Well, it started out a very beautiful ride.
John and Rhonda Gibson, Bob Trover, Jimmy Lutz, Darwin and Mary Watts, Jerry Hughes and myself rode today. Rhonda rode in the Dodge Durango for a backup vehicle too.
Tommy Carr rode part of the way but had to be back by 5 to go to a class reunion with Alice.
The weather was great, nice and cool and just couldn't ask for better weather.
It didn't rain on us at all but there was a chance of it.
We rode to Evansville, got in some REALLY heavy traffic on the East side as we headed towards Newburg.
We stopped off in Reo for Gas, headed on down Hwy 66.
We went through Grandview... Boy that is the best name for that place.
Other towns were Troy, Tell City, Cannelton,
Rode through the Hoosier National Forest. It was just a little before there that the scenery started showing off!
It was absolutely one of the best rides I have ever been on.
I really wished I had a camera mounted to the bike to film all the places we saw today.
We stopped off in Derby at an Overlook and took a short break.
We left there still headed on Hwy 66.
Just before Dexter, in farm country, we had several 90 degree curves.
I looked in my mirrors and didn't see Jerry, Jimmy Lutz or Rhonda...
I honked at John but by then, he had already noticed something was wrong too.
We pulled off at an intersection at Dexter and John was trying to call Rhonda on the cell phone. Signal was terrible.
We weren't sure what happened but we knew we needed to go back. Darwin went ahead to try to catch up with Bob to get him to wait.
About that time, a woman in an SUV pulled up and said there had been a wreck. One of our bikes had went off in a ditch.
We high tailed it back to the scene.
There was Jerry down in the ditch walking around. He wasn't hurt. just shook up and muddy from head to toe.
The bike was Ok except for being covered in mud, a broken saddle bag and the tail light assembly bent.
Apparently, Jerry hit some mud that was on the road from a tractor from the wet fields. There was mud on several places along that road.
He said he hit that slick spot and just went down in the ditch. Had the ditch been dry, he might have been able to ride into the corn field and not drop it. (his thoughts).
I've done the same thing!
This is the rut in the ditch that Jerry left behind.
This is the complete path he took. Right behind where James Lutz is standing is where the bike ended up facing the opposite direction.
Just about that time, a guy (Also named Jerry)(Flamion was his last name) stopped in a pickup truck and checked on us.
We asked him if he had a rope and he did. So we tied the rope to his bumper and three of us got the bike pulled out of the ditch.
Here is Jerry standing by his bike.
This is the map of where Jerry Wrecked. See the "A" at the top....
The good Samaritan, Jerry, told us to follow him home (about 5 miles down the side road) and we could wash off all the mud.
It was a miracle he wasn't hurt and the bike (after a couple of tries) cranked up.
We all rode to the guys house and his whole family was wondering what in the world was going on with all these bikes pulling in their drive.
It took almost what seemed an hour to get the bike cleaned up.
Above is the bike after the clean up with a hose.
THEN, the family went in and brought Jerry out a pair of pants and a t-shirt to wear!
After Jerry got changed, we headed on to The Overlook.
All I can say is WOW. What a day!
The Overlook was good. I'd recommend getting there before 2 PM .
You could tell the Meatloaf I had was several hours old and starting to get tough.
It was still good. Can't say Its the best I ever had though. Cracker Barrel was better in my opinion.
However, the Blackberry cobbler was excellent!
But, The overlook is mostly about Atmosphere. It is a very nice place.
Great views of the Ohio River.
We rode on over to Corydon via Hwy 62. Took Hwy 135 South to the Ohio River Bridge to Brandenburg.
Took Hwy 79 to Irvington. We went south to Rough River Dam area. Stopping off at Cave Spring for a short break at a campground.
Got run off by a volunteer security guard on a moped..........nuff said...
Took 79 South to Caneyville, West on Hwy 62 through Horse Branch, Rosine, Beaver Dam area.
Rode through McHenry, Rockpory and Central City.
Stopped in Greenville to get a drink at Sonic.
Left there and rode 62 to Nortonville and then 41 back to Madisonville.
WOW.
Based on Google maps, It is over 318 miles.....
