28th Annual Green Mountain Rally / Vermont

[Muriel]

September 10-12 at Camp Thorpe in Goshen, Vermont just off the Brandon Gap Road (Rt 73). Come enjoy our home cooking (Friday and Saturday night dinners, Saturday and Sunday breakfasts), great Vermont riding, Gap and GS Rides, door prizes, awards ceremony, coffee/tea/soft drinks/popcorn, hot showers, camping, bonfires and lots more. All included for Rally Fee of $50 before September 1, $60 thereafter. Limited cabin space available for extra fee. Attendance limited to 250. See details at VTbmwmov.org

See you in September.

Muriel

[Muriel]

Those printed in When and Where and the ad are for our old site (oops!). The correct coordinates are 43.85440 -73.01145

Hope to see you there.

Muriel

[gsjay]

I'm in!
Got my registration and cabin rental already in.
Can't wait to spend time in Vermont.
jason

[glenfiddich]

No pets. Bummer! :banghead

Can't camp without my co-pilot.

[Muriel]

We have a new pavilion at Camp Thorpe - I'll have to figure out how to add a picture, though. Or have someone else do it ;-)

Muriel

[Muriel]

September 1st is the last day to get your pre-registration in at the discounted price - hurry hurry - riding in the Green Mountains is always good, and if we're lucky, the Middlebury Gap Road will be totally repaved - it was well underway last week. Many other roads have been repaved, including on off of Rt 7 by the Florence Covered Bridge, taking you south toward Rutland - nice sweepers too. The dirt roads are in great shape - come ride!

We miss Paul Bachorz' Green Mountain Rally postings, and I know mine don't measure up to the old Sea Dog's postings, but the rally is still a really fun time.

Muriel

[Muriel]

Hey, it gets better - the Snake Mountain Bluegrass Band is back on Friday.
Make your reservations now at http://vtbmwmov.org/rally
Muriel

[VT1200GS]

Lots of primo camping spots too.

http://www.i-bmw.com/gallery/data/500/medium/2010_Grn_Mtn_Rally_016.jpg

[VT1200GS]

Lots of great roads and vistas.

http://www.i-bmw.com/gallery/data/500/medium/Connie_Summer_10_255.JPG

[VT1200GS]

World's Best Cheddar.

http://www.i-bmw.com/gallery/data/500/medium/SSR_20-10_008.jpg

[VT1200GS]

In Lincoln, a great ride on The Natural Turnpike will get you there.
The Turnpike is a two track Forest Service road that takes you along the side of the Green Mountains.

http://www.i-bmw.com/gallery/data/500/medium/New_GS_006.jpg

[VT1200GS]

If you like to scrub your tires and scrape the pegs Rt 17 App Gap is the place to
do it.

http://www.i-bmw.com/gallery/data/500/medium/Rt_17_From_the_Top_resized.jpg

[Muriel]

And the SMARTrainer is coming, with George Rice as the SMARTrainer guru! Don't miss this opportunity to assess and improve your riding skills!

Muriel

[john1691]

Got registered yesterday, along with 2 of my riding buddies. Might add a third if he gets his butt in gear before the 250 limit is hit. Looking forward to heading back to VT!

Tent camping will be so much more comfortable in the Green Mountains than it was in Bloomsburg!

[terham]

Tent camping will be so much more comfortable in the Green Mountains than it was in Bloomsburg!

That's discussed in another thread. :laugh

I'd love to go to this rally but have to be somewhere else that weekend. Dayum.

[john1691]

Oh, come on, Terrance, where else could you possibly need to go? VT is calling!

[VT1200GS]

This can be seen a short ride from the rally site:

Fitchburg History (http://home.iprimus.com.au/metzke/animation.html)

http://www.i-bmw.com/gallery/data/500/medium/Fall_Ride_10-25-10_010.jpg

http://www.i-bmw.com/gallery/data/500/medium/Fall_Ride_10-25-10_011.jpg

[bobs98]

I'd love to go to this rally but have to be somewhere else that weekend. Dayum.

You should have planned better. :D

[terham]

You should have planned better. :D

Poor planning has been the norm this year for me.:banghead

[Muriel]

Four more days to pre-register - then the price goes up.
The SMARTrainer is coming
Lots of good food
Fresh apples
Snake Mountain Bluegrass Band
Special rally pin
Special T-shirts (pre-order only http://www.vtbmwmov.org/rally
Link good for pre-registering and for ordering t-shirts.

See you there!
Muriel

[xp8103]

Hey Muriel,

My wife and I, another couple and a solo rider are coming up! I was wondering how the area fared during the storm? Seeing the destruction in VT by a hurricane of all things was quite unnerving!

[Muriel]

I think given ten days many of the roads will be open. A lot are open now, but some are closed. Come on along!

Muriel

[iRene]

Road conditions are online at http://511.vermont.gov/main.jsf.

[xp8103]

any news on when Rtes 107 and 73 will be back open? Seeing's how that's how we're apparently getting to the campsite?

[Muriel]

Rt 73 is open from the western end only.
Rt 107 is closed from Tozier's on to Stockbridge.

