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After meeting in Olde Woodstock at the the newly available public parking at the the old Morgan Ace Hardware store, Larry, Dan, and Dave had a little brunch before heading off on a chilly ride into the hills... Eat to Ride, Ride to Eat!
The trio took Main Street to East Cherokee, to Cumming Highway, to Matt Highway, and Yellow Creek through Big Canoe.
First stop was the Wildcat Tract of the Dawson Forest, which shares the north border of Big Canoe from Steve Tate on the East and Monument Rd on the West. Here a short, but very enjoyable piece of forest service trail riding christened Dan's new Triumph Scrambler with "First Dirt". The way in was downhill and having forgotten to set the off road mode at the top of the trail, Dan discovered that the Scrambler can't be set into off road mode while the bike is in motion (all other modes can be engaged at the flick of a switch while moving).
Near the parking lot at the bottom of the trail the river was running high and fast and the ford crossing looked only be passable in a 4 wheeler. It was probably passable on a motorcycle too really, accepting your feet getting wet, but definitely not in the frigid 32 degree weather of this ride!
On a cold Saturday in January, 5 riders (Al, Dan, Dave, Larry, and Tad) plus two guests (Al’s neighbor Tom, and John, a fellow gear head from TLC) visited the new Savoy Auto Museum in Cartersville. With starting temps in the upper 30’s and snow forecasted for late day, we opted for cage transportation on this outing.
Being semi-illiterate, I had to google for a definition of “Savoy”. Seems to be something like “elegant, sophisticated”. After our tour, I’d have to agree. This museum is very nicely done. After several years of construction, they just opened in December on a sprawling tract of land in N Cartersville (hmmm, do they have a racetrack in their future – there’s almost enough space for one). The far-larger-than-life chrome “hood ornament” sculpture gracing the walk up is a sight to see.
The collection of autos is diverse with representations from racing, pre-war, post war and American muscle. The post-war “woody” wagons were a treat as was the (41st) Tucker automobile. Also, their collection of 30’s-40’s luxury cars was especially good (Packard, Auburn, Duesenberg, Cadillac, Lincoln)
Enjoy the slide show.