Day 4: The Webster Springs Loop

May 31, 2024
229 Miles

I heard the pound on the door. It was the pound of a man who has been in command. It hits and sounds different. I shot out of bed. How can this happen! I’m sober, rested…I over slept. The crew was not pleased, but gracious enough for their standards. The only saving grace was that today, we would go unburdened on a day loop.

As we left Mineral Springs Motel, I was in the fog of just waking up, trying to keep up with them as they carved through the twisties out of Webster Springs - if I don’t die this morning, I would be shocked.

We at breakfast at a cafe not far from Webster Springs, then made miles to the Stone Tower Brews, a very nice coffee spot in the heart of Buckhannon, WV.

They day was filled with roads that you sensed were traveled only by the most local motorcyclists. Who would go down these? Wow, what they were missing! Our pace was engaging but not hair raising. Time to stop for photos, drink in the culture & views, and time for some short chats along the way - just the way I am liking it!

We broke off for some reason I cannot remember. It wasn’t bad or intentional, it just happened. As I entered Birch River, I took a sideroad and came screaming around a corner. Backing up and taking the entire road, a large hauling truck would have been my end if I hadn’t been fast on the brakes. ABS engaged, I came to a screaming halt. With my blood pressure through the roof, I elected to go to the hot dog stand. As the crew drove past, I explained the stop and they headed back to Webster Springs, me shortly behind them.

Another great evening in Webster Springs, relaxing along the river. Pure Magic!

Today, sadly, I took no photos except one. It’s not immediately clear to me why I didn’t over a year later. But so it goes.