2015 Ride: Tail of The Dragon, Shenandoah, Flight 93 Memorial, Que Creek Memorial, York Factory Tour
2015 Ride to the Tail of the Dragon, Smokey Mountains, Shenandoah Mountains, Flight 93 Memorial, Que Creek Mine Memorial, and York Factory Tour. Our plan was to meet in Kentucky. It was May 2015. This trip started on Memorial Day, the day after Rolling Thunder in Washington DC. I got about five miles from my house and started to see groups of bikes and their patriotic riders on the highway. I found myself riding up behind the groups and staying behind them for miles before they exited or I exited. For me it was a neat feeling to see all the men and women riding bikes and sharing the interest of riding. It was Memorial Day Weekend and I imagine most of us rode to show respect for the fallen servicemen and women. Memorial Day Weekend is truly a good day to ride and meet new people and share stories. I rode route 3 to route 20 through the civil war battlefields in Virginia. It was early in the morning; the sun had just rose showing light rays through th...