Country Roads Spring Meet 2012 Photo Thread

[mxvet57]

Can't believe no one has started this yet.

Post them up here.

[MrsCablebandit]

My pictures are in my blog posts. Parts 1 and 2 of my ride report are done; Part 3 will be written tonight. The ride report is done.
 
http://pineappleponderings.blogspot.com/

[mxvet57]

Here is some of my pics.

My camera crapped out Saturday afternoon so i didn't get any after that.


Bike loaded and ready to ride


Sunrise on the Illinois/Indiana border


Taking a brake


Hope it wasn't a cat


The road less travailed


Indiana/Ohio border


gas stop


look at those prices


Had a foo foo drink here in Urbana Oh.


Another milage milstone




Just a few bugs.


Friday morning. This sucks. I waited it out.






Saw Jim (buckeyerider) at a gas station


Overlook on 20


I'm in the dead zone


Party central




The locals were friendly


Fridays dinner


Look who's up


Good morning Mr. Black


Tent city


What says STN meet than pink Flamingos


Saturdays ride. Nuf said.


Today's cattle. Tomarows steaks.


Waiting out the storm just north of Lewisburg.



After that my camera died and couldn't take any more.

[Spanky]

Great pics MX, thanks for posting them. I like the odometer the best. And people say a bike with 15,000 is high mileage  

[Cablebandit]

So Spanky, where's a picture of your busted fairing?

[Spanky]

LOL, I am not emotionally ready to look at that yet  

[Jeets]

He's so pretty!


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[mustang]

My pictures are in my blog posts. Parts 1 and 2 of my ride report are done; Part 3 will be written tonight.

http://pineappleponderings.blogspot.com/

Beth thanks for the report!

[Cablebandit]

Too bad the monsoon prevented more picture taking Saturday.

[MrsCablebandit]

Beth thanks for the report!

We missed you! Hope the FHC went well. Knoebels?!?

[mustang]

We missed you! Hope the FHC went well. Knoebels?!?

Have to work, boo!

[Skee]

You know you're going to have a good time when someone shows up with a cannon.

Sounded like a good stop for breakfast, but it was closed


Rt 9 Overlook - Restaurant across the road was also closed for breakfast


Who says you can't trailer your bike to an STN meet?


It's kinda like a love/hate thing


And you guys were worried about The Rake


This pretty much sums up Saturday's experience


Lunch stop on the way home

[ConPilot1]

OK here's a few I shot. Not many photos taken because my time was preoccupied with bailing down there on a late schedule, riding in the pouring rain Sat, and bailing home on Sunday.  
I think I might be thinking about a GoPro or other type of helmet cam, so I can shoot vid on the fly and crop out stills later on. I wish I had some photos of some of the fine scenery down there, but this is
what I have.

Our Saturday Drowned Rat Crew.  









The US. Government/Aliens phone connection.
This thing was impressive. Sorry about the last minute turn signal to go shoot it guys.
I should have known better.  


Golden Pig at the Green Banks site.






The Science center/HQ for Green Banks tourists.



Another shot of the steel monster peeking up through the mountains.



Some hot chick and a couple boneheads at the camp. Great people.  


Mike knows how to travel in style. That's one comfortable rig and camp right there.  


STN's very own Happy Riding kicking back at her camp. Sarah's a total sweetheart.  


SLK50's setup, my little white and orange home, and Vulcanbill and Kim's mansion in the background.


SLK50, his incognito FJR Bandit-boy, and ChrisZRX at the bottom of Smoke Hole right before we crossed the bridge out of there.


Smoke Hole. Glad I finally got there.


And your's truly very happy I didn't crash the Connie on Smoke Hole. Gnarly road, but fun.  


Thanks for the memories and friendship folks. It really was a great trip.  

[sammyseaman]

MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE  

[ConPilot1]

My pictures are in my blog posts. Parts 1 and 2 of my ride report are done; Part 3 will be written tonight. The ride report is done.
 
http://pineappleponderings.blogspot.com/

Nice ride report Beth. Thanks. Enjoyed that thoroughly.  
And thanks again for all your hard work putting this thing together.
I'm glad for my first "big" STN meet that it was an epic one. I'll never forget this trip.  

[ConPilot1]

I found this and thought it was interesting. Gives you a perspective on how big this sucker really is.

I did not know either that the GBT is the largest moving structure on the planet.


The NRAO Green Bank Telescope :





The size of the GBT compared with US landmarks :



This was the Big Daddy down there before the new Robert Byrd 'scope was built.
This was a 90 meter dish that collapsed in 1998. That's not exactly small either.
Structure looks rather spindly compared to the new one.

Before:


After:


I would imagine that f*cked up somebody's day.  

I did not know this stuff as I didn't take the tour.

[R Doug]

After:

Is this what happened the last time someone shot off a cannon nearby?  






 

[ConPilot1]

I'd just about guarantee that rapid police showing is due to the existence of this GBT site.

They say the other big site in the Radio Free Zone is operated by the CIA/NSA and is the meat n' potatoes of
long distance intelligence gathering/monitoring.

I tell ya I saw a couple of those WVA State Police SUV's flying down the road in front of Boyer.

They looked like some pretty stealthy high-tech rigs. Not typical for your VERY small town remote mountain podunks.

I am very sure the US Gov't has a close eye on this thing and the surrounding areas.

[Cablebandit]

Just think what you would have learned if you had taken the tour.  

[ConPilot1]

Just think what you would have learned if you had taken the tour.  

No time for tour, too busy touring.  

I'm going again down there without a doubt. Might even camp at Boyer again if it's still operating.
I'll take the tour then.