2nd Saturday RTE April 9, 2016

[R90srider]

Hi ALABEEMERS,

Martin Benson and Brian Hinton will lead our April 9, 2016 2nd Saturday RTE to the Cannon Pub in Columbus, Georgia (http://thecannonbrewpub.com/). If you haven’t been to Columbus lately, you are in for a treat. Downtown Columbus is booming with many new and exciting venues including outdoor cafes, zip lines and white water rafting on the Chattahoochee River.

We will meet Martin Saturday morning, April 9, at Hardee’s on Valleydale Rd. @ I-65 and will depart there at 7am sharp, with full tank and empty bladder. There is a BP fuel station across the street from Hardees. Martin will lead us south on I 65 to exit 205 then back roads to cross the historic Bibb Graves Bridge in Wetumpka (http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/W...tumpka_Alabama) and continue over the Emerald Mountain Express Way Toll Bridge to the Pike Road BP (I 85exit16) where we will join Brian Hinton’s group for his ride to The Cannon Pub. Departure from the Pike Road BP is 9:30 am.

Here below is Brian’s ride description and the two rides are attached.

I’m looking forward to seeing you Saturday morning, 9 April.

Bob
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Bob, here is my ride description:
Leaving from Pike Road, we will be taking almost all county roads headed east. We will see nice, warm, southern country life on our journey. Our first stop will be in Seale, where we will visit the Museum of Wonder (http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/36).
From there, we will head into Columbus, Georgia. If you have not been to Columbus in a while, the downtown area is booming with arts, entertainment, and eateries. We will have lunch at the Cannon Brewery, a locally owned micro-brew, with a menu that should accommodate everyone's tastes (http://thecannonbrewpub.com). For the people that would wish to go, I have included a route to a locally owned coffee shop in Auburn, Alabama (www.mamamochas.com). That is all I have; however, if you think of something you would like to do, or wish to change something, just feel free to do so!

Thank you,

Brian Hinton

[Vance]

Thanks Bob, Martin and Brian. This sounds like a great ride and I would love to take it however I will be out of town that weekend. I hope you all have a great ride!

[R90srider]

Hi ALABEEMERS,

The weather http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/bir...t/346630?day=7 is looking great for Martin's and Brian's RTE to the Cannon Brew Pub in Columbus, GA this Saturday . If you can't join us at Hardee's or the BP, for Martin's and Brian's rides, hopefully you will join us along the way, or meet us in Columbus for lunch. John and Sanford are joining Martin's ride at 7:15 am, in Calera at the Chevron station where I 65 (exit 228) and Highway 25 intersect.

For those of us who are joining Martin for his ride, please have $1.75 ready to give to him to cover the toll bridge cost.

Big thanks to Martin and Brian for planning and leading our 2nd Saturday RTE this Saturday and I look forward to seeing y'all there.

By the way, we encourage our fellow ALABEEMERS to plan and lead a 2nd Saturday RTE in your areas of Alabama and close by. When you have a destination for your 2nd Saturday RTE, post it on the BMWMOAL fourm, planned rides section, so we can join you if we can.

[R90srider]

The Pike Road BP where we meet with Brian's group for his ride to the Cannon Brew Pub is now an En-Tec.

[R90srider]

Extra extra, Brian arranged a special guided tour for our group of the Museum of Wonder in Seale AL http://gardenandgun.com/article/coll...alabama-marvel by Butch Anthony. Butch is the owner and curator and is one of the most interesting folks I've had the pleasure to see on the Absolutely Alabama television show, Channel 6, Bham.

Here are the coordinates for the Museum of Wonder. If you want, add the waypoint to the attached route above. N32 19.370 W85 10.025.

[xwingnut]

To Martin, Bob, and Brian:
I thoroughly enjoyed the ride(s) yesterday! It was perfect timing that Sanford and I arrived at our meetup point EXACTLY when the Bham group arrived…you can’t plan that kind of serendipity.
And the “Museum of Wonder” was truly a wonderment experience…I loved seeing his log home that he claims he built with no design/drawings/plans…”I just got the wood and starting sawing…” he said to me. Methinks he’s playing the image he wants created of himself….the work was too good.
The brew pub was neat as was the town of Columbus GA…I’d not been there before, but it reminded me somewhat of Boulder, CO with the sidewalk cafe’s. The weather was perfect for sidewalk cafe’s, wasn’t it?

It’s always good to see fellow riders, and to meet new friends. Thanks for your efforts to make rides like this happen.

JB

[R90srider]

Thank you John. Ditto Ditto Ditto. It's been many a year since seeing serendipity used so well in a sentence, thank you.

I enjoyed being with all 15 riders, 14 bikes and The Museum Of Wonder was wondrous. The burger at the Cannon Brew Pub was near the top of my list for great burgers. Now it's difficult for me to say that the Pikeville Store has the best ever.

Big thanks to Martin and Brian for planning and leading your excellent rides.

I have photos from the Museum of Wonder and will post them as soon as I can organize them.

[brianhinton]

Guys, Saturday was a wonderful day to ride and I enjoyed us all having time together and meeting new friends. Below are some of the pics that I took yesterday.

[brianhinton]

Pics from Second Saturday RTE April 9th, 2016

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[brianhinton]

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[R90srider]

Thanks for the photos Brian.

Here are some more photos:

https://picasaweb.google.com/bsteberbtr/ColumbusGARTE

[R100R Rider]

Link to photos not work.

[R90srider]

Thank you Martin. It opens when I click the link. Maybe because it is linked to my only my account. I'll try to fix it.

[R90srider]

Hopefully this Picasa link will work: https://goo.gl/photos/gUJKAiMLw4a7dFwn9

[Vance]

looks like you all had a great ride indeed! Wow what a good looking group of riders too! Thanks guys for pulling this together...I missed riding with you!