Central PA sounds great! I'd be driving from St Louis Missouri. That keeps me in the 10ish hour range. Any kind of camping area is good.
Kelly On Nov 14, 9:32 pm, Montclair BobbyB <montclairbob...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks, Will > > Those guys on the left coast also have Burning Man ... life isn't > fair. But I've resolved that it's OK to envy the Riv folks... after > all, they are "the source"... but I agree, we do need to get an East > Coast Riv event of our own... > > If you (or others) know upstate NY (maybe the Finger Lakes region), > that's another possibility we should explore. We've got a few > interested folks from Rochester, including John Philip from Syracuse. > We'll need a spot that allows for either a 2-day loop with a stay over > at the day 1 destination (or a spot where we do 2 days of individual > out-and-back loops), there needs to be enough accommodations to host > as many as 50 people (although not all together, necessarily... just > within close proximity). The ride routes must feature natural scenic > beauty, dirt roads/trails, little or no vehicular traffic, distances > ranging from 20-50 miles (ideally with bailout points for those who > prefer a shorter ride), and decent places to gather as a group and eat/ > drink after a nice day of riding. > > If you (or anyone others) know of a good spot that can accommodate > this kind of weekend, let me know. So far Wellsboro PA sounds like it > could host a really awesome weekend, but I hope there are at least one > or two other places to consider. > > Thanks, > BB > > On Nov 14, 9:57 pm, Will M <wpm...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I've been thinking that the folks in the Bay Area have the Rivendell > > Rides, and so we east-coasters should have something too. Also > > interested and can help with route planning if needed. Up for just > > about anything. > > > Will > > NYC > > > On Nov 14, 9:43 pm, Aaron Young <1ce...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Add on more from Rochester (work schedule permitting)! > > > > -Aaron Young > > > Rochester, NY > > > > On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 9:30 PM, Montclair BobbyB > > > <montclairbob...@gmail.com > > > > > wrote: > > > > OK, response so far has been excellent... we could have ourselves a > > > > decent crowd for this!!! I'm pumped. I also took a good look at the > > > > PineCreekRides.com site... and I think Wellsboro PA has EXCELLENT > > > > potential for our weekend Rally. There are lots of hotels, inns and > > > > B&B's (which can suit a variety of tastes and budgets). The town of > > > > Wellsboro has a quaint commercial district with plenty of stores, > > > > restaurants etc... and easy access to the Pine Creek Gorge (and > > > > surrounding area) with a really nice variety of back road rides... > > > > Moreover (as some of you have shared concerns about doing a 35-50-mile > > > > ride), these loops are conducive to shortening (with bailout options > > > > at different points for groups who would prefer to take a shorter > > > > loop). And Wellsboro has restaurants and taverns, so they MUST HAVE > > > > BEER! > > > > > I will contact a few of the hotels and inns in the area, as well as > > > > the owner of that website to get his opinion if by staying in > > > > Wellsboro, we can get what we need in terms of hotels and access to > > > > rides... Stay tuned. > > > > > Peace, > > > > BB > > > > > On Nov 14, 3:23 pm, Montclair BobbyB <montclairbob...@gmail.com> > > > > wrote: > > > > > VERY KIND OF YOU, AJ... THANKS! > > > > > > I'm already checking into a few potential spots... One potential might > > > > > be the Pine Creek Gorge (aka the "Grand Canyon of PA"), located near > > > > > Wellsboro (in north-central PA)... it features a very long rail trail > > > > > through the scenic gorge, and is considered one of the top 10 in the > > > > > US.... Also there appear to be many nice back road options in the > > > > > area...http://www.pinecreekbikerides.com/(althoughIonlybriefly > > > > > looked at this)... It looks like it has great potential. > > > > > > Anyone from the region with knowledge of Pine Creek (or any other > > > > > possibilities), please let me know... THANKS! > > > > > > BB > > > > > > On Nov 14, 1:56 pm, AJ <flyfisherman.cad...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Good thought BB, I have a couple of road worthy riv's if anyone > > > > > > wants > > > > > > to borrow one (60-61cm) for the rally. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > AJ > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > Groups > > > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2Bunsubscrib > > > > e...@googlegroups.com> > > > > . > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.- Hide quoted text > > > >- > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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