America The Beautiful: Harper's Ferry WV

Baketech · 10-14-2004, 11:50 AM

Like many of you, I have explored a good bit of this beautiful country aboard a motorcycle. Once in awhile we come across a place that imprints an image on our mind that is vivid enough to last through the winter season, and give us the vigor to set out again in the spring. I wanted to share a few such places, and encourage you to share yours in kind....

I happened upon this place quite by accident a few years ago. I was travelling on US340 out of Frederick, Maryland headed to Front Royal, Virginia. Once in Front Royal, I planned to run a few scenic miles of Skyline Drive before continuing on to my ultimate destination in Charlotte, North Carolina. My day had started very early in Aberdeen, Maryland, and I had opted to take US340 once I reached Frederick as a way to make some time...

It was still a bit foggy when I approached the state line, and I caught a glimpse of a wide river through the trees while passing by Knoxville, Maryland. Around the next bend was a large bridge, and I realized that I was approaching the Potomac river. The early morning sun had just come up over the hills, and was lighting up a magnificent spectacle through the mist. The bridge provides a stunning vantage point of the rocky riverbed, and looking out you can clearly see the confluence of the Potomac and Shenendoah rivers....breathtaking...

Once across the bridge, you dip into Virginia, and wind down alongside the river itself. You are in the trees again, and the temperature drops with the fog drifting off of the water. The road quickly takes you into West Virginia, and once again back onto a sun-washed bridge, this time crossing the Shenendoah. From this bridge, you can look back to see stunning views of the river and the point of land that is Harper's Ferry.....

The distance covered is only 2-3 miles, but the primitive beauty of the scene prompts your mind to ponder how large those distances were to the early inhabitants of the area....and then drift even farther to ponder the thousands, perhaps millions of years that it took nature to create this magnificent place....

I've returned since to explore the area in a bit more detail...and highly recommend a stop at theHarper's Ferry National Historic Park...

Pete · 10-14-2004, 12:05 PM

Very well-written, Bake. The true test of a story such as yours is its ability to draw the reader in, and you passed with flying colors. Thanks for sharing.

For me, it was Hot Springs, AR, in the Spring of 2001. The plan called for five days of riding with two great friends of mine. With two days and 700 miles completed through what can only be described as "God's Country," though, I was ready for a relaxing break, and therein lies my life's epitome of motorcycling adventures. After a nice steak dinner, it was off to our destination in search of wonderment. And I'll never be able to match the drunken stupor I was in as the snaggle-tooth stripper at the "Doll House" wrapped her inner thighs around my throbbing member and stroked me like a bitch in heat.

Thanks for listening.

-Pete

TGZ13 · 10-14-2004, 12:08 PM

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And I'll never be able to match the drunken stupor I was in as the snaggle-tooth stripper at the "Doll House" wrapped her inner thighs around my throbbing member and stroked me like a bitch in heat.

Thanks for listening.

-Pete

Had to go there didnt ya

dB · 10-14-2004, 12:08 PM

Baketech · 10-14-2004, 12:10 PM

that completely explains my sig line.....

cbr99xx · 10-14-2004, 12:21 PM

While I haven't been to Harper's Ferry (I've seen the signs) I have done some two-wheeled exploration of this area. The scenery is truly breathtaking.

Every winter I decide that I will try a different area of the country to explore but end up in the Shenandoah area over and over again.

Now if I can just figure out a way to keep John Denver outta my head while riding through the place...

Baketech · 10-14-2004, 1:23 PM

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Now if I can just figure out a way to keep John Denver outta my head while riding through the place...

...you to eh?

I find it impossible to keep that earworm away. When passing through on a bike, I think I completely understand the inspiration that he must have felt to write the lines of that song...weird isn't it???

The Shenendoah valley is an awesome sight, I love riding through there...

figment · 10-14-2004, 4:10 PM

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... therein lies my life's epitamy of ...

-Pete

No entry found for epitamy.

-The world greatest creative speller

Pete · 10-14-2004, 5:01 PM

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No entry found for epitamy.

-The world greatest creative speller

I honestly thought I knew how to spell that word.

Baketech · 10-14-2004, 5:04 PM

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I honestly thought I knew how to spell that word.

Vikes will do that....

BDA116 · 10-14-2004, 5:48 PM

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Vikes will do that....

As will the Louisiana School system.

Pete · 10-18-2004, 5:41 PM

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As will the Louisiana School system.

luvtolean · 10-18-2004, 5:54 PM

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Originally Posted by figment

No entry found for epitamy.

-The world greatest creative speller

That'd be the "world's" greatest creative speller...grammar cop.

TAZ · 11-03-2004, 12:46 PM

Harper's Ferry sure is nice. Very scenic. Perhaps a little too much traffic to really enjoy it. I'd like to spend a weekend taking photos there.

People who visit Summit Point Raceway from the north side pass through there- the track is only 15 miles(?) south of there.