Originally posted April 16, 2011
Do you have a hankering for some great open pit Barb-Q? (http://forum.cog-online.org/Smileys/FantasticSmileys/103.gif) No not the backyard kind!
The type worth riding a few hours to get to.
(http://inlinethumb06.webshots.com/47877/2637317880102652906S600x600Q85.jpg) (https://fbcdn-profile-a.akamaihd.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/41789_142030145807593_1222_n.jpg)
Then come join us on this Ride to Eat . . . or meet us at Kundlas in Hamlin, PA.
This is going to be my start to Team Strange's Smoke Chasing AMA Grand Tour (http://www.smokechasing.com/) rides this summer. May be you will be inspired to join this Ultimate Ridin' & BBQ Eatin' Grand Tour. (http://www.smokechasing.com/index_files/image001.jpg) (http://www.smokechasing.com/)
Be sure to sign up in advance at the Smoke Chasing Grand Tour (http://www.smokechasing.com/) site so you can get credit for this visit to Kundlas.
We'll be meeting at 9 AM at the McDonalds, on Route 17 South in Mahwah, NJ. Sidestands will go up at 9:30 for a 3.5 hour ride of some of the best roads North Jersey and the Poconos have to offer on our way to a delicious lunch. Official details & registration. (http://www.cog-online.org/clubportal/EventDisplayNew.cfm?clubID=1328&EventID=134712&mo=5&tDate={d%20%272011-05-19%27})
Click on the map below for a bigger map of the starting point.
(http://maps.google.com/maps/api/staticmap?size=300x300&maptype=roadmap&sensor=false&markers=color:red%7C41.097773,-74.160362&client=google-maps-sharing&signature=QcEgBhNN8MjihTebcOpoZghNXH0=) (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Mcdonald%27s,+Mahwah,+150+State+Rt+17,+NJ&aq=&sll=41.098402,-74.15926&sspn=0.007374,0.013797&g=NJ-5,+Mahwah,+150+State+Rt+17,+NJ&ie=UTF8&hq=Mcdonald%27s,+Mahwah,+150+State+Rt+17,&hnear=New+Jersey&ll=41.078316,-74.077034&spn=0.111543,0.351562&z=12&cid=14315967571781026097&iwloc=A)
A GPS route file will be available for download and route sheets will be provided to anyone who asks me in advance to bring one for them. Hope to see you there.
(http://thumb6.webshots.net/t/87/87/1/66/55/2344166550102652906RLSYxz_th.jpg)
Now please excuse me. I have to go exercise (http://forum.cog-online.org/Smileys/FantasticSmileys/character0029.gif) to lose 20 lbs before the ride so I can fit into my riding gear. :(