This should be used when planning routes in Vermont. http://www.aot.state.vt.us/

Muriel

[libwwv]

Rt 73 is open from the western end only.
Rt 107 is closed from Tozier's on to Stockbridge.

This should be used when planning routes in Vermont. http://www.aot.state.vt.us/

Muriel

Reading about all of you traveling to Vt. sure makes me homesick!
Safe travels, and hold a warm spot in your heart for all my old friends and neighbors having a rough time of it after the storm.
Airhead trip to the Green Mountain State is tops on my bucket list!!

[xp8103]

Rt 73 is open from the western end only.
Rt 107 is closed from Tozier's on to Stockbridge.

This should be used when planning routes in Vermont. http://www.aot.state.vt.us/

Muriel


Ummmmm, I'm afraid we can't get there from here.... At all.... US4 is closed from Woodstock to Killington to Rutland, Rte 107 is closed from Rte 12 to Rte 100. And even if we could get to the section of Rte 100 that's open, all of rte 73 in the NF is closed?

[kpinvt]

http://crisislanding.appspot.com/?crisis=2011_flooding_vermont

[rmcclure]

According to the link posted above, the road to the rally site can only be accessed over roads only accessible to emergency vehicles? Am I reading the map correctly? Is it up to date? If so, how will this affect the rally?

[kpinvt]

We'll have to get some members to check out all of the routes. Ah! Sounds like an excellent excuse to ride instead of cleaning up the muck.

[rmcclure]

Well, I just got an email from the Waybury Inn in Middlebury, and all is well for our accommodations, as well as the approach from the New York side. I'm sure there will be some road construction/reconstruction to deal with in some way. Hopefully the next few days will get some more of the roads passable and we will be able to see at least a small part of what sounds like a great destination state for motorcycle riding. I'm sure the people living there and having to deal with the aftermath of the storm are hoping for a return to some kind of normal as well.

[moondog]

Four more days to pre-register - then the price goes up.
The SMARTrainer is coming
Lots of good food
Fresh apples
Snake Mountain Bluegrass Band
Special rally pin
Special T-shirts (pre-order only http://www.vtbmwmov.org/rally
Link good for pre-registering and for ordering t-shirts.

See you there!
Muriel

Darn Muriel, wish I could make it. Say hi to all.

[66113]

Getting my bike ready right now. Hope the roads are open soon. I need a good rally.

[Muriel]

For those of you who wish to and are able, we are planning on having a work day on Saturday to help flood victims. More on this later.

Yes, Moondog, I'll send your greetings :-)

Muriel

[john1691]

Getting my bike ready right now. Hope the roads are open soon. I need a good rally.

I see you are headed up/over from Grove City, which route are you taking? Looking at the 511 NY and VT web sites, there are a number of roads closed still (though we have 3 1/2 days yet). We were planning to cross into NY past Carbondale, PA, then up NY Rt 30, but at this point might take NY Rt 10 to avoid delays/closures. Any suggestions are appreciated.

[xp8103]

I'm hoping to come in via I89 and when we get close, stop and ask for some local knowledge input as to how to get to the CG.

Hopefully there'll be some route that gets us there. With Rte 73 closed or designated emergency vehicles only, is there another route that gets us to the CG?

[dzimbric]

Leaving SW Michigan thursday after work and have the follwoing detailed plans for my 10 day trip.
Ride M22 (Trail of Trees)
Cross Big mac friday around lunchtime
Enter canada and turn right.

Want to make the rally that weekend, maybe saturday but I'm not in a hurry, crossing back into the US at Alexandria Bay, NY. Riding my 2005 GS , Any route recomendations?

[john1691]

I'm hoping to come in via I89 and when we get close, stop and ask for some local knowledge input as to how to get to the CG.

Hopefully there'll be some route that gets us there. With Rte 73 closed or designated emergency vehicles only, is there another route that gets us to the CG?

We'll be heading north on NY 10 (had planned on NY 30, but too many problems), then east on NY 8, then NY 9N into VT, and hope to stay just north of 73, then south to CG. The roads I'm looking at may not be open either, as they are county roads so don't show up on the state 511VT road closures. Friday might turn into a long day............

I've changed the route plan half a dozen times already as road conditions change, hope to see more roads open prior to our departure Friday morning, but think I found a passable route.

Very hopeful that it stops raining soon, for the sake of a fun/safe rally, but more importantly for the poor souls who live near creeks up there. Not to mention the already depleted state budgets that now have tens of millions of dollars of road/bridge repairs to deal with.

[66113]

I see you are headed up/over from Grove City, which route are you taking? Looking at the 511 NY and VT web sites, there are a number of roads closed still (though we have 3 1/2 days yet). We were planning to cross into NY past Carbondale, PA, then up NY Rt 30, but at this point might take NY Rt 10 to avoid delays/closures. Any suggestions are appreciated.

Riding to Wellsboro, Pa. Wensday night and up into the Adarondacks Thursday. Rt 10 and 8 are both nice, then catch the ferry over the lake at Ticondaroga. Hope to see you there. Enjoy the ride.

