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Has the route mapped? That would be great! I could stop as often as I like and not get lost.
I guess that defeats the purpose of a group ride?

David.......I'm hoping someone has a map but I haven't seen anything. Just a telephone conversation with Windy and I was following along pretty good until he got to the lake then it got sketchy.

Mike Gs OSMR doesn't usually have a chase.......but you're really never that far away from the motel......hence using a "Loop".

Me and Mike King are still debating whether or not to use a chase at the Beach Run in March. Without a chase riders could pick their own route and just show up at lunch and dinner at appointed times. Gives the fast guys an option of not being held up by the slow guys. We will have maps at that event.

I'm hoping to lead a group at Windy's ride but it's really going to be more about who shows up. If I'm the only slow guy.......I'll just go on my own....no worries I know the roads well enough to get where I want to.

But you're right about a "group" ride.........and I'm not sure what the definition of that really is. Honestly I think we don't give the Harley guys enough credit.

Gordon

just one of the reasons it is done this way is there is a LOT of the aria that has NO cell service so if something goes wrong there is a chase truck close by, we have also on the ride for the last 2 years had helmet communication from the leader to the sweep so when we come to a turn he can let the leader know that all is well with the group, I am not telling you what to do but if you want to stop when ever you want than THAT WILL BE ON YOU as we are all adults, I will work on a route sheet as a hand out also.I will again state THIS IS A GROUP RIDE,

I tried to trace the route from last year, but once I got off 58 I'm lost as to where we went.
Can I Google the Goat Path?

David you left 58 then traveled back towards the intersection of 321 and 421. ( heading southwest?) Having lunch at what was the first gas stop. I “ think” the road he takes actually changes names at the state line???? Not sure how he gets you back to the Goat Path ( hwy 194). We through a short cut in to keep us from having to make a left turn against traffic on hwy 421/321 but if your running it backwards it would make it a right hand turn onto the goat path off of 421 and IMO adding a pretty nice section to it.

I find it hard to believe someone like Semper hasn’t plotted the new route.

IMO the more people who know the route the better.

I would also be interested in the radio communication equipment. I’d be up for adding that to my gear.

Gordon

I'll have to cut up three state maps and assemble into one master to figure it out. Of course, some of those roads might not be on anything but a county map.
Better still, does Waze have a record function?

So, I'm flying out Saturday the 14th evening to Nuremburg. I may come early, leave Friday night for home....

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Ouch.............G

The Germany trip is cancelled, and I'm stoked to get back to Shady Valley! BRAAAAAP!!!!

You coming alone or bringing company?

Just myself, riding in with Mike G. We'll likely ship camping gear ahead of time.

I’m trailering so can throw in extra camp chairs ??

I have a big tent ( you saw it at the reunion camp) but it’s never been in the rain. Always under a canopy and those are gone now. So I wouldn’t trust it.

Gordon

Yes PLEASE to the tent & chairs. We'll strap the bedrolls on the bikes. A 20' x 20' tarp will make an emergency rain fly.

Okay........no guarantee on the "waterproofness" of the tent but it is a TWO room deal and I "think" I still have queen sized air mattresses for each room. I can bring my expanding poles/rope/stakes and the biggest tarps I have. Plus chairs.

So that'll save ya a bit of trouble

I KNOW it was the right thing to do.........getting rid of all my canopies but................................Gordon

Thanks Gordon!

I am going to set up a 13c20 canopy somewhere so we will have more cover just in csse we need it

It always helps Windy.......what's the chances it won't rain?


Mike and Bob......you guys just give me a heads up on your ETA and I'll make sure I get the stuff up there before you get there.



Tent
Camp Chairs (at least 3)
Poles
Stakes
Rope
Tarp.....I think I have at least one large (?) tarp and a 20x20 fly.......but the fly is the same material as the tent fly and I've never really trusted that stuff

You can't take the cracker out of a fellow........I'm a Blue Tarp Camper.



Early 80s?????? St George Island, Florida. Cheap tarps were Brown back then



2000s???? Myrtle Beach, SC Same tent......still got it. Ron Thompson nick named it "the wart"



Gordon.

Expect us Wednesday afternoon.

Thank you. I’ll take the stuff up this weekend.

See ya soon.

Gordon

Looking at the weather forecast, it don't look good.

We gonna get wet on this one. Sometime during the week

And this is different how?

You ought to know you can’t predict the weather here especially a week out.

And our British friends are rolling their eyes..........................

But we all know richrd won't melt...........and won't NOT ride because of a little water.

Lannis can tell you about the first TSMR........that rain was epic. Mike's leather jacket musta weighed 100lbs. In 15 years it didn't rain one time inside the chase vehicle.

See ya soon......G

Rich won't melt but if it's predicted to rain every day he ain't feeling like riding out thru bad weather when he can trailer (did I just say that? ) and have a dry place to sit and watch the world go by.

As I remember we took a right turn off of something to take the goat path last year. That was close to the end of our ride.
I've been zooming and scanning Google maps and got about as far as the first fuel stop. Surprised that there's no Possum Hollow in the names of those roads. Here in Tennessee if there's no hollow, ridge, or ford in the name the road is pretty lame.