Life in Motion with Rodney Myers and his motorcycle

Saturday, July 31st, 2010 I always like to make today's ride, when I can, but i have had trouble with people not telling me about until after it was over, or telling me the wrong day. I was pretty sure I had the date nailed this time. Was hoping to pick up with some new members of the group, as well as some people from some other new groups I had just met. So when we pulled into Gas America, Joan, from the Indianapolis Motorcycle Meet Up Group, some members from Women on Wheels, in addition to some others. We were headed to the starting point at Southside Harley Davidson. Franklin Road would put us on our way south, and would take us all the way to Southport Road. I little stretch to the west, and we were pulling into the parking lot for the ride. While there, a large group rode in with various customized sport bikes, extended wheels, lots of chrome, and very cool paint jobs. Like a lot of these rides, they follow roads I have been on usually numerous times, but I don...

Saturday, July 10th, 2010 I made my way down to Bloomington, Indiana and Karst Farm Park for a Charity Ride. It was mostly State Highways, but a big group including friends from the Bloomington Chapter. Another hot day, but a good day of riding.

Saturday, June 27, 2010 As always, I had Kasey begging me to get the horse ready for a quick trip home so she could see her kids. Speaking of them, her daughter was already calling wanting us to fly home as fast as we could. I still had points I wanted to enjoy. We headed west on SR 114, into the early morning chill and fog. It was refreshing for once. The comfortable temperature would come and go quickly through the morning. Near Salyersville, we made our way to the Bert Combs Mountain Parkway. It is not as scenic as it sounds, but it is nice drive. We followed this road into Slade, the town nearest Red River gorge, and Natural Bridge State Resort Park. The Natural Bridge in Kentucky. We were doing pretty well on time until my brother announced that Kasey and I would be going on without them. He showed me his tire on the back of his bike, with the steel belts bubbling through. It was a new tire, only 2000 miles on it. We waited until he found a dealership nea...

Friday, June 26, 2010 It had come time to make our back home, at least half the way, anyway. Our first stop was fuel for the bikes, and for ourselves. So after a visit to a Big Island Mom and Pop Cafe with a Gas Pump, we headed west. County Road 126 led us to SR 221, and we made our way west to the town of Norwood. We then made our way up Olfax Road to Otterville Road. Wasn't expecting to see any Otters, it was way too hot for that! You guessed it, Otterville Road put us on our way to Otterville. Jopling Road got us to Peaksville, and then Peaks Road, also known as SR 43. The roads weaved nicely through the country side, and we didn't mind, or notice another sunny day heating up the air. Eventually, it would be hot in the shade too, so it caught up to us once again. It was an up and down ride as we made our way through the mountains. We continued on SR 43 through Buchanan, Virginia, where we crossed Interstate 81. . This road led us to Eagle Rock, where, after a short...

Thursday, June 24, 2010 There were a couple of rides planned for that day, and it was a toss up for us, on which one we wanted to do. Not being able to pick one, we decided to create our own ride. So we hopped on the bikes, and headed our own way. Kevin would lead us in the heat today. We made our way to Natural Bridge in Virginia. Would this be a dino-boy? Run! Bear!! We made our way through the heat back to the hotel, the same route from where we came. We had time to cool off in the room, clean up, and head to the banquet, which marks the end of another Gathering of Eagles.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010 The middle day of the Gathering was reserved for the Ralph "Banjo Man" Barnard Memorial Poker Run. I didn't keep track of where we went, but it was a great ride, and you can thank Kasey for the photos. We traveled through some great scenic roads of Virginia, ending up in Farmville and at the Big Dog Restaurant. After lunch, we had some more riding on Virginia's finest scenic roads. It was yet another hot day, and it was a welcomed thing to be back in the air conditioning of the hotel. We decided that evening to walk to dinner.

Tuesday, June 22, 2010 The GOE for 2009 was held by Chapter 09 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and it started a new tradition: Tye Dye Tuesday. I guess the shirts from the Indianapolis Version of GOE did have one bright spot, and it is swirled red, white and blue. For us, it would be another trip up the Blue Ridge, from where we had just come the day before. I didn't mind, I was not leading, and therefore the risks of disaster were lower. A good bonus of the hotel was a parking garage, dark, and cool most of the time during the day. I got my lovely riding partner to take some pictures along the way, she did a great job! This shot was taken while we were moving past this overlook. It was going to be another hot one, and it was nice to get back into the shade of the parkway. We stopped for lunch at one of the eateries along the parkway. After lunch, the group split, part going the rest of the way up the Blue Ridge, where we had just been, and the other half headed back to the hotel...