Adirondacks Experience

Monday, Sept. 4

Up at 5:30 in order to be dressed, breakfast and  gassed up by 8AM.  A reporter from the local paper was coming to interview Gary and me for a story in Wednesday’s paper and get a couple of pictures of the group.  Boy it’s tough being famous! LOL  Temps were mid 50s so heated jacket and leather was the attire.  Sixteen bikes total so we had planned to split into 2 groups but we ended up together in a very short time.  I was leading the ride today but Gary had it all planned out even with gas stops.  Got to love this guy for all the hard work he and Ruth put into the rally.  Our destination was the Adirondacks Experience and the ride getting  there was just beautiful.  The roads are a bit rough in places due to the harsh winters, no shoulders, and no stop signs or traffic lights.  You can ride for 100 miles without stopping.  The roads are not the tight twisties we find in WV but rather soft easy curves that rock back and forth.  Wondered around the museum for a couple of hours then headed back to the hotel.  Dinner at the Boondocks but while we were waiting for our meals George Hires passed out and thank God we have Ken and Lois who have medical training.  Ken checked vitals and an ambulance was called.  George is in the hospital as I write having some test run.  Again this group jumped into action with several having prayer as soon as we noticed what was happening, Mike Brittingham riding back to the hotel to get George’s car and trailer and came back to the restaurant, several guys helped load the trike and Mike  brought it back to the hotel.  Ken and Lois have called Bernadette and will go to the hospital to pick her up when she is ready.  Back at the hotel after dinner Gary shared some information about the canal and the revolutionary war battles in this area.  We are having a thunder storm!  Hope the rain stops before morning.