SE Ohio Ramble - 2-4 May 2014

[TomInPA]

Just made reservations at the Microtel. The selection is down to rooms with 1-Queen bed at $69 + tax/night, so reasonably affordable. Only 2 rooms left at that rate when I checked.

 

[Bungie]

Hehe.. I've been booked since October.

 

[Allen_C]

Hehe.. I've been booked since October.

Wanted to make sure you got a room because this will be the first ride after the deep freeze since November up there?

 

[El Toro Joe]

Hehe.. I've been booked since October.

yea...me too...it's been a long F'n winter...can't wait for May

 

[Top_Speed1]

Just made reservations at the Microtel. The selection is down to rooms with 1-Queen bed at $69 + tax/night, so reasonably affordable. Only 2 rooms left at that rate when I checked.

Just to refresh back about 200 posts ago.

The hotel has a 3 nite discount. It's called "Stay 3 and $ave" and equates to 20%

A bunch of us are coming in Thurs nite.

 

[Fred W]

Hell ya! If you don't stay three nights how ya gonna ride both routes?

Well, I guess if you lived within a couple hours of Marietta you could do it.

 

[wheatonFJR]

Coming in Friday evening after tasting a few fun roads on the way in...leaving Monday morning with some more taste testing on the way back to Wheaton.

 

[Top_Speed1]

Hell ya! If you don't stay three nights how ya gonna ride both routes?
Well, I guess if you lived within a couple hours of Marietta you could do it.

We're incorporating (one side of) the East Loop on our ride down, it's in our path down so why not?. So that's a Thurs deal, Friday; planning on the Highland Scenic Hwy- WV loop here, then Sat, do the SEO West loop. Sunday ride back, we will take the part of the East Loop that we left out coming down to Marrietta.

3 days with both loops, plus an extra 370mi loop thrown-in for sum additional memories

That should give us a lil bit of everything.

 

[drc32-0]

Just booked a room so you can move me from "maybe" to "IN".

I'll be coming in thursday afternoon,so if you guys don't mind I might just tag along on your WV ride on friday.

 

[wheatonFJR]

Excellent Denny!

 

[Top_Speed1]

Just booked a room so you can move me from "maybe" to "IN".
I'll be coming in thursday afternoon,so if you guys don't mind I might just tag along on your WV ride on friday.

X-cellent!

More company is always welcomed as long as we can keep it to a max of 5 (maybe 6) bikes. It gets kinda sluggish in big packs and we got some ground to cover being this is the longest of the loops.

Why the Parkway in WV?; Well, my whack job friends all brag about the scenic vista views from this Parkway ride, always said it's a must do if in the area. Guess I do listen! So anyway, I planned a pretty nice (& fun) route to-and-from as well

 

[Top_Speed1]

And if "Marty the one man party" (Oface) is in town, he may want in on the WV venture as well.

Marty- I know ya can't respond (here). So map it out Mr. Basecamp extraordinaire

 

[Allen_C]

Riding in Friday since it's about 4.5 hours away then leaving Sunday, probably after riding half the western route...unless you guys are so much fun we can't resist staying late.

 

[Bungie]

Hehe.. I've been booked since October.

Wanted to make sure you got a room because this will be the first ride after the deep freeze since November October up there?

Fixed that For You.

Really should say Sept, because I don't think I put on more than 500km after EOM.

 

[Allen_C]

Hehe.. I've been booked since October.

Wanted to make sure you got a room because this will be the first ride after the deep freeze since November October up there?

Fixed that For You.

Really should say Sept, because I don't think I put on more than 500km after EOM.

This is why I'd never move north of Indy! SC/NC looks better everyday.

 

[luvtoride]

Highlands Scenic Highway is in WV. A very nice area, too. Me likey. Blue Ridge Pkwy isn't. It starts & runs the length of Virginia... then into NC.

Highlands Scenic Highway is in WV. A very nice area, too. Me likey. Blue Ridge Pkwy isn't. It starts & runs the length of Virginia... then into NC.

 

[Top_Speed1]

Highlands Scenic Highway is in WV. A very nice area, too. Me likey. Blue Ridge Pkwy isn't. It starts & runs the length of Virginia... then into NC.
Highlands Scenic Highway is in WV. A very nice area, too. Me likey. Blue Ridge Pkwy isn't. It starts & runs the length of Virginia... then into NC.

We got this ride included in one of our days.

Loop here

 

[El Toro Joe]

Nice route...you'll enjoy it.

 

[LCB]

Nice route...you'll enjoy it.

Yeah, or head south @ Summersville on US 19 to go over the New River Gorge Bridge... they have a neat visitor center there and stairs going down to the river. Then hang a right onto 16 and continue on the route.

 

[Top_Speed1]

Nice route...you'll enjoy it.

Thinking for Friday when some are still riding-in (to the event).

Yeah, or head south @ Summersville on US 19 to go over the New River Gorge Bridge... they have a neat visitor center there and stairs going down to the river. Then hang a right onto 16 and continue on the route.

Duly noted! Thanks