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Last Saturday was a great day for a ride and I wanted go somewhere different than my usual local runs. So, I took my own advise and looked in the ABEES Touring Guide for an idea and decided to do the C-SE 1 historical ride from 29 Dreams to the Kymulga Grist Mill through Weogufka, Rockford, Alexander City to Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, then through Ashland and back over Logan Martin Dam to 29 Dreams.
ABEES means Alabama Beemers' Exploring and Epicurean Society. The exploring and epicurean statement is a different way of saying ride to eat and eat to ride, and that was never more true Saturday. When I got to Kelley's Crossroads in Coosa County (CR 29 & SR 22) at about 1 pm it was time for a lunch break so I stopped at the little Kelly's Crossroads store for a Mountain Dew and some snack crackers. Entering the store in some of my riding gear on this 90 plus degree day, I was greeted by the very friendly folks there. They looked at me like they thought I was out of my mind for wearing those "heavy" cloths on such a hot day. It was fun to tell them that my Olympia airflow jacket was air conditioned and that it kept me cool while riding. Their eyes really rolled then.
On my way to the drink box, I saw a meat cooler at the rear of the store with a big round of bologna and some cheese on the shelf. Seeing this, I asked if they made sandwiches. The lady there said she would make one for me and what did I want on it. All you need for a good bologna sandwich is white bread, some mayo, cheese and bologna, so that is what I said I wanted. Moments later I was enjoying a thick slice bologna sandwich and had lunch for less than $3.00. That's the epicurean part.
Journeying on, SR 22 took me through Rockford, the county seat for Coosa County, on the way to Alexander City. Here is where the exploring part comes in. About 5 miles east of Rockford I saw a sign for the Indian Hills Motorcycle Resort http://indianhillsmotorcycleresort.com/ on the left side of the road. Not knowing there was another motorcycle only campground close by, I made a left turn up the the road to see what was there. As I pulled in to a parking space, I noticed a long lanky bearded guy coming my way from one of the buildings. By the time I got my helmet off, I noticed that the guy was none other than Don Drasheff in his Boozfighter outfit; a sight for sore eyes for sure. Don is a frequent visitor at Indian Hills and proceeded to introduce me to the owner and several of his friends. Even though there were only Harleys in the parking area, I was made to feel right at home and invited to make a return trip, and I definitely will. A restaurant/bar is there and a $5.00 annual membership is required for service. Beer is servend on Sunday.
The rest of the ride back to 29 Dreams was lots of fun and I enjoyed seeing Horseshoe Bend Military Park again and riding the excellent Highways 49 and 77.
The round trip from 29 Dreams is 211 miles and none of it was boring. I am going to add the Indian Hills Motorcycle Resort as a stop and clear up some directions NW of Waldo, because of the lack of road signs. The changes to the ride will be available on our website Favorite Roads and rides soon. There are 15 ABEES checkoffs on this ride.
For folks that do not live in the Birmingham area, and would like to take a mini riding/touring vacation, you would do well to get a cabin or camp at 29 Dreams Motorcycle Resort (coordinates are in Column 2 of the ABEES Touring Guide Favorite rides) and ride the two ABEES rides: C-1 and C - SE 1. The directions are easy to follow with the total miles to each leg and the leg miles between the legs shown. Just put your Touring Guide opened to the ride in your tank bag map window, zero your odometer at 29 Dreams and take note of the miles on your odometer for the next turn. GPS routes are also available on our website WWW.BMWMOAL.ORG > Favorite Roads and Rides.
Here are some photos that I took Saturday:
ABEES means Alabama Beemers' Exploring and Epicurean Society. The exploring and epicurean statement is a different way of saying ride to eat and eat to ride, and that was never more true Saturday. When I got to Kelley's Crossroads in Coosa County (CR 29 & SR 22) at about 1 pm it was time for a lunch break so I stopped at the little Kelly's Crossroads store for a Mountain Dew and some snack crackers. Entering the store in some of my riding gear on this 90 plus degree day, I was greeted by the very friendly folks there. They looked at me like they thought I was out of my mind for wearing those "heavy" cloths on such a hot day. It was fun to tell them that my Olympia airflow jacket was air conditioned and that it kept me cool while riding. Their eyes really rolled then.
On my way to the drink box, I saw a meat cooler at the rear of the store with a big round of bologna and some cheese on the shelf. Seeing this, I asked if they made sandwiches. The lady there said she would make one for me and what did I want on it. All you need for a good bologna sandwich is white bread, some mayo, cheese and bologna, so that is what I said I wanted. Moments later I was enjoying a thick slice bologna sandwich and had lunch for less than $3.00. That's the epicurean part.
Journeying on, SR 22 took me through Rockford, the county seat for Coosa County, on the way to Alexander City. Here is where the exploring part comes in. About 5 miles east of Rockford I saw a sign for the Indian Hills Motorcycle Resort http://indianhillsmotorcycleresort.com/ on the left side of the road. Not knowing there was another motorcycle only campground close by, I made a left turn up the the road to see what was there. As I pulled in to a parking space, I noticed a long lanky bearded guy coming my way from one of the buildings. By the time I got my helmet off, I noticed that the guy was none other than Don Drasheff in his Boozfighter outfit; a sight for sore eyes for sure. Don is a frequent visitor at Indian Hills and proceeded to introduce me to the owner and several of his friends. Even though there were only Harleys in the parking area, I was made to feel right at home and invited to make a return trip, and I definitely will. A restaurant/bar is there and a $5.00 annual membership is required for service. Beer is servend on Sunday.
The rest of the ride back to 29 Dreams was lots of fun and I enjoyed seeing Horseshoe Bend Military Park again and riding the excellent Highways 49 and 77.
The round trip from 29 Dreams is 211 miles and none of it was boring. I am going to add the Indian Hills Motorcycle Resort as a stop and clear up some directions NW of Waldo, because of the lack of road signs. The changes to the ride will be available on our website Favorite Roads and rides soon. There are 15 ABEES checkoffs on this ride.
For folks that do not live in the Birmingham area, and would like to take a mini riding/touring vacation, you would do well to get a cabin or camp at 29 Dreams Motorcycle Resort (coordinates are in Column 2 of the ABEES Touring Guide Favorite rides) and ride the two ABEES rides: C-1 and C - SE 1. The directions are easy to follow with the total miles to each leg and the leg miles between the legs shown. Just put your Touring Guide opened to the ride in your tank bag map window, zero your odometer at 29 Dreams and take note of the miles on your odometer for the next turn. GPS routes are also available on our website WWW.BMWMOAL.ORG > Favorite Roads and Rides.
Here are some photos that I took Saturday:
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