Longest ride of the season to date is under my belt.
We put in a 274 mile round-trip ride this past Sunday!
Headed out on Rt.140 to Rt.20 to Rt.23, which took us through Springfield, MA. to Great Barrington, MA. The return ride was on Rt.44, which took us through Hartford, CT. and involved some Rt.84 highway driving!
The ride was fantastic especially on Rt.23, a twisting and turning ride through the mountains with ears a popping too! The rides through Springfield and Hartford were tense and not the best of parts of those cities. Thank goodness for the "reserve" option on motorcycles, as I ran out of gas. We all were running on fumes and enlisted the help of a local policeman who provided an escort through Hartford to an open gas station. Since it was late Sunday most places were closed. The last hour or so of the ride home was well after dark, which was challenging to say the least.
Take a peak on a map and you'll see that we went about as far West as you can go while staying in Massachusetts. We were a stones throw away from New York!
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