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Well after purchasing my 04' VFR in late January and lurking for nearly 5 month I feel as if it is time to post. I'll introduce myself in the intro forum, but here is a short ride I put in today after work.
Commuting to work is good and all, but in Evansville, Indiana there are a total of two curves. After work today I decided to take a quick trip to some real roads. I quickly changed after work and hit the road around 4:50pm. I got on SR 66 West heading for Troy, IN. SR 66 is pretty boring until you get into the Hoosier National Forest, but today's ride needed to be quick because I didn't want to ride in the dark for too long. I decided to head north at Troy, up to St. Meinrad.
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545 was decent fun, and the country roads were very tight and twisty. However, the small country roads had a very rough surface that didn't inspire too much confidence. Along the way I stopped at this historic bridge on Huffman's Mill Rd.
It was pretty neat, but there was a lot of lame graffiti inside. These Indiana kids need to learn how to spray art (and not on something historic). I really don't care how "bad" they think they are.
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I then headed towards St. Meinrad, which is both the name of the town and the Monastery.
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This place sat above the whole town up on this hill. My arrival was timed perfect, and I had amazing light for some photographs with the sun setting on the Monastery. You can even see the moon rising in this picture.
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The ride home was just as much fun. There were quite a few insects along the Ohio river, but a little extra cleaning never hurt anyone. Overall I'd rate this trip as a B. The scenery was excellent, but the roads didn't meet my expectations. Those roads out in the boonies get neglected.
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif) Here's to actually participating in the forum, and not just lurking.
Mike
Well after purchasing my 04' VFR in late January and lurking for nearly 5 month I feel as if it is time to post. I'll introduce myself in the intro forum, but here is a short ride I put in today after work.
Commuting to work is good and all, but in Evansville, Indiana there are a total of two curves. After work today I decided to take a quick trip to some real roads. I quickly changed after work and hit the road around 4:50pm. I got on SR 66 West heading for Troy, IN. SR 66 is pretty boring until you get into the Hoosier National Forest, but today's ride needed to be quick because I didn't want to ride in the dark for too long. I decided to head north at Troy, up to St. Meinrad.
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545 was decent fun, and the country roads were very tight and twisty. However, the small country roads had a very rough surface that didn't inspire too much confidence. Along the way I stopped at this historic bridge on Huffman's Mill Rd.
It was pretty neat, but there was a lot of lame graffiti inside. These Indiana kids need to learn how to spray art (and not on something historic). I really don't care how "bad" they think they are.
(IMG:http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2402/2422653732_c1e3041e1e_b.jpg)
I then headed towards St. Meinrad, which is both the name of the town and the Monastery.
(IMG:http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3268/2422552500_afe248a076_b.jpg)
(IMG:http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2002/2422551760_47ecd18392_b.jpg)
This place sat above the whole town up on this hill. My arrival was timed perfect, and I had amazing light for some photographs with the sun setting on the Monastery. You can even see the moon rising in this picture.
(IMG:http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3217/2422553940_01f8e49e8e_b.jpg)
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The ride home was just as much fun. There were quite a few insects along the Ohio river, but a little extra cleaning never hurt anyone. Overall I'd rate this trip as a B. The scenery was excellent, but the roads didn't meet my expectations. Those roads out in the boonies get neglected.
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif) Here's to actually participating in the forum, and not just lurking.
Mike