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My Franklin And Moore Counties Vfr Ride...july 06


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Well after purchasing my new Black 06 VFR on May 5th, 2006, riding it for ten days at the Honda Hoot, joining VFRD on May 26th, 2006, I decided to go on a photo-shooting session in July. I loaded up my trusty brand new digital camera, knowing that some day, some how, I would post some pics on VFRD. Little did I realize how much time would elapse before I acquired the skill.

My Wife got called to her store to fill in for a "missing-in-action" employee (not exactly a rare occurance). I decided to spend the day photographing my beautiful VFR and some of the landmarks of my local stomping grounds. First stop was the Krystal for coffee and breakfast, with the adjoining store fulfilling my fuel, water, snacks, and lunch-on-the-road needs.

Off I headed with the sun not up yet. A quick blast out some well-known back roads to 4-lane Hwy 64. 4-lanes are generally not my favorite "cup-a-tea", but one spot there lets you watch the sun come up over the mountains in all it's splendid Southern Glory. I parked and waited, as more "Krystal-coffee-to-go" trickled down my throat.....Ah, at last..........

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Well, after sitting until the sun was fully up and the coffee gone, I headed for Monteagle Mountain...my favorite riding mecca in skuuterland. I blasted up the Pelham side (a place to be made famous on Skuuter Crawls the next year in 07), zipping through Monteagle and out to the old, closed Monteagle Inn for a quick photo shoot of "my baby"..........

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Now a quick right onto the soon to turn to gravel road to Green's View. Stopping in the gravel parking lot, I walk to the edge to shoot some pics of what is, on a clear day, a magnificent view of seven Tennessee counties..........

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Well, on through downtown Sewanee, which is pretty much made up of The University of the South. I stop at some of the main halls and Chapel for some more pictures..........

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Next stop is the Memorial Cross, a monument in honor of Franklin County soldiers that gave their lives in past wars, dating back to the Civil War. This cross is 60ft. tall and looks out over another spectacular valley view of Franklin County..........

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Back out onto Hwy 41-A and a quick left onto Hwy 56 toward Sherwood. Today's ride will end much sooner though at the massive Templeton Library, complete with a life-size, painted statue of the philanthropist himself, and an overlook of his favorite spot in Franklin County..........

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From here, it is on the backroads through the valleys into the town of Lynchburg...home to Jack Daniels Distillery, and nestled in the "dry" county called Moore. It has a quaint, old-style, original square that is the very frequent hang-out of thousands of Motorcyclists year round..........

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Well, off to the gates at Jack Daniels..........

Well, mid-afternoon, and my "lunch-to-go" is calling from the GIVI box. Off to Tims Ford State Park to rest, eat, and reflect on how lucky I am to be able to live and ride in such a beautiful place..........

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Lunch over, a little "railing" of some of my favorite country twisties, and it's onto the Winchester Square to shoot some picks of a War Memorial on the square that I drew the soldiers for..........

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close up...I only did the soldiers..........

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Now I head for the Estill Springs Park for a few more photos of my bike with Tims Ford Lake as a backdrop..........

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Well, another riding day in the "old guy's" life. Motorcycles are the best way to experience life....period...LIFE IS GOOD... :thumbsup:

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HispanicSlammer

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hey there it is! I set it to publish! it will be a draft unitl you set it to publish so you can polish it up to how you like, also I suggest you set your charactor count to 400 so you can see just a snip of each entry on the blog homepage - assuming you really start using this thing as much as you use the forum! You can click on my blog to see what I mean.

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skuuter

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hey there it is! I set it to publish! it will be a draft unitl you set it to publish so you can polish it up to how you like, also I suggest you set your charactor count to 400 so you can see just a snip of each entry on the blog homepage - assuming you really start using this thing as much as you use the forum! You can click on my blog to see what I mean.

I think I did the "publish" and "400 character count" right. Yeah, I'm planning on using it a lot....... :thumbsup:

V4 Rosso

Posted

That is a sweet ride you (had) got there. Why did you get rid of the VFR?

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skuuter

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That is a sweet ride you (had) got there. Why did you get rid of the VFR?

Was planning on just having one motorcycle that would do it all (WHAT WAS I THINKING...... :tongue: )...wasn't quite as 2-up comfy as I hoped.......... :fing02:

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