[rmcclure]

We are planning on staying in Middlebury, but the roads to the campground access road still shows as closed or emergency vehicles only. Is there any kind of contact number which could be used for local information once we arrive?

[kpinvt]

We are planning on staying in Middlebury, but the roads to the campground access road still shows as closed or emergency vehicles only. Is there any kind of contact number which could be used for local information once we arrive?

I called the campground and asked if 73 was open and they answered yes it is open from Brandon to the West but not Rochester to the East.

[xp8103]

According to this map
http://crisislanding.appspot.com/?crisis=2011_flooding_vermont

Rte 73 is now open all the way across. That is definitely good news:dance

[Muriel]

No, RT 73 is shown as closed in Rochester where it joins RT 100. See the next post.

Muriel

[Muriel]

The Vermont Challenge - You CAN get heah from theyah!

From the North:
Roads open from the north include RTs 116 and 7
Take RT 53 around Lake Dunmore to RT 73 and then to the camp

From the South
Take RT 7 north from Rutland into Brandon
You can take a right onto Country Club Road OR High Street to RT 73 (shortcuts)
OR you can take RT 7 to RT 73 and then to the camp

From the West
Take RT 4 into Vermont to RT4/RT 7; continue on RT 7 north through Rutland into Brandon
You can take a right onto Country Club Road OR High Street to RT 73 (shortcuts)
OR you can take RT 7 to RT 73 and then to the camp

From the Southeast
From I-91 take RT 103 in Bellows Falls to RT 7 south of Rutland; there will be a small detour as you near RT 7.
Take RT 7 north through Rutland and continue north into Brandon. You can take a right onto Country Club Road OR High Street to RT 73 (shortcuts)
OR you can take RT 7 to RT 73 and then to the camp

From the Northeast
From I-91 take RT 11 through Springfield to RT 103 in Chester (r) to RT 7 south of Rutland; there will be a small detour as you near RT 7. Take RT 7 north through Rutland and north into Brandon. You can take a right onto Country Club Road OR High Street to RT 73 (shortcuts) OR you can take RT 7 to RT 73 and then to the camp
For those who know the area, you can take the Ascutney exit off of I-91, go west on 131 (around the road closed sign) to Weathersfield Center Rd (left) to Springfield (watch your speed in Springfield), and pick up 11 W to 106 (just past Mobil Station) to RT 10 (a flooding sign may still be there, but the road is clear) to RT 103 west to RT 7.
Take RT 7 north through Rutland into Brandon. You can take a right onto Country Club Road OR High Street to RT 73 (shortcuts) OR you can take RT 7 to RT 73 and then to the camp

The latest road closings can be found here: http://www.aot.state.vt.us/Documents/Irene/Storm_damage_20110906_1631.pdf

[bobs98]

... for the written!

See you Friday!

[xp8103]

So the road is ok but the bridge is out.....

[rmcclure]

It's always just the little details, isn't it.

[enfoman]

NYS Thruway authority may close exits 23 and 24 on the Thruway due to Flooding issues. Areas in the I 90 corridor of Amsterdam to Schenectady Has flooding issues again for those who are traveling from the west and south heading to the rally. Take caution also in the I 88 corridor. Hopefully the spigot will turnoff soon!

[john1691]

Bike is packed, route done, checked, modified and done again. Seems there are more road closings every time I check........:banghead

Going to try and get there, not sure we will at this point, due to all the flooding from PA, through NY and into VT.

Hope to see you all there!

[iRene]

No worries, campers, BlackFly and I were camping in Shelburne last weekend (up to see fellow UVM
Alumnus Tim Thomas and the Stanley Cup) and Vermont is open for business!
Bring your maps and flexibility, we've reloaded for the MOV rally and will see you all there tomorrow!
The locals will be helpful with routing updates, as they were for us.
Also check http://www.511vt.com/default.asp?area=VT_statewide for detailed updates.

[xp8103]

You couldn't have asked for a better weekend! Thanks to the MOV for an absolutely incredible experience. The site was first rate and the food was outstanding!:thumb

The riding was not bad either!

[john1691]

You couldn't have asked for a better weekend! Thanks to the MOV for an absolutely incredible experience. The site was first rate and the food was outstanding!:thumb

The riding was not bad either!

+1! Had a great time, ate too much, met some nice folks and got to see some I had met at Bloomsburg.

Thanks Muriel and crew for a fun weekend!

[Muriel]

It was nice to see you, John, and everyone else as well. And thank you to all the rally goers who helped with our two flood-related projects. The people in the town of Brandon really appreciated our help (well, maybe not the guy who kicked us off his land during the morning project, but I hear he's about to get his comeuppance from the town!). You all did a good job schlepping trash and hauling books from the basement of Safer's headquarters.

We were blessed with good weather. Everyone seemed to have a great time.

Sunday, after cleanup, I rode home over Bethel Mountain Road/Camp Brook Road; there is a detour as you near Bethel - good GS road, but rather rough for cars and street bikes! It came out on Lilliesville Brook Rd to River Road, which runs along the White River - that route is currently the only connection to Rochester from the east. The White River left so much devastation in its wake - evan after seeing damage for a week, this was still shocking.

Muriel