John and Rhonda Gibson, Bob Trover, Jimmy Lutz, Darwin and Mary Watts, Jerry Hughes and myself rode today. Rhonda rode in the Dodge Durango for a backup vehicle too.
Tommy Carr rode part of the way but had to be back by 5 to go to a class reunion with Alice.
The weather was great, nice and cool and just couldn't ask for better weather.
It didn't rain on us at all but there was a chance of it.
We rode to Evansville, got in some REALLY heavy traffic on the East side as we headed towards Newburg.
We stopped off in Reo for Gas, headed on down Hwy 66.
We went through Grandview... Boy that is the best name for that place.
Other towns were Troy, Tell City, Cannelton,
Rode through the Hoosier National Forest. It was just a little before there that the scenery started showing off!
It was absolutely one of the best rides I have ever been on.
I really wished I had a camera mounted to the bike to film all the places we saw today.
We stopped off in Derby at an Overlook and took a short break.
We left there still headed on Hwy 66.
Just before Dexter, in farm country, we had several 90 degree curves.
I looked in my mirrors and didn't see Jerry, Jimmy Lutz or Rhonda...
I honked at John but by then, he had already noticed something was wrong too.
We pulled off at an intersection at Dexter and John was trying to call Rhonda on the cell phone. Signal was terrible.
We weren't sure what happened but we knew we needed to go back. Darwin went ahead to try to catch up with Bob to get him to wait.
About that time, a woman in an SUV pulled up and said there had been a wreck. One of our bikes had went off in a ditch.
We high tailed it back to the scene.
There was Jerry down in the ditch walking around. He wasn't hurt. just shook up and muddy from head to toe.
The bike was Ok except for being covered in mud, a broken saddle bag and the tail light assembly bent.
Apparently, Jerry hit some mud that was on the road from a tractor from the wet fields. There was mud on several places along that road.
He said he hit that slick spot and just went down in the ditch. Had the ditch been dry, he might have been able to ride into the corn field and not drop it. (his thoughts).
I've done the same thing!
This is the rut in the ditch that Jerry left behind.
This is the complete path he took. Right behind where James Lutz is standing is where the bike ended up facing the opposite direction.
Just about that time, a guy (Also named Jerry)(Flamion was his last name) stopped in a pickup truck and checked on us.
We asked him if he had a rope and he did. So we tied the rope to his bumper and three of us got the bike pulled out of the ditch.
Here is Jerry standing by his bike.
This is the map of where Jerry Wrecked. See the "A" at the top....
The good Samaritan, Jerry, told us to follow him home (about 5 miles down the side road) and we could wash off all the mud.
It was a miracle he wasn't hurt and the bike (after a couple of tries) cranked up.
We all rode to the guys house and his whole family was wondering what in the world was going on with all these bikes pulling in their drive.
It took almost what seemed an hour to get the bike cleaned up.
Above is the bike after the clean up with a hose.
THEN, the family went in and brought Jerry out a pair of pants and a t-shirt to wear!
After Jerry got changed, we headed on to The Overlook.
All I can say is WOW. What a day!
The Overlook was good. I'd recommend getting there before 2 PM .
You could tell the Meatloaf I had was several hours old and starting to get tough.
It was still good. Can't say Its the best I ever had though. Cracker Barrel was better in my opinion.
However, the Blackberry cobbler was excellent!
But, The overlook is mostly about Atmosphere. It is a very nice place.
Great views of the Ohio River.
We rode on over to Corydon via Hwy 62. Took Hwy 135 South to the Ohio River Bridge to Brandenburg.
Took Hwy 79 to Irvington. We went south to Rough River Dam area. Stopping off at Cave Spring for a short break at a campground.
Got run off by a volunteer security guard on a moped..........nuff said...
Took 79 South to Caneyville, West on Hwy 62 through Horse Branch, Rosine, Beaver Dam area.
Rode through McHenry, Rockpory and Central City.
Stopped in Greenville to get a drink at Sonic.
Left there and rode 62 to Nortonville and then 41 back to Madisonville.
WOW.
Based on Google maps, It is over 318 miles.....
1 comment:
What a great story, what a great Samaritan, what a miracle that he was not hurt. You all stay safe. I was always told that I could only one crash only once per season.
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