October 23, 2010
 

Today was the last "real ride" of the year.  The remaining rides are all short due to the cooler weather and lack of daylight hours. We barely squeezed this one in to the daylight hours.

We started out a little later to let it warm up some. After all it is the middle of November. The morning ride to AMW was very cool and the skies were overcast. Some riders even reported a little drizzle on the way. The weather all week had been gorgeous...sunny and in the 70's during the day. Today however the forecast was partly cloudy and high of 68. Well, it didn't turn out quite like that.

When we left the sky was mostly cloudy with the sun breaking through every now and then with the promise of brighter things to come. However, the further we rode the cloudier it became and the cloudier it got the cooler it got. I think the high was only about 61 or 62 at best. We took GA 9 up to Dawsonville then turned off onto GA 53. From there it was GA 183 and then GA52 headed to Chatsworth. Our normal stop for our break along this route had closed up so we had to head on down the road a piece before getting a potty break. We kept the break short as we were only about 30 minutes from our destination of Edna's. Beside the cooling temps going over the mountain we ran into a very light misty rain at the higher elevations and as we came down the other side into Chatsworth.

I must say the color in the tree on the Chatsworth side was spectacular. The colors were rich and deep yellows, oranges and reds. The trees were actually still fairly full as well. It was a beautiful ride. Well worth the effort.

Arriving in Chatsworth and turning onto US411 it was only a small leap to Edna's. The only problem was that we found out upon our arrival that Edna's was now closed on Sundays. With only a short pause in the parking lot and a quick phone call we headed to downtown where Rick Campbell had found a nice Mexican restaurant. So we had Mexican for lunch.

The food was good. The price was good. The service was okay. Above all it was warm and dry. It gave us a chance to socialize a bit. After our meal we held a short meeting discussing various items such as the next ride date and the upcoming Christmas party. However the main subject was voting in our new members. SO WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST MEMBERS.....ED LYBROOK AND DON HAUGER.

With lunch and business done everyone pretty much made a beeline for their house. The skies were still very grey and threatening a real rain and cooler temps.

All in all it was a great day. It was a good ride, we hade good food and added members into the chapter. It doesn't get any more satisfying than that.

Chapter Members Attending:

Doug & Teresa Turco
Gary & Maria Kohl
Tim King
Preston & Stephanie Howard
Rick & Barbara Campbell
Marty Howard
Ed Lybrook
Don Hauger & Rochelle Martin
Chuck Pierce