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[MikeB60]

Looks good!

[roadscholar]

43 minutes ago, wbw6cos said:

Lunch time at Cornucopia Restaurant in Cashiers.  Club sammich and Chocolate Buttermilk Pie.  Cheers!

 

 

 

I'd steer clear of the Parkway, it's snowing in Maggie Valley right now : )

 

edit, looks like it’s headed towards Highlands too (from the SW), might want to get off the Plateau ASAP.

[wbw6cos]

Thanks Bill.  We hit snow above Clayton, which started as light flurries.  However, on in to Highlands, there was accumualtion on trees, grass, and elevated surfaces.   Wet roads.  I did not think anyone would have believed it, but my camera was acting up and did not capture the blizzard-like conditions.   Temp dropped as low as 30 F.  Spring time?    As Lowndes said, they are on a different calendar than N. GA.   

[roadscholar]

That extra 2000' makes all the difference. One time late Oct I left here at 5pm it was low 90's, 6 hours later in Highlands high 30's would get your attention in shorts and a t-shirt : )

 

Glad it wasn't enough to stick on the roads.  

[BamaJohn]

18 hours ago, wbw6cos said:

Lunch time at Cornucopia Restaurant in Cashiers.  Club sammich and Chocolate Buttermilk Pie.  Cheers!

 

 

Wow...real "silverware"!  Too much plastic stuff lately...

[wbw6cos]

It was $25 for that meal, so I guess they were necessary.     My leftovers became another meal, so I am back on skid row again.  

[TEWKS]

Hey, at least your skid row is eating your own leftovers.  I’ll scrap for whatever comes home in the doggie bag. Ya, the look I get from the dogs….

[wbw6cos]

I usually get to enjoy Laura's 1/2 meal that she could not eat.  This time around, she got to enjoy mine.  Mmmm, bacon!  

[Bernie]

Breakfast stop in Florida. Finger food 

[roadscholar]

A little cruise down the coast today.

 

[roadscholar]

Earlier in the parking lot tonight,, strange bedfellows but we all get along surprisingly well : )

 

 

Jim rode his Ultra, I’ve heard about it but never seen it, nice!

 

 

Tom was on his new GS, gorgeous..

 

 

And Nick just put a Wings exhaust on the 1290, best sounding motorcycle ever.

 

 

 

[BamaJohn]

4 hours ago, roadscholar said:

Earlier in the parking lot tonight,, strange bedfellows but we all get along surprisingly well : )

 

 

Jim rode his Ultra, I’ve heard about it but never seen it, nice!

 

 

Tom was on his new GS, gorgeous..

 

 

And Nick just put a Wings exhaust on the 1290, best sounding motorcycle ever.

 

 

 

Were you guys getting pizza or a massage......?  

[roadscholar]

I figured it was coming, just wasn’t sure who..  

[John Ranalletta]

20 minutes ago, roadscholar said:

I figured it was coming, just wasn’t sure who..  

 

See Robert Kraft?

[roadscholar]

48 minutes ago, John Ranalletta said:

 

See Robert Kraft?

 

Actually yeah and a bit odd, ordered a large anchovies to go, he and Malcolm rode in on their Wings  : )

[9Mary7]

5 hours ago, BamaJohn said:

Were you guys getting pizza or a massage......?  

I figured the correct answer is "Yes"........

[BrianT]

15 hours ago, 9Mary7 said:

I figured the correct answer is "Yes"........

Exactly.  Why can't it be both?  Ride, rub and grub.  

[TEWKS]

4 hours ago, BrianT said:

Exactly.  Why can't it be both?  Ride, rub and grub.  

Being a GS rider,  you could add in one. Ride, scrub, rub and grub. 

[TEWKS]

And here’s to you, Mrs Robinson.  
 

[TEWKS]

 

 

 

[BamaJohn]

7 minutes ago, TEWKS said:

 

 

 

Drive safe, Pat!   See ya soon.

[Bernie]

9 minutes ago, TEWKS said:

 

 

 

I wonder which 2 bikes he is bringing to START 2022?

[TEWKS]

My GS and a sleepy Tiger. Yup, double straps for her. 

 

 

[taylor1]

Our Amaryllises in bloom. Happy Easter 

[TEWKS]

My kid is at his first wildland fire. A couple acres.  And yes, I realize the west coast guys send out their kindergartners on anything under five acres! 

