I recently attended the Harley Owners Group (HOG) regional motorcycle rally. This year it was held in Winchester, VA. Winchester is only an hour from my driveway there was no way I could miss this event.
The “Curves to Core” motorcycle rally organizers which put the event together really did a nice job. Why “Curves to Cores”? I think the curves is self-explanatory, and the “Cores” is about a defining industry in the area. This part of the Shenandoah Valley is a big apple growing area, providing a large part of the apples used in products across the North 
America.
The organizers put a lot of work into making this event a success. 40+ motorcycle rides documented turn by turn AND with a memory stick full of GPS directions. About half of this rides had an option for a guided tour version. There were also scavenger hunts, poker runs and off bike events open to all attendees.
I chose 3 guided rides to participate in:
“Acting Like a Good Ole Boy”- A 130-mile ride crossing the Blue Ridge Mountains twice with a visit to “Cooter’s Garage and Duke’s of Hazzard Museum”. If you are of a certain age you will remember the TV show following the daily troubles of Bo and Luke Duke.
“10 Turns of a Big Ole Yeee Haww” – A 90-mile loop ride with a stop at Summit Point Raceway. The highlight of this ride would be getting your Harley Davidson on the race track and letting it loose, so long as you did not run out of talent or floorboards (I have rubbed some of mine off and I had not been on a track).
“For Whom the Road Tolls” – A 80-mile ride on Snickersville Turnpike, the first toll road in America. Luckily it is no longer a toll road but it is a very, very quiet and scenic motorcycle ride though back country Virginia.
Unfortunately I was not able to do the track day ride. I got an offer to test ride the Zero electric motorcycles. Watch for a post about the Zeros in a future post. 
I really enjoyed the other two rides and I will write about the rides in another post.
One of the day one activities was a scavenger hunt for large apples. I called it apple picking.
We are currently scheduled to attend a second regional HOG rally in September, the “Hills and Hollows” rally in Johnstown City, TN.
Ride On, Ride Safe
I JUST WANT 2 RIDE!! 