Well it turned out to be an interesting day. It had good points and some bad. Although we had a couple of no shows and some cancellations, we still ended up with 12 riders today. It was nice to meet a couple of members I hadn’t met or ridden with before, Don (Lylesdo) & Joe (Toofless). Hope to ride again with you two. As we rode up the mountain on Rt 211, we ran across the top and down the other side to a nice country type restaurant (Brookside Restaurant) where we usually stop and get a bite to eat before our trek on Skyline. After we ate and headed back up the mountain to jump on Skyline Drive, 9 of us made it and we were missing 3. Turned out they got separated from the group and missed the turn onto Skyline Drive and for whatever reason headed back down the mountain. We waited for them and even sent Kevin down the mountain on his crotch rocket to see if he could catch them. He didn’t. I talked with the 3 MIA’s this evening and all made it back safely. Anyway, the ride was cut short, but I still enjoyed meeting the new faces and the lunch on the mountain.

"It's a hundred and six miles to Chicago, we've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses."