I'm back -- catch up time!

[drharveys]

It's been a busy summer, but now the cold weather has set in.
Over the summer, Mrs Doc and I did a 1350 mile ride on the Bonnie. We started off in Gettysburg PA, overnighted in Williamsport and then rode "The Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania", Pine Creek Gorge. It's really pretty, but it's no Grand Canyon. However, the Grand Canyon doesn't have a road running through it.

[drharveys]

We met up with our club in Pen Yan, New York. We all stayed at a couple of vacation "cottages" owned by the uncle of one of our group members. We spent the next day riding around the Finger Lakes region, climbing Watkins Glen and eating at the Moosewood Cafe before riding to our rally in Oswego NY.





So close to the Canadian border, and so rude!

[drharveys]

The rally coincided with the 70th reunion of Safe Haven. After Rome was liberated from the Nazis in WW II, people started coming out of the woodwork. Just under 1000 were allowed to come to the US, where they were housed in a former military facility in Oswego. There were a fair number of former residents, and their families. Not only did our group, The Jewish Motorcycle Alliance, add to the size and spirit of the reunion, but we also raised about $60,000 for the on-site museum and foundation.

Safe Haven Link

[drharveys]

After the rally, we headed into Canada for a visit to Niagara Falls. No Canadians had anything nearly as unwelcoming as the sign near Oswego -- they just filled us full of Tim Hortons donuts and coffee. There were also a heck of a lot of Punjabi- and Bengali-Canadians having big family picnics in the park. We were ready for the lunch buffet at our local Indian restaurant when we got home!

Our final souvenir of Canada was a Royal Canadian Screw we picked up in Windsor. Fortunately Thunder Roads Harley was open on Mondays, and some of the Sportsters use the same inner tube as the Bonnie.

The last image shows our route.

Only "downside" was that the next month we had to fly to Maryland to pick up our truck and trailer -- oh yes, and visit the grandkids!

[gumpt1oo]

Looks like a great trip Doc, thanks for sharing your pics.

[UraniumC]

Great trip indeed, Doc!

Wonderful pics.

Interesting bit of "bling" added to that tire....

[Jimi X]

Damn drywall screws.....