Central NJ

[ST-DocLizard1]

SUNDAY RIDE: OCTOBER 12, 2008

Pilot Station on the service road(Rt 173) at Exit 12 off of I 78.

Kickstands up @ 8:30 am

Take I 78 west to Exit 40 (Krumsville, Rt 737) to the Skyview Restaurant for breakfast arrive @ 9:30 am.

Depart Skyview @ 10:30 am for the Endless Mountains.


Doc

Looks like the following Line up:

@ The Pilot                                             @ Skyview

     TJConc                                                  ERR
     Doc                                                      JamminJere
     marty2                                                  GearedUp
     googus
     Boxerdawg
     louieb58 +1?
     FKaiser
     Doc Jr.


If there are any additions or deletions, please post-up.

Doc

[GearedUp]

I'll meet you at the Skyview.  Have to work saturday so I cancled the dualsport ride.  

[ST-DocLizard1]

I'll meet you at the Skyview.  Have to work saturday so I cancled the dualsport ride.  

So noted Gary. You're now on the list.

Doc

[marty2]

I'll be heading out to Hermy"s open house today. Anybody else interested ?

[mustang]

Im out. for the sunday run.

[TJConc]

fixed!  

Tommy doesn't have an RT yet,  Tommy doesn't have an RT yet,   Tommy doesn't have an RT yet

[GearedUp]

Mmmmm SCRAPPLE

But what parts of the hog go into the creation of scrapple? After the ham, bacon, chops and other cuts of meat are taken from the butchered pig—what remains are fixings for scrapple—including the meat scraped off the head. Scrapple may contain pork skin, pork heart, pork liver, pork tongue—even pork brains. Those faint of palate needn't venture any further.

[marty2]

Mmmmm SCRAPPLE

+1

Home safe 355 Mi.

Good ride Doc & Tommy
 
Marty

[TJConc]

Thanks Gary.    

Helluva day everybody!   Let's see some pics!  

Mmmmm SCRAPPLE
But what parts of the hog go into the creation of scrapple? After the ham, bacon, chops and other cuts of meat are taken from the butchered pig—what remains are fixings for scrapple—including the meat scraped off the head. Scrapple may contain pork skin, pork heart, pork liver, pork tongue—even pork brains. Those faint of palate needn't venture any further.

[kendenton]

Helluva day everybody!   Let's see some pics!  

Yes, let me see what I missed  

[JamminJere]

Home Safe 325mi. @8:30pm

Thanks Doc and TJ and everyone else for a great day in superflous weather...

It was good to see you all again.. and nice to meet some of you for the first time.

Time for a quick scrapple and ketchup snack before bed..

Sweet Dreams Tommy... oink oink

Jerry

[ERR]

Home Safe 325mi. @8:30pm

Thanks Doc and TJ and everyone else for a great day in superflous weather...

It was good to see you all again.. and nice to meet some of you for the first time.

Time for a quick scrapple and ketchup snack before bed..

Sweet Dreams Tommy... oink oink

Jerry

OOO scrapple and ketchup on white bread brings back such fond memories. Still my fav way to enjoy this delicacy.

For the foodies...

Ingredients:
1 lb. pork liver (personally I'd omit the liver or use just a little bit)
1/2 lb. pork heart
1 1/2 lbs. boneless pork scraps
2 1/2 qts. water
1/4 tsp. ground sage
1/8 tsp. ground allspice (optional)
Salt & pepper to taste
3 c. buckwheat flour
3 c. cornmeal

Directions:
Place liver, heart & scraps in deep kettle. Cover with water. Boil until very tender. Drain meat, reserve. Chill broth and remove fat from surface.  (see it's low fat so eat up me harties, yo ho)
Trim meat and grind fine. Return broth and ground meat to kettle; add seasonings. Bring to boil. Combine buckwheat flour and cornmeal. Trickle mixture slowly into boiling broth, stirring constantly to avoid lumps. Lower heat and cook, stirring very frequently, for about 1 hour, or till mix is very thick and comes off the sides of the kettle. Rinse small bread pans or molds with cold water. Pour hot scrapple into them. Cool. When cold, cut into slices and fry in shortening until crisp and brown on both sides.

12 to 16 servings.

