As many of you know, I live in Catonsville, MD and have a BMW F650CS motorcycle. My college roomate and best friend, Buzz, lives in Wooster, OH and has a Honda 750 Nighthawk. (In fact, he’s the reason that I got back into motorcycling after a 35-year layoff, but that’s another story.) So, we decided to ride West and East, respectively, and meet roughly halfway at the Summit Inn outside of Uniontown, PA. After a great couple of days riding together, I found myself at the Summit Point Raceway–home to my 10 years of racing with the Sports Car Club of America.
Annual BMWBMW Summer Picnic at Summit Point
After the “From Summit Inn to Summit Point” ride, here are some more photos of the racing and club action at the racetrack.
Eastern Motor Racing Museum
About a year ago, a sprint car photographer acquaintance told me about the Eastern Motor Racing Museum in Pennsylvania. However, I didn’t catch its location, and it wasn’t until Road & Track magazine ran a story about the museum that I resolved to visit it. So, yesterday I rode from Catonsville, MD up through Westminster, Union Mills, Hanover, and York Springs to the museum. It was a gem!
To and From the Eastern Motor Racing Museum
On Sunday I rode up to the Eastern Motor Racing Museum near York Springs, PA. On the way, I decided to get in touch with my early car-racing roots, so I stopped by the Lincoln Speedway near Abbottstown, PA. I once autocrossed my MG here back in my college days.
On the way back from the museum on Latimore Valley Road, I ran across a junior version of Burnside’s Bridge –very similar architecture, but shorter and narrower, not as famous as the one at Antietam, but still in use! And, in the middle of nowhere, I even found the aptly named Tape Worm Road.
Miscellaneous pictures from a miscellaneous ride…
For your viewing pleasure, here are a few pictures from a ride that I took a couple of weekends ago. Weather was virtually perfect, there was minimal traffic, and there were lots of interesting and/or scenic things to see. Here are a smattering of them.
South-Central Pennsylvania Odyssey
Yesterday, I tried “Ride 13” from the book Great Roads, Great Rides, which is a guide to scenic and interesting routes in the Mid-Atlantic area. This ride is entitled “Apple and Peach Orchards of South-Central Pennsylvania.” I didn’t actually see that many orchards, but the route winds through lots of PA state parks, mountains, and forests. Definitely scenic, and a lot of fun.
Catch-Up Report
Two weeks ago, after all that rain, I went to see if there was any flooding–but I didn’t find much. I ended up in Cowans Gap State Park, near Mercersburg, PA, which was my boyhood vacation spot. If you haven’t ever been there, it’s well worth a visit. Very scenic, and free! I hadn’t been there for maybe 40 years and was pleased to see that it hadn’t changed a lot. (Looked a little smaller for some reason…)
Catch-Up Report: Cowan’s Gap and a Vacant House Guarded by Vultures
Two weeks ago, after all that rain, I went to see if there was any flooding–but I didn’t find much. I ended up in Cowans Gap State Park, near Mercersburg, PA, which was my boyhood vacation spot. If you haven’t ever been there, it’s well worth a visit. Very scenic, and free! I hadn’t been there for maybe 40 years and was pleased to see that it hadn’t changed a lot. (Looked a little smaller for some reason…)
Still More Montgomery County Rustic Roads (and Streams…)
Today’s trip began with a visit to Bob’s BMW–to pick up my F650CS after its annual service and new tires. With suitable caution regarding the new tires (complete with stickers), I set off for western Montgomery County, Maryland, to finish off the “Map 2” rustic roads identified in the county guide–including another opportunity to ford a for-real stream.