empeg9000
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Today I met up with FasterPill for the <a href="http://bmwsporttouring.com/index.html">BMW Sport Touring Forum</a> for a ride. We met up at the Country Cafe in Saratoga for breakfast and discuss a ride. I arrived first around 8am.
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FasterPill showed up in a couple minutes.
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Here is FasterPill and his K1100RS
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We had talked about a few options and looked over the map. We eventually settled on riding around <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Sacandaga_Lake">Sacadaga Lake</a> on some county routes. Then it was onto more important matters, namely breakfast! I had the Pumpkin Crunch French Toast. FasterPill had Oatmeal pancakes and just one egg and corned beef hash. I like a dummy forget to get the requisite food shot.
We finished out hearty breakfast and head out for our ride. We went out toward Lake Desolation and took to the dirt.
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The RT doesn't seem to mind the dirt.
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RTs and RSs are just like GSs right?
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Then we crossed Sacandaga at the Edinburg Bridge. I wanted to take a picture so FasterPill ran blocker for me.
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Here's FasterPill running blocker.
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Then we went north on County RT 4 toward the <a href="http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyhamilt/history/conkdam.html">Conklingville Dam</a>.
Then I stopped at the dam to take some pictures.
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/stephen.pivonka/FallSacandagaLoop20071028/photo?authkey=ajPJlUtsm0Y#5126465966083600658"><img src="http://lh5.google.com/stephen.pivonka/RyTdoo2K8RI/AAAAAAAADNQ/xiaX_U2QLr4/s800/DSC_2193.JPG" /></a>
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County RT 7
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The other side of the dam on the Sacandaga River.
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The spillway.
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FasterPill waited patiently while I took a bunch of photos.
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/stephen.pivonka/FallSacandagaLoop20071028/photo?authkey=ajPJlUtsm0Y#5126466112112488850"><img src="http://lh3.google.com/stephen.pivonka/RyTdxI2K8ZI/AAAAAAAADOQ/1DHwY0RyC_Y/s800/DSC_2201.JPG" /></a>
After this set of photos We went up County RT 10 toward NY RT 9N. We had so much fun we ran it back and forth 3 times. It was my first time on that road. It was pretty awesome FasterPill led most of the time and rode a brisk challenging pace. I led a little bit and I hope I didn't hold him back too much. Once we were done playing on RT 10 we said our goodbyes since we both had things to do in the afternoon. I was cool getting to ride with someone and even better than we both rode a similar pace.
It was a great day for riding.
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/stephen.pivonka/FallSacandagaLoop20071028/photo?authkey=ajPJlUtsm0Y#5126465755630202978"><img src="http://lh4.google.com/stephen.pivonka/RyTdcY2K8GI/AAAAAAAADL0/F7eW4mb8n_I/s800/DSC_2182.JPG" /></a>
FasterPill showed up in a couple minutes.
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/stephen.pivonka/FallSacandagaLoop20071028/photo?authkey=ajPJlUtsm0Y#5126465777105039474"><img src="http://lh5.google.com/stephen.pivonka/RyTddo2K8HI/AAAAAAAADL8/yEAH_0L32qQ/s800/DSC_2183.JPG" /></a>
Here is FasterPill and his K1100RS
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/stephen.pivonka/FallSacandagaLoop20071028/photo?authkey=ajPJlUtsm0Y#5126465824349679762"><img src="http://lh4.google.com/stephen.pivonka/RyTdgY2K8JI/AAAAAAAADMM/9wiq_Xu7iOk/s800/DSC_2185.JPG" /></a>
We had talked about a few options and looked over the map. We eventually settled on riding around <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Sacandaga_Lake">Sacadaga Lake</a> on some county routes. Then it was onto more important matters, namely breakfast! I had the Pumpkin Crunch French Toast. FasterPill had Oatmeal pancakes and just one egg and corned beef hash. I like a dummy forget to get the requisite food shot.
We finished out hearty breakfast and head out for our ride. We went out toward Lake Desolation and took to the dirt.
