A Fall Day in Glencoe, Kentucky

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I took this ride November 13 and posted the report elsewhere. Repeated here just for fun.

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November 13, 2023

Unseasonably warm daytime temperatures here today and I'm on staycation this week. Great opportunity to jump on the bike for a late autumn jaunt.

The town of Glencoe, Kentucky is a railroad town that has seen better days, but it seems like things are turning around. This building used to be a real general store way back when, then probably a local market, and in my memory was a carry out and run-down bar. Apparently a lady bought it during Covid and spent 18 months renovating and decorating it. Now it's a really nice restaurant serving up wood-fired pizza as their specialty. Decent places to eat out in the small, hard-luck towns of rural Kentucky can be hard to find so when I saw this place, it looked like a food oasis in a restaurant desert.


My trusty CBR250R has never had a single mechanical or electrical fault in 11 years and 28,000 miles. It's a slow-bike-fast momentum machine, ideally suited to the twisting backroads of the Bluegrass State. It's incredibly flickable and extremely swift through corners with its light weight and short wheelbase.




I can't describe to you how unusual something like this is out in the country. The shelves on the right are filled with locally-sourced and prepared foods.




At my table waiting on my order. The staff are incredibly friendly and welcoming; I felt instantly at ease and comfortable. Crafts from local artisans are for sale in this area.


Despite being tempted by their signature wood-fired pizza, I'm restricting carbs and was more interested in warming up from the cooling late afternoon air with a piping hot bowl of chili with shredded cheddar and fresh onions. Plus, my favorite brew...Diet Dew. Chili was really hearty and delicious!


Looking forward to coming back in the summer and enjoying a meal alfresco. You can see the railroad tracks running along right in front of the row of white houses. Late fall shadows grow long with the sun low in the southwestern sky.


My loyal steed awaits, eager to attack more curves.