jcabiles wrote:Virginia is rich in history starting from our Colonial beginnings, war for independence, Civil War to present day. Did you also know that eight presidents were born in Virginia; three just East of Fredericksburg, two SE of Richmond and three in the vicinity of Charlottesville.
I have always thought that visiting each of these presidential birthplaces would make an interesting ride, but schedule conflicts and weather has prevented me from making it happen. This year I am going to make it happen. Ideally I would like to do the ride on President’s Day Weekend. Because the locations are somewhat dispersed, visiting all eight in one day is a no go. It would make sense to visit them in two days with one of the days as a weather day.
If the weather the weekend of President’s Day holiday is not suitable, then I will defer it to later in Spring.
Below is the list Of Presidents and their birthplaces:
Day 1
James Monroe 4460 James Monroe Hwy, Colonial Beach
George Washington 1732 Popes Head Rd, Colonial Beach
James Madison 17200 James Madison Pkw
John Tyler 10920 John Tyler Memorial Hwy, Charles City County
William Henry Harrison 12602 Harrison Landing Rd, Charles City County
Day 2
Woodrow Wilson 20 N Coalter St, Staunton
Thomas Jefferson 2450 Richmond Rd, Charlottesville
Zachary Taylor 7350 Spotswood Trail, Barboursville
My desire is to stay off the interstates as much as possible and take scenic back roads. Day one could also include a stop at Mortons to test ride the K1600 B.
Each day would be a full day of riding to include breaks and photo ops. Some of the sites are now private residences and/or only a historical marker.
If you are interested in joining me, send me a PM.
jcabiles wrote:The date for the Day 1 ride will be Saturday April 14. Meet at Clifton 8 - 8:30 AM for coffee and ride brief. Sidestands up at 8:30.
I will post an event in Meeet Up later this week.
The Day 2 ride date will be selected for a Saturday in May.
Let me know if you are interested in a demo ride of the K1600 Bagger. I will let Mortons know of our interest.
jcabiles wrote:The long range forecast for next weekends Presidents Ride is looking good. No VA, Fredericksburg and Richmond will have clear weather in the 70’s.
Also Mortons will be having their Spring Open House. We will definitely stop by after the ride.
Just a thought what paper map are you using for the planning of this ride? I wanted to get one off Amazon or stop by a local tourist location, so the day of the ride I can copy the route.
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