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/stephen.pivonka/FallSacandagaLoop20071028/photo?authkey=ajPJlUtsm0Y#5126465845824516258"><img src="http://lh5.google.com/stephen.pivonka/RyTdho2K8KI/AAAAAAAADMU/Ssi4n4dVV3s/s800/DSC_2186.JPG" /></a>
The RT doesn't seem to mind the dirt.
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/stephen.pivonka/FallSacandagaLoop20071028/photo?authkey=ajPJlUtsm0Y#5126465880184254642"><img src="http://lh5.google.com/stephen.pivonka/RyTdjo2K8LI/AAAAAAAADMc/Pf6lsjnQBCM/s800/DSC_2187.JPG" /></a>
RTs and RSs are just like GSs right?
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/stephen.pivonka/FallSacandagaLoop20071028/photo?authkey=ajPJlUtsm0Y#5126465893069156546"><img src="http://lh4.google.com/stephen.pivonka/RyTdkY2K8MI/AAAAAAAADMk/EtfcCyArqog/s800/DSC_2188.JPG" /></a>
Then we crossed Sacandaga at the Edinburg Bridge. I wanted to take a picture so FasterPill ran blocker for me.
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/stephen.pivonka/FallSacandagaLoop20071028/photo?authkey=ajPJlUtsm0Y#5126465910249025746"><img src="http://lh4.google.com/stephen.pivonka/RyTdlY2K8NI/AAAAAAAADMs/sHNbDWevT2s/s800/DSC_2189.JPG" /></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/stephen.pivonka/FallSacandagaLoop20071028/photo?authkey=ajPJlUtsm0Y#5126465940313796850"><img src="http://lh3.google.com/stephen.pivonka/RyTdnI2K8PI/AAAAAAAADM8/NaBVt7lU8Nk/s800/DSC_2191.JPG" /></a>
Here's FasterPill running blocker.
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/stephen.pivonka/FallSacandagaLoop20071028/photo?authkey=ajPJlUtsm0Y#5126465953198698754"><img src="http://lh6.google.com/stephen.pivonka/RyTdn42K8QI/AAAAAAAADNI/534XMsnFYds/s800/DSC_2192.JPG" /></a>
Then we went north on County RT 4 toward the <a href="http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyhamilt/history/conkdam.html">Conklingville Dam</a>.
Then I stopped at the dam to take some pictures.
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/stephen.pivonka/FallSacandagaLoop20071028/photo?authkey=ajPJlUtsm0Y#5126465966083600658"><img src="http://lh5.google.com/stephen.pivonka/RyTdoo2K8RI/AAAAAAAADNQ/xiaX_U2QLr4/s800/DSC_2193.JPG" /></a>
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County RT 7
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The other side of the dam on the Sacandaga River.
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The spillway.
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/stephen.pivonka/FallSacandagaLoop20071028/photo?authkey=ajPJlUtsm0Y#5126466073457783154"><img src="http://lh6.google.com/stephen.pivonka/RyTdu42K8XI/AAAAAAAADOA/NjvbvQu8mI4/s800/DSC_2199.JPG" /></a>
FasterPill waited patiently while I took a bunch of photos.
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/stephen.pivonka/FallSacandagaLoop20071028/photo?authkey=ajPJlUtsm0Y#5126466112112488850"><img src="http://lh3.google.com/stephen.pivonka/RyTdxI2K8ZI/AAAAAAAADOQ/1DHwY0RyC_Y/s800/DSC_2201.JPG" /></a>
After this set of photos We went up County RT 10 toward NY RT 9N. We had so much fun we ran it back and forth 3 times. It was my first time on that road. It was pretty awesome FasterPill led most of the time and rode a brisk challenging pace. I led a little bit and I hope I didn't hold him back too much. Once we were done playing on RT 10 we said our goodbyes since we both had things to do in the afternoon. I was cool getting to ride with someone and even better than we both rode a similar pace.
It was a great day for riding.