 

[ESokoloff]

Less then 5 miles from home https://abc7.com/wildlife-crossing-101-freeway-bridge-groundbreaking/11779405/

Traffic will be a bear while it’s being constructed  but hopefully it will save many a bear. 
Fortunately my commute is opposite heavy flow & starts earlier then mosts.  
There’s been talk of implementing this for the better half of the 31 yrs we’ve lived here. 
Hard to believe it’s finally happening. 

[TEWKS]

^ Nice but man, that’s expensive. Back East we just teach the wildlife to read.  They handle it from there. 

[ESokoloff]

1 hour ago, TEWKS said:

^ Nice but man, that’s expensive. Back East we just teach the wildlife to read.  They handle it from there. 

I Don’t know?

Maybe Pumas & Bears aren't as smart as Moose or maybe a 10 lane busy obstacle corse is too much of a challenge?

Acord to the report much of the money came from sources other then tax payers.  
 

Back in 2006 there were 3 bear incidents https://www.theacorn.com/articles/we-cant-bear-it-more-sightings-occur/ so I see the need for this project. 
 

Here’s a few images of the site a few years ago.

[roadscholar]

We’ve had that problem for years with black bears, they migrate back and forth along a corridor between N. and central Fla. I’ve spent a lot of time in the center of the state and have seen many crossing the roads or out in the forests while riding/driving off-road. They finally built a tunnel under Hwy 46 to funnel them safely to the other side. 

 

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-09-05-mn-40816-story.html

 

[ESokoloff]

Speaking of Bears.......

 

https://portal.clubrunner.ca/1969/stories/just-for-laughs-1   

[TEWKS]

Went back in time and looked at some wheels!  Just met up with John and Dave at the Creekside.  And Heintooga is closed! 

[taylor1]

Hey Pat, your looking a little svelte since the last time I saw you. Not nearly as good as that panhead  though    

[TEWKS]

Nope, I was sucking it in for the picture.  

[LBump]

Great Dinner

[TEWKS]

Pop’s for breakfast this morning! 

 

[Indy Dave]

Great Breakfast, Great group!

[roadscholar]

Picked up the Z3 after getting some new Bilsteins today, drives like a sportscar again.

 

[wbw6cos]

[TEWKS]

^ Broken or resting? 

[wbw6cos]

*no comment*

 

 

 

Spoiler

 

 

[roadscholar]

Sunday drive.

 

 

 

 

 

[roadscholar]

and a cool old place neither of us had been since about the 80's.

 

 

 

[roadscholar]

 

[LBump]

2 hours ago, roadscholar said:

 

 

 

Nice set-up... 

Hope to see Bill on the Hills of Colorado, but when.... 

[roadscholar]

2 hours ago, LBump said:

 

 

Nice set-up... 

Hope to see Bill on the Hills of Colorado, but when.... 

 

Me too Larry, hopefully sometime during Summer or Fall, LMK if you're headed that way.

 

 

 

That AJP is a really cool bike and has some high quality hardware, made in Portugal. I'd never seen one before, it’s got the old Husqvarna 630 motor (pre BMW) which was/is a great engine.

 

 

 

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/bike-reviews/ajp/pr7-650-adventure/2019/  

 

 

 

[BamaJohn]

On 4/26/2022 at 7:24 AM, TEWKS said:

Pop’s for breakfast this morning! 

 

What a fine-looking crew that is, but the guy on the GS is missing!

[BamaJohn]

On 4/30/2022 at 12:42 PM, wbw6cos said:

HMMMMM, wearing hi-viz to go whizz in the woods?   

[TEWKS]

2 hours ago, BamaJohn said:

What a fine-looking crew that is, but the guy on the GS is missing!

John, next time I’m going to pack this little guy! 

[John Ranalletta]

2 hours ago, BamaJohn said:

HMMMMM, wearing hi-viz to go whizz in the woods?   

 

I added to the watershed myself on Saturday. 

[TEWKS]

4 hours ago, John Ranalletta said:

 

I added to the watershed myself on Saturday. 

Why….on the middle of a secluded mountain road, deep in the Georgia woods, ya nature calls, then six SUV’s and a pickup truck with a hunting dog in the back comes rolling by?