Summer Soltice

Sunday was Father's Day and the Summer Soltice (longest sunlit day of the year). Which I am sure kept a lot of fathers home, but longing for more riding and more sunlight to do it in. With the debate going through our minds about when the children are going home and how much dalight will be left, I opted with staying home to enjoy my family! Now, before everyone rushes out to make plans on riding, the noticible daylight missing will be nil. We still have months of enjoyment and with few words it will fade unnoticed into our rearview mirrors.
See you on the Road!

Time Travels

We all wish that we had more time to travel farther, faster and without stopping for fuel and coffee (for those who still think it's nutritious). I tend to ride as long as possible during a normal day, whether it be to or from a rally or just out joy riding and sight-seeing throughout the Green Mountains, White Mountains, or the Adirondacks. Recently I received an email from North Carolina asking about must see roads and our fall peek season for leaves. Those of us who have ridden in the southern zones of Chesapeake areas and beyond, have came to know Del Mar can be a summer riding destination in best of times, but know enough that roadwork can hamper a ride quickly, giving us pause to time and travel plans. Detours are great as long as your have no serious plans or time frame to get somewhere. Seems like North Carolina roads are straight and unending with no reason to hurry along to the end, but many side attractions to see regardless of pleasures, and many place to stop and eat and check out the coastlines. West Virginia is a campers paradise and I remember packing my bike for many over night trips with friends to see the morning mists and back roads that gently curve to a bikers delight. That back roads of Maryland through the hills of the western part of the state can cause daydreaming of the ride back through just to ride back through. I used to add a few hours onto my trips just to get off the main highways, both to avoid traffic and just a way to relax on the ride before getting back to a busy work schedule. A must ride into Washington DC should be done after and before the rush hours, spending a half day at the museums and then out again early evening to see the city lights before turning in for a good nights rest. A ride into New England is a must see during any ones life time, whether it be summer or fall. Time Travels is a matter of time and travel!
See you on the Road!