River Road Run with the Redbirds.

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Well Steve did a marvelous job posting the pictures and describing the ride we took in his thread http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=8210, and it was a great day for sure. It all started a bit early for me. I woke up just south of 5 a.m. and decided to get up and start getting ready. I loaded the CB up on the trailer (yes, I took the easy way down), grabbed my gear and headed south along highway 17 from Charleston. It's about 3, 1/2 hour trip to where the Redbirds live. So it kind of makes for a long out and back day trip, but well worth it.
I arrived just after 10, and unloaded the bike, changed clothes and head off to see what the area had to offer. Wow, I was pleased to say the least. I was stationed at Moody AFB, just about an hour south of there in Valdosta, and wish I would have known about this area at that time. It had a good mix of rolling hills and winding roads, and loads of scenery. We would pass a road and I would wonder where it might lead (especially if it had a sign with an arrow that indicated that there was a turn coming up). We passed some beautiful homes with big ol' live oaks. It's early in the year, but the weather has been great and the Azaleas and Dogwoods trees are in full bloom, which added to the scenic splendor of the area. I could have stopped to take pictures a dozen, or more times, but that would have made for a long day.
After 170 miles, or so, we made it back from our ride and Steve's wife Pam had a wonderful meal ready for us. (Thank you Girl, it was great). We sat around chatting for a while and downloaded some of the pictures I took (so Steve could upload them on here). I tried to convey how much I enjoyed the day, but I am not sure I could put it into words. It was truly wonderful. Steve says that he knows of some more good roads. So I guess I will just have to go back down there and see if for myself. So as I was about to leave I said that I would have to come back. I am thinking sometime in the fall would be great.
Added note: I was low on full, my light had been blinking for a while. I put in 3.4 Gallons, and ended our ride with 154 miles on that tank and the last bar on the gauge as yet to start blinking. Oh, it was also 97 octane, non-ethanol fuel.