Forum: Southeast, The Lair of the Dragon - The Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains
Today, 06:37 AM
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2013 Update
2013 Updates:
1) The "Events" Page is now updated for June 2013. This is the 150th Birthday (Sesquicentennial) of West Virginia's statehood, so there are many festivals and celebrations this...
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Forum: Trip Planning
05-14-2013, 04:05 PM
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Forum: Southeast, The Lair of the Dragon - The Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains
04-25-2013, 01:01 PM
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Rella Update - WV - April 2013
A few weeks ago, I tried to call Rella's Diner in Hacker Valley WV and was surprised to get the "sorry this number has been disconnected or no longer in service" recording. :eek1 I waited for word...
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Forum: Southeast, The Lair of the Dragon - The Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains
04-25-2013, 12:36 PM
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Replies: 3,062
Views: 156,501
New Tag
New Tag Location - Joint Tag with Stedlo
http://s207653679.onlinehome.us/wsb4547739201/Photos7/TagSH01.jpg
*** THE MONEY SHOT ****
(BTW - this is only about 50 feet off the main highway, so...
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Forum: Southeast, The Lair of the Dragon - The Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains
04-25-2013, 12:27 PM
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Replies: 3,062
Views: 156,501
Team Tag
Team tag with Stedlo
http://s207653679.onlinehome.us/wsb4547739201/Photos7/TagCM01.jpg
Met up with Stedlo at Jane Lew and we rode down together. Nice day for a ride, just a little cool this...
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Forum: Southeast, The Lair of the Dragon - The Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains
04-05-2013, 03:08 AM
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Replies: 7
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Suggested Routes
Here are 2 options:
Option #1 (I don't have all day and need to get there in half a hurry) - Rt 60 East out of Charleston to Hico and Rt 19 North (OPTIONAL: cut down Rt 16 just before Hico to get...
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Forum: Southeast, The Lair of the Dragon - The Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains
03-24-2013, 02:24 AM
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Replies: 9,025
Views: 435,295
Rella's Diner
Has anyone been by Rella's Diner in Hacker Valley recently? I tried calling yesterday to set up a date for an ADV get-together, and got the classic "this number has been disconnected or no longer in...
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Forum: Southeast, The Lair of the Dragon - The Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains
03-20-2013, 07:19 PM
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Replies: 2
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Looking for the "Like" logo to click on. :D
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Looking for the "Like" logo to click on. :D
The other day, I was at the piano (usually up at the organ) when the kids came up for Children's Time at church. I played the theme form Mr Rogers and...
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Forum: Southeast, The Lair of the Dragon - The Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains
03-12-2013, 02:35 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 770
History
Great idea for a tag game. May I suggest each tag grab involves writing at least a brief narrative about the marker and location, instead of a "grab and go". These locations all have some historical...
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Forum: Southeast, The Lair of the Dragon - The Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains
03-10-2013, 01:26 AM
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Replies: 3,062
Views: 156,501
tag
Good grab, iBiker. Nice day for a ride yesterday. Too bad I had to work. I had a job in Morgantown where I had to wear a suit & tie, so riding was out of the question. Saw lots of bikes out. Today,...
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Forum: Southeast, The Lair of the Dragon - The Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains
03-02-2013, 11:31 AM
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Replies: 10
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West Virginia
For your West Virginia leg of the trip - my website:
www.RidingWV.com (http://www.RidingWV.com)
You would probably be most interested in the "Street Rides", "Backroads Rides", and...
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Forum: Southeast, The Lair of the Dragon - The Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains
02-23-2013, 07:13 AM
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Replies: 8
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1 Vote for West Virginia
I started looking through your ride reports and photos - wonderful! Looks like an exciting adventure. I will look through more pages as I find time.
If you are heading north from Florida to...
