Kawasaki Concours Forum
Riding => Rides and Stories => Topic started by: Spackler on August 18, 2013, 07:34:35 PM
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It's been a weird year.
For a variety of reasons, I didn't get a decent 300 mile ride in until August this year. I'm trying to make up for lost time.
8/4, departed Blair County PA and headed north. First stop, Elk County, and county seat Ridgway PA.
Inspired by my old friend Tom, who has a habit of taking photos of county courthouses while riding Ohio, I snapped a few of the Elk County Courthouse.
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Big Red Parked in Ridgway
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Spoke for a few minutes with a nice guy from Ontario, who was interested in my Russell seat. Seems he just picked up a BMW 1600GT, and found that he could stand that stock beemer seat for about 45 minutes before he had to stop and stretch his legs. That'll make for a long day indeed.
Headed further north, across PA Route 6 through Kane and Mt. Jewett, and stopped at Kinzua Bridge State Park. I hadn't been there before, and was glad I made the time to stop and have a look around. It's an interesting story.
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Since 2011, you can walk across the remains of the old railroad bridge.
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If you walk on the tracks, you quickly notice that in between the railroad ties, it's a view straight down. A long way down...
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Glass viewing window at the end of the bridge
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The wreckage still rests where it landed after the tornado passed through.
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I think climbing on the bridge is probably frowned-upon, but I had to get the shot.
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After exploring Kinzua, I continued east on Route 6 to Coudersport PA, where the courthouse was so underwhelming I didn't even stop for a photo. South then on Route 872 to Sinnemahoning PA, and then down the semi-famous (kinda-sorta around here anyway) Wykoff Run Road, a winding lane-and-a-half wide road that runs from Sinnemahoning through the Quehanna Wild Area.
Stopped along Wykoff Run to snap a photo of a small waterfall.
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And found this guy on the way back to the bike.
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He was dead, unfortunately or fortunately, depending on how you feel about snakes. Probably hit by a car, and managed to slither up on the rock before curling up to die.
It was a magic day, everything just felt right and the weather was perfect. Hoping for more days like that before the weather turns cold.