Our New England Trip

cheriann · 07-30-2009, 02:29 PM

I never did post pictures from our biggest bike trip, back in June, to Maine! That trip was 9 days through 9 states and 1,900 miles.
Of course, I have a picture show, but instead of boring you with that, I'll post some pictures here

We spent some time with friends in NJ and one came along with us to CT to spend time with more friends (she rides a Vulcan 900 too)

Ah oh....her 900 will NEVER feel the same after sitting on a Nomad!

A ride through the Mohawk Trail with friends in Massachussetts!

The FAMOUS hairpin turn!!!

High altitudes exhaust me!!!

The view

The view from The Golden Eagle restaurant, right at the hairpin turn!

At dinner with friends our last night in CT

cheriann · 07-30-2009, 02:36 PM

Gas up the next morning and hit the road!

Before getting out of CT, my battery problems started!

More battery problems!

We were ALWAYS having to pull over and change into rain gear!

We went as far as Portland and stopped for the night

Some sights in Maine

Shopping in Freeport!!!!

What's a visit to Maine without lobster?!

cheriann · 07-30-2009, 02:40 PM

After a few days in Maine, we headed to Lanconia, New Hampshire to check out Bike Week

A stop for motels guides and maps

We stayed at a Super 8 and they let us wash our bikes

Weirs Beach!!!!

Chaz test rode a Can-Am

chainsaw · 07-30-2009, 02:41 PM

This is what it's all about. Makes me want to pack up and go.

**ringadingh** · 07-30-2009, 02:46 PM

You sure did see a lot of stuff by the looks of the pics.

**cnc** · 07-30-2009, 02:49 PM

Nice pics, looked like quite the trip. For the first few pics It looked like you had the same weather we did when we went to Cape Breton. Rain cloudy then rain a little sun then rain never two good days in a row. looks by the latter part of your pics you had fine weather.

macmac · 07-30-2009, 02:54 PM

You went to Laconia and didn't stop by? I live 25 miles from the Looney Bin Bar to my door! That is up by Fun Spot! I can tell you went on Rt 11 by the lake on the south side...(place your hubby is on that yellow thing)

Could have had a night with no fee in a bed with your hubby and washed anything you wanted too.

Laconia is never like what you saw this year.. Most of the time you are lucky to park any bike...

From where you took pics of each other at the depot there is Mtns in the back ground i live there...

I can track your trail from Somersworth NH to either Rt 108 or the Spaulding aka Rt 16 to Rt 11 west passing the lake to the weirs..

I hope you went North from there up Rt 3 to atleast Rt 112..

fish · 07-30-2009, 03:19 PM

What kind of a camera set-up do you use to take pics on the move?

cheriann · 07-31-2009, 04:38 AM

Before leaving Lanconia, we had to mail a box of stuff home to ourselves!!! We bought too much!!! LOL

The weather held for our few days in New Hampshire, but once we started heading home....WHOA!

We finally had to stop for the night in CT

We rode over that HUGE bridge in New York that goes into New Jersey

A bridge in New Jersey

Lots of big highways!

Oh, and I forgot to add....in Maine we had to do laundry!!

Back home in Maryland!

cheriann · 07-31-2009, 05:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by "CHAINSAW"

This is what it's all about. Makes me want to pack up and go.

After this trip, we did the bike trip to TN and yet I STILL want to pack up the bike and go somewhere again!!!! You're right....THIS is what biking is all about!!!

cheriann · 07-31-2009, 05:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ringadingh

You sure did see a lot of stuff by the looks of the pics.

We sure did! We saw plenty more that I didn't even post pictures of....I feel so blessed to have been able to make so many trips this year right beside my husband and best friend in life!!!!!

cheriann · 07-31-2009, 05:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cnc

Nice pics, looked like quite the trip. For the first few pics It looked like you had the same weather we did when we went to Cape Breton. Rain cloudy then rain a little sun then rain never two good days in a row. looks by the latter part of your pics you had fine weather.

Thank you!

After reading your comment, it reminded me that I needed to post some of the trip home....it was POURING BUCKETS of rain on us for the trip home :'( I kept asking Chaz over and over again.....why don't they make windshield wipers for bikes?!!!! If I look through the windshield, I can't see....if I look over the windshield, the rain hits my helmet shield and I can't see ::)

cheriann · 07-31-2009, 06:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by macmac

You went to Laconia and didn't stop by? I live 25 miles from the Looney Bin Bar to my door! That is up by Fun Spot! I can tell you went on Rt 11 by the lake on the south side...(place your hubby is on that yellow thing)

Could have had a night with no fee in a bed with your hubby and washed anything you wanted too.

Laconia is never like what you saw this year.. Most of the time you are lucky to park any bike...

From where you took pics of each other at the depot there is Mtns in the back ground i live there...

I can track your trail from Somersworth NH to either Rt 108 or the Spaulding aka Rt 16 to Rt 11 west passing the lake to the weirs..

I hope you went North from there up Rt 3 to atleast Rt 112..

OH NO!!!!

I am just SICK that I had forgotten you lived in the area!!!! It would have been SO AWESOME to have been able to meet you and your family!!!! SHUCKS!!!!!! :'(

Thank you SO much for offer of staying at your house too!!! Chaz and I hit ALL those New England states except one.....we never made it into Vermont!!!! :( So, we are planning another ride that way again someday soon. I'll let you kn ow when we are coming through your state so we can meet!!!!

Oh, hubby will have to chime in on the routes we took....he had the GPS and I just followed!

cheriann · 07-31-2009, 06:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fish

What kind of a camera set-up do you use to take pics on the move?

