp?) (groundhog looking thingy) not a foot from the tarmac. I completed the curve and pulled off about 1/4 up the road, grabbed my camera and trotted back downhill to get some shots of the rodent.

Of course, the critter was gone by the time that I got there and the full effects of 14,000+ feet of elevation slammed my flatlander lungs. To make matters worse, I turned and looked 1/4 mile UPHILL to where my bike was parked with my friend laughing his ass off at the sight of me staggering back up the hill. An oxygen bottle would have been a welcome sight about then. A half hour or so later I was back in condition to continue our journey.

That's my Trail Ridge Road story and I'm sticking to it.

tdragger - ask steve about his ride in the CAR up to trail ridge, LOL .... much different experience than when he rode his bike up there.

Ancient History?

Beautiful day, bikes running well, eating Goldwings right and left.

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Nice Pic tdragger!! I passed many a yammy on the '82 CBC. This pic of it on the east side of the summit on Trail Ridge. On this trip - only stopped at the top long enough to check for ice and put on rain gear.


Have also been over La Veta and the Hiway of Legends a few times this and last year.

Right a the mid-point of the curve I spotted a marmot

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Marmot is right. I was following a buddy with his wife on an Ultra-Classic when he split one in two up on Slumgullion pass (between Lake City and Creede, CO) with his rear tire. Being the expert rider he is - he managed to get it back on pavement and stopped so as to check on state of his underwear. He now rides with a stuffed marmot on the back of his 'Wing as a "trophy":

cool trophy. I wonder if a marmot splits as easily as an armadillo?

steve might be able to make maggie valley ride