Get Acquainted Ride to Waterloo
Overcast, cool and windy was the weather report from most riders arriving at the Pittsburg shop this morning. The May Get Acquainted Ride brought out the sweatshirts and winter gloves. But a strange thing happened while we waited to stage up: The sun came out and it began to warm up. After grabbing cookies and coffee generously provided by Devil Mountain staff, we staged our 11 bikes and made our way down Leland for our routine Railroad Avenue entrance onto Highway 4. Making our way over to the Antioch Bridge we took Highway 160 to the toll booth. We had a math genius this time and sped through the gate and out onto the span. That’s where we discovered how windy it had become this morning. Down on Highway 160, we bobbed and weaved over to Highway 12 and took a right turn on our way to Waterloo. Passing under I-5 we took a quick right and left into our “gas and get aquainted stop”. Then following a series of back roads expertly arranged by Darcy, we made our way to a great roadside restaurant and bar for lunch.
BBQ steak, ribs, burgers and club sandwiches with sides of pesto-pasta, spaghetti, potato salad or salad, were consumed in mass quantities. It must have been good since the place got pretty quiet for awhile. The proprietor was able to accommodate all of us in our own room and service was swift.
After lunch, most of us continued on into Stockton to the Weber Point Event Center to view the Vietnam War Memorial “Moving Wall”. A scale presentation of the War Memorial in Washington DC, it was a very powerful exhibit viewed by a lot of people. The names of over 58,000 service people were being read over the PA system while we were there. This is worth seeing if you have the opportunity.
We hit the road and took Highway 4 through the Delta back home. It was a great day with new and old faces. The sun was shining, the temperature was perfect, and another fine ride was logged into the Chapter books.
See you all next time…
Overcast, cool and windy was the weather report from most riders arriving at the Pittsburg shop this morning. The May Get Acquainted Ride brought out the sweatshirts and winter gloves. But a strange thing happened while we waited to stage up: The sun came out and it began to warm up. After grabbing cookies and coffee generously provided by Devil Mountain staff, we staged our 11 bikes and made our way down Leland for our routine Railroad Avenue entrance onto Highway 4. Making our way over to the Antioch Bridge we took Highway 160 to the toll booth. We had a math genius this time and sped through the gate and out onto the span. That’s where we discovered how windy it had become this morning. Down on Highway 160, we bobbed and weaved over to Highway 12 and took a right turn on our way to Waterloo. Passing under I-5 we took a quick right and left into our “gas and get aquainted stop”. Then following a series of back roads expertly arranged by Darcy, we made our way to a great roadside restaurant and bar for lunch.
BBQ steak, ribs, burgers and club sandwiches with sides of pesto-pasta, spaghetti, potato salad or salad, were consumed in mass quantities. It must have been good since the place got pretty quiet for awhile. The proprietor was able to accommodate all of us in our own room and service was swift.
After lunch, most of us continued on into Stockton to the Weber Point Event Center to view the Vietnam War Memorial “Moving Wall”. A scale presentation of the War Memorial in Washington DC, it was a very powerful exhibit viewed by a lot of people. The names of over 58,000 service people were being read over the PA system while we were there. This is worth seeing if you have the opportunity.
We hit the road and took Highway 4 through the Delta back home. It was a great day with new and old faces. The sun was shining, the temperature was perfect, and another fine ride was logged into the Chapter books.
See you all next time…
