Great day of riding

Yesterday, with perfect weather, took a ride to the Dutch Country of Pennsylvania. Stopped at Yoders Country Market in New Holland for their all-you-can-eat lunch buffet. The food was excellent and a real bargain at $10. After lunch rode over to Intercourse, PA and stopped at Kitchen Kettle Village. Its worth the time to walk around, do some shopping and, best of all, listen to the music of the duo (guitar and banjo) who perform outside the bake shop.
On the way down rode PA 568. This is a road which is a must ride if you are in the area. Lots of curves, nice scenery, and very little traffic. It is very tempting to push the speed, but with no shoulders and many blind curves, it is wise to sit back and enjoy the scenery and cooling shade.
Leaving Intercourse, I took PA 772 west to Rothsville. 772 is not listed on MotorcycleRoads.US but it is a great motorcycle road and I hope that a rider out there submits their comments on it.
The highlight of the day happened upon arrival at the Kitchen Kettle Village. As I got off by bike, I spied a couple across the parking lot who had also just arrived. Went over and introduced myself and it turned out that the couple were from Iceland touring the US on their Yamaha Venture. We had a nice conversation and quickly became friends. Needless to say that this is an example of why motorcycling is a such a passion with me.

New Roads

Added 9 new roads to MotorcycleRoads.US:

1) Arkansas: SR 221 - "This road is really good with its curves and elevation changes. Good pavement and very pretty ride." In the Northwest Ozarks out of Berryville.

2) Minnesota: CR 16 - "...along the St. Croix River..." AKA Wild Mountain Road. Located north of the Twin Cities.

3) Missouri: US 50 - "Nice ride thru the Mid Missouri countryside. Usually low traffic." Runs between Jefferson City and St. Louis.

4) North Carolina: Road to Nowhere - "This road goes into the Smokey Mountains National Park and deadends at a tunnel about 1/4 mile long. The views of the Southern Smokies are great along this route..." AKA Lakeview Drive.

5) New York: CR 6 - "Great sportbike road that will keep you on your toes with a variety of hard to predict turns at times. Short, but one of the best in the area." Located in the Hudson Valley region.

6) Ohio: US 52 - "Nice sweeping turns with little traffic." Follows along the Ohio River.

7) Pennsylvania: Oysterdale Road - "Mostly sweeping (slightly twisty), beautiful countryside." In the Dutch County northeast of Reading.

8) Tennessee: Clifton Turnpike - "...this road snakes it's way through heavy woods to a lower elevation where it straightens out to open meadows. Sport bikers will not be disappointed." Located southwest of Nashville.

9) Texas: FM 2208 - "Nice road, friendly traffic, very scenic, around 40 miles of fun." Out of Longview not far from I-20, X599.

New Roads

Added 9 new roads to  MotorcycleRoads.US:

1) Alabama: CR 87 - "Mostly sweepers but a few twisters. Most of the area is farm land..." East of Hunysville.

2) Indiana: Old Trail Road - "Gentle, rolling, twisting rural road with pleasant farmland scenery, open fields, strands of forest, and almost no traffic to speak of." Located west of Fort Wayne.

3) Maryland: SR 146 - "Nice country road. Old farm houses and nice curves." From Towson north.

4) Minnesota: Olinda Trail - "Scandia is a cool little town..." Northeast of the Twun Cities.

5) Missouri: SR 87 - "Great road over the hills and bluffs above the river...you have the road mostly to yourself. There is a little bit of twisty fun in the middle." Off of I-70 west of Columbia.

6) New York (Ontario, CA): Niagara Parkway - "The most scenic ride in the region! A low speed route that hugs the shore of the Niagara River. Pick up the parkway in Fort Erie, ON, under the Peace Bridge. {From Buffalo].

7) North Dakota: National Park Road - "The park has wide sweeping turns, beautiful scenery, and wildlife." A loop located in Medora off of I-94, X24.

8) Ohio: Africa Road - "...through Alum Creek State Park the view is calm and beautiful. The roads are top quality with nice hills and soft sweepers." Just north of Columbus.

9) Tennessee: SR 16 - "Very fast sweepers, alot of fun." Begins in Winchester, west of Chattanooga.

 

New Roads

Added 9 new roads to MotorcycleRoads.US:

1) Arizona: US 180 - "Route goes from a high elevation of over 8,000ft to a low of close to 5,500ft." Located between Flagstaff and Grand Canyon National Park.

2) Florida: Beacon Light Road - "A well paved, narrow road with tight turns and little hills." In Brevard County, south of New Smyrna Beach.

3) Indiana: SR 25 - "Very beautiful road, runs along the Wabash River from Lafayette to Delphi. It does have a number of sweeping turns and hills."

4) Minnesota: CR 9 - "...check out the St. Criox River at Wild River State Park." Off of I-35 noth of the Twin Cities Metro area.

5) North Carolina: Gum Springs Church Road - "Beautiful quiet road along Jordan Lake. Mostly scenic with a few good sweeping turns and some hills." Located east of Pittsboro.

6) New York: SR 46 - "Nice mix of sweepers and moderate twisties. Route passes through two state parks..." North of Rome.

7) Ohio: Kitzmiller Road - "The road is in great condition with some 90 degree turns and lots of trees." Northeast of Columbus.

8) Virginia: SR 631 - AKA Dobyns Road. "Twisty with some elevation changes." In the Roanoke Valley region west of Stuart.

9) Wyoming: SR 211 - "Combination of straight, sweepers, and rolling hills. Lots of open prairie." Portion of the road is gravel but OK for street bikes. North of Cheyenne.

New Roads

Added 6 new roads to MotorcycleRoads.US:

1) Idaho: SR 32 - "The variable green patchwork of the farmland created a very scenic ride and the seemingly endless sweeping and rolling from one end to the other left me with a huge grin at the end." East of I-15 close to the Wyoming state line.

2) North Carolina: Croomsbridge Road - "Its a nice road but short." Just off I-40 north of Wilmington.

3) Ohio: Clark State Road - "Beautiful Ohio Byway road with good elevation changes and sweepers through horse farms and state parks." Located northeast of Columbus.

4) Pennsylvania: SR 18 - "This is a great high speed route with many long passing zones and great curves and elevation changes. " Starts in Washington, south of Pittsburgh.

5) Virginia: SR 600 - "This is a beautiful route to take on the motorcycle. Along this road you will have access to seaside fishing towns that have great seafood restrauants and other attractions." Located on the DelMarVa peninsula.

6) Wisconsin: SR 47 - "...tons of twisties and small hills with slow vehicle turn outs. It's also quite scenic on the Menominee Indian Reservation." In the northern highlands east of Wausau.