Subject: RCR X (subtitle: Semi-Improved Goat Trails, Flooding, A Flock of
From: Jim Kerick
Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2001 10:47:31 -0400

Dave L.  Great job!  All of us that were stuck in camp a few hours until the
rain slowed and the roads opened, also thank your credit card for paying for
the room service (just kidding

Getting out was easier than I feared.  At the same spot that Wayne mentioned
we also ran into a dumb vehicle trick.  Dave B., Jr, Dave B. Sr., myself and
Mel Drake were being followed by Lisa (my wife) and the Wheeler's.  The van
cleared the corner and then stopped at the side.  Dave B. Sr., cropped the
Valk Interstate just after the apex of that turn.  I was in the middle of
the running water so stopping was not an option.  The van driver helped him
up and we continued.  Due to my lack of waterproof footwear I had put my
feet in plastic bags to keep them dry or I would have had a boot full of
water.

The gravel spewed across the road and patches of mud does not really lend it
self to a relaxing ride, IMHO.  As we left late, Lisa and I took 77S into
VA.  58 East to Danville, VA and the 86 S to I-40 East (Thanks to John Hite
and Sharon Wheeler for pouring over the maps and sharing this route).
Boring slab, the mileage was about the same as going through Greensboro, NC
on I-40, but without construction and the normal PITA conditions.

I did find that the Guzzi rides rather well over roads that were probably
created in the 19th century.

See y'all next year (hopefully sooner).


Jim Kerick
Operations Center Manager
Arsenal Digital Solutions
office: (919) 405-2538
cell: (919) 522-4786
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
"Don't Panic"
"When in doubt gas it, it ends the suspense and doesn't hurt."
"I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended
up where I intended to be." Douglas Adams
DoD # 3.2616
'95 GRHD 70
'97 Moto Guzzi California 1100i