You won't believe this, but I take all my pictures free-hand!!!!
I just use my left hand and click!!! I do have a camera mount on my handlebars. I find that the only time I use that is for recording on twisty roads....for instance, when we rode the Tail of the Dragon, I recorded that!!!

PS - On ALL our travels, we STILL had people LOVING the thermometer on our windshields!!!!!

damark115 · 07-31-2009, 01:47 PM

Glad you enjoyed our neck of the woods. I am an hour south of Laconia in the NE corner of Taxachusetts.
I frequently ride NH and Maine. Never south, not yet anyway. Vermont is good ridin also.
I,ve done the hairpin turn on bike and in a large truck.

Hope to meet up some day.
Mark

07-30-2009, 02:29 PM	#1
cheriann Sr. Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 1,250	Our New England Trip I never did post pictures from our biggest bike trip, back in June, to Maine! That trip was 9 days through 9 states and 1,900 miles. Of course, I have a picture show, but instead of boring you with that, I'll post some pictures here We spent some time with friends in NJ and one came along with us to CT to spend time with more friends (she rides a Vulcan 900 too) Ah oh....her 900 will NEVER feel the same after sitting on a Nomad! A ride through the Mohawk Trail with friends in Massachussetts! The FAMOUS hairpin turn!!! High altitudes exhaust me!!! The view The view from The Golden Eagle restaurant, right at the hairpin turn! At dinner with friends our last night in CT __________________ Cheri Ann 2012 Vulcan Vaquero VBA #2069 Login or Register to Remove Ads
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07-30-2009, 02:36 PM	#2
cheriann Sr. Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 1,250	Our New England Trip Gas up the next morning and hit the road! Before getting out of CT, my battery problems started! More battery problems! We were ALWAYS having to pull over and change into rain gear! We went as far as Portland and stopped for the night Some sights in Maine Shopping in Freeport!!!! What's a visit to Maine without lobster?! __________________ Cheri Ann 2012 Vulcan Vaquero VBA #2069
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07-30-2009, 02:40 PM	#3
cheriann Sr. Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 1,250	Our New England Trip After a few days in Maine, we headed to Lanconia, New Hampshire to check out Bike Week A stop for motels guides and maps We stayed at a Super 8 and they let us wash our bikes Weirs Beach!!!! Chaz test rode a Can-Am __________________ Cheri Ann 2012 Vulcan Vaquero VBA #2069
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07-30-2009, 02:41 PM	#4
chainsaw Sr. Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 2,732	Our New England Trip This is what it's all about. Makes me want to pack up and go.
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07-30-2009, 02:46 PM	#5
ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	Our New England Trip You sure did see a lot of stuff by the looks of the pics. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951 Login or Register to Remove Ads
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07-30-2009, 02:49 PM	#6
cnc Join Date: May 2009 Location: Montreal QC Posts: 12,034	Our New England Trip Nice pics, looked like quite the trip. For the first few pics It looked like you had the same weather we did when we went to Cape Breton. Rain cloudy then rain a little sun then rain never two good days in a row. looks by the latter part of your pics you had fine weather. __________________ Norm Ward 2008 blue / silver nomad kawanow / VBA #01136
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07-30-2009, 02:54 PM	#7
macmac Sr. Contributor Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tamworth New Hampster 06 1600 Posts: 12,484	Our New England Trip You went to Laconia and didn't stop by? I live 25 miles from the Looney Bin Bar to my door! That is up by Fun Spot! I can tell you went on Rt 11 by the lake on the south side...(place your hubby is on that yellow thing) Could have had a night with no fee in a bed with your hubby and washed anything you wanted too. Laconia is never like what you saw this year.. Most of the time you are lucky to park any bike... From where you took pics of each other at the depot there is Mtns in the back ground i live there... I can track your trail from Somersworth NH to either Rt 108 or the Spaulding aka Rt 16 to Rt 11 west passing the lake to the weirs.. I hope you went North from there up Rt 3 to atleast Rt 112.. __________________ 06 1600 Nomad Just call me Mac molon labe come and get it
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07-30-2009, 03:19 PM	#8
fish Top Contributor Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Aquashicola Pa. Posts: 6,377	Our New England Trip What kind of a camera set-up do you use to take pics on the move? __________________ I'm not prejudice I hate everyone equally;) 08 nomad blue/silver MaryJane 74,010miles VBA #299 Her's 10 900LT 36,700 09 Bath NY. 10 Lake George NY. 11 National Maggie Valley NC. 12 Pa Wilds (Wellsboro) Pa. 14 Lincoln NH. 17 National Lake George NY.
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07-31-2009, 04:38 AM	#9
cheriann Sr. Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 1,250	Our New England Trip Before leaving Lanconia, we had to mail a box of stuff home to ourselves!!! We bought too much!!! LOL The weather held for our few days in New Hampshire, but once we started heading home....WHOA! We finally had to stop for the night in CT We rode over that HUGE bridge in New York that goes into New Jersey A bridge in New Jersey Lots of big highways! Oh, and I forgot to add....in Maine we had to do laundry!! Back home in Maryland! __________________ Cheri Ann 2012 Vulcan Vaquero VBA #2069
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07-31-2009, 01:47 PM	#15
damark115 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Methuen MA Posts: 349	Our New England Trip Glad you enjoyed our neck of the woods. I am an hour south of Laconia in the NE corner of Taxachusetts. I frequently ride NH and Maine. Never south, not yet anyway. Vermont is good ridin also. I,ve done the hairpin turn on bike and in a large truck. Hope to meet up some day. Mark
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