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Forum: Southeast, The Lair of the Dragon - The Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains
02-14-2013, 02:57 AM
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Replies: 3,062
Views: 156,501
Back in the saddle
Thanks. First tag since August 2011 (this was Tag #26 for me). EDIT: OOPS!!! I FORGOT ABOUT GRABBING THE ITMANN COMPANY STORE TAG IN OCTOBER RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT THE BIKE - OLD AGE! MAKE THIS TAG...
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Forum: Southeast, The Lair of the Dragon - The Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains
02-12-2013, 02:16 PM
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Replies: 3,062
Views: 156,501
Tag
OK, I couldn't stand seeing this one sit any longer. Slipped on the long-johns and sneaked out of work early today.
TAG: Long Reach Methodist Church - Rt 2, Ben's Run (about 6 miles north of St....
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Forum: Southeast, The Lair of the Dragon - The Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains
01-03-2013, 03:54 PM
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Replies: 3,062
Views: 156,501
Leeson's called and the bike is done. It was a...
Leeson's called and the bike is done. It was a loose ignition coil. I had some other work done on the bike, and the cost was less than half what I was expecting. They are a good family and run a...
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Forum: Southeast, The Lair of the Dragon - The Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains
12-15-2012, 06:43 AM
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Replies: 109
Views: 7,350
Update: Old Philippi Pike
ADDED: Old Philippi Pike.
This 13-mile back-road goes from Clarksburg partway to Philippi before coming out on Rt 57. Nice old farms and a relaxed, scenic ride after work.
Ride Report: ...
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Forum: Southeast, The Lair of the Dragon - The Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains
12-15-2012, 03:59 AM
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Replies: 88
Views: 6,332
Rella at Christmas
Please think of Rella at Christmas
I know it's been months since many of us have stopped by to see Rella, but let's please remember her kindness during this holiday season. She would certainly...
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Forum: Americas
11-17-2012, 06:59 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,845
Petersburg Loop #1 Added
ADDED: Petersburg Loop #1 - A 173-Mile loop north, west, and south of Petersburg. Greenland Gap a scenic ride through a narrow pass in the ridge, through farmland and alongside a creek, on a...
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Forum: Southeast, The Lair of the Dragon - The Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains
11-17-2012, 06:56 AM
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Replies: 109
Views: 7,350
Petersburg Loop #1 Added
ADDED: Petersburg Loop #1 - A 173-Mile loop north, west, and south of Petersburg. Greenland Gap a scenic ride through a narrow pass in the ridge, through farmland and alongside a creek, on a...
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Forum: Americas
11-13-2012, 01:06 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,845
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Forum: Americas
11-13-2012, 09:56 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,845
Update
UPDATED - New Riding Route Page with maps and printable guides. I started with 2 loops from Beckley WV for a fellow ADV'er who asked for routes from that area. I will be adding more, now that I...
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Forum: Southeast, The Lair of the Dragon - The Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains
11-13-2012, 09:51 AM
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Replies: 109
Views: 7,350
New Beckley Route mapped out
ADDED: Second Beckley Loop
OK, I'm starting to get the hang of this GMaps-Pedometer mapmaker program. I laid out a 2-day, 500-mile loop from Beckley north/east through Babcock SP, Cranberry...
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Forum: Southeast, The Lair of the Dragon - The Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains
11-11-2012, 01:39 PM
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Replies: 1,366
Views: 171,747
By King's Command - Grant Co
New Marker (Replacement, actually)
Yes, there are appx 20 new markers out there, particularly in the Eastern Panhandle. I will be posting a list ASAP when I receive that information.
In the...
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Forum: Southeast, The Lair of the Dragon - The Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains
11-09-2012, 05:39 PM
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Replies: 109
Views: 7,350
NEW PAGE - RIDING ROUTES
I'm trying...
NEW PAGE - RIDING ROUTES
I'm trying something new - Favorite Riding Loops and Favorite Roads. I started with a loop down by Beckley for Rusty Rocket. There is a map created on GMaps-Pedometer...
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