Sunday, October 07, 2007

Maine - Sept/Oct 07 (5)

We reluctantly departed Maine, after having breakfast with Glen. The bank temperature sign read a chilly 35 degrees. Carolyn dialed up her new "best friend" (her Gerbing's heated jacket liner) and we headed west, riding the backroads of the beautiful White Mountains of New Hampshire and Green Mountains of Vermont . Late in the day we crossed the southern tip of Lake Champlain, entering New York once again at Crown Point.After a beautiful ride around the scenic northern side of Lake George, we spent the night at the village of the same name.The next day we rode through the Adirondack's, the Catskills and around the many awesome mountain lakes.We stopped often to take pictures and enjoy the gorgeous scenery.We crossed back into Pennsylvania, stopping at Scranton to visit Steamtown. This is a National Historic Site that honors the steam railroad engine and their contribution to this nations history. Leaving Scranton, we picked up the interstate stopping for the night in Hazelton, PA.

The next morning we continued south across PA and west, following I-68 to I-79 into West Virginia's picturesque mountains, spending the night in Morgantown, WV.

The beautiful ride across West Virginia's scenic mountains provided the fun for the next day. Eventually, we arrived in Lexington, KY. The next morning, after riding the scenic horse farm trail around Lexington, we continued west to the birthplace and boyhood home of Abraham Lincoln at Hodgenville, KY.


As all good things do, this amazing trip came to an end after we followed the West KY Parkway home. We rode a round trip total of 3,789 miles. Carolyn proved to be more than up to the ride and a real trooper.

This country is so vast and beautiful it simply begs to be explored. In our view, there is no better way to truly experience it, with all your senses, than riding a motorcycle.

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Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear. ~Ambrose Redmoon ~

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