Dave

[ST-DocLizard1]

339 miles to my door for the day. Thanks to all who came out. Ride report to follow. Everyone home safe and sound.

Doc

[Boxerdawg]

We also made it home safe. 474.5 miles

-Lou

Yeah!  Long day in the saddle for us.  Quite an adventure on some great roads though.  Probably my fault it was so long for us though.  On slab 80 back, It became a parking lot ~10mi out of Stroudsburg so we bailed onto sr 715 to go south to us 22.  715 is a nice ride by-the-way.  took a wrong turn at rt209 but corrected before too much time was wasted.  Got in about 8:30.  Loved the ride.

[FKaiser]

Great day, perfect weather, fabulous group and scenery (that doesn't include the tat that the waitress flashed to Doc )... it doesn't get any better.

Thank TJ and Doc!

[kendenton]

 

[marty2]

I forgot to bring my camera----Sorry Ken

You did miss a great ride with great scenery .  

[Boxerdawg]

 

Duly noted:
ST-N crew assembled at the Skyview diner parking lot

The exposure on the bikes and riders is not so good,  but the blue sky looked just like that ALL DAY LONG!


The view from High Knob:


Doc's 2-wheel classic


More Endless Mountains

[ST-DocLizard1]

RIDE REPORT: SUNDAY, 10/12/08

Ten of us met at the Pilot and streaked across the Delaware River on Interstate 78 for 50 miles in search of sustenance. The Skyview Restaurant in Krumsville provided the necessary relief and fed the Biker Horde. On suggestion, TJ choked down his first scrap of scrapple which set the tone for his GI system the rest of the day. With two more riders added to the mix, we split up into two groups of six each and commenced our assault on the Endless Mountains.

Crossing the Appalachian Trail and driving past Hawk Mountain Sanctuary left us on Pa 895 with our first leg over Wildcat Mountain and through Cold Run Preserve. This is a neat little country road that will let you out on Pa 54 and into Mahonoy City. The two groups leapfrogged once after crossing Pa 209 so we could both savor the experience at a spirited pace.

Pa 339 provides another unique experience with it's twisty nature and long runs without Police presence.
There are a couple of turns that surprised some of us being that they are unmarked and of a downhill decreasing radius, but we made it through unscathed. After a six mile sprint on Interstate 80, we paused at the Citgo Station on Pa 487 to catch our breath.

An executive decision to explore the 35 mile additional loop up to Dushore was approved and we navigated the two crews up through Ricketts Glen State Park, Lopez, Mildred, and down to the Sunoco in Forksville for fuel. Entering World's End State Park, the traffic got a wee bit heavy all the way up to High Knob Vista where parking was at an absolute premium.

The view was great and the color spectacular as we threaded our way down the mountain ending up at the Central Park Hotel for the afternoon meal. A reservation was made for us in the dining room surrounded by mounted specimens. Everybody enjoyed their meal and the ambiance although no one was asked to dance.

Departing the Hotel, the crew headed down Pa 239 and crossed the Susquehanna River at Shickshinny. with TJ up on point. A short refueling stop just before Interstate 80 was required in anticipation of the "rolling road block" on Route 80. Back in the Garden State, it was a short hop home to my nest which clocked me in at 8:30 pm. No runs, no hits, and no errors for this ride.

Thanks to all who came out and a hearty welcome to BJ (Boxerdawg's son) and my son Chris.

Good roads, good food, and good friends is what S-T.N is all about.

Doc   (left click on pic to enlarge)

[JamminJere]

As Ken would say Doc...

 


So here are some of mine yesterday... I had a great time with everyone.. Thanks again to the mighty 12 who showed up..

Doc, TJ, Geared Up, Marty2, Franz, Boxerdawg, Boxerdawg's Son, Doc's Son, LouieB58, ERR, Googus, and myself makes 12.. Hey I don't think I forgot anyone this time

At the Skyway Diner, we are kickin tires and tellin lies suiting up for the mountain onslaught..











And some awesome color at High Knob Overlook.. These are unretouched photos...









Our squadron at the top had thinned to five..

TJ's SV, Googus XX, Marty2 R12, Chris's F4, My C14







Thanks again to the Jersey crew for showing a Pennsylvanian a good time in his own state!

JJ