Snow. Ice. RAIN (at least). Since I'm feeling "lazy" and don't want to ride in that, I'm thinking about later.... Let's plan some rides!
So, I'm cruising the internet, checking out my hometown "stomps" and found a couple of new places. (And I thought I knew all of them..)
First one is the Currahee Military Museum a/k/a The Band of Brothers Museum in Toccoa GA. https://www.toccoahistory.com/ and Camp Toccoa
See the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=447&v=KHos-t9w5_A
Camp Toccoa https://www.camptoccoaatcurrahee.org/ was the training ground for paratroopers in WWII who came up from the base in Columbus, then deployed to England prior to D-Day when they jumped into France. Made famous by Tom Hanks' movie "The Band of Brothers" the locals have recreated the English encampment where the paratroopers were stationed prior to D-Day at the Museum itself, including the movement of some of the actual English buildings into the museum along with lots of original equipment. It takes about an hour to casually stroll through the museum. There's an annual re-enactment weekend in October of each year. Camp Toccoa (where they actually trained including a daily run up Currahee Mtn, is being recreated at the old training camp site, about 10 miles away. Very interesting piece of history. I grew up within sight of this mountain and remember rushing outside to see a C-5 Galaxy being tested by the factory crew in Marietta, skating in, just over the mountain and my house. Looked like a mountain flying over the mountain, making the coolest "whistling" sound from the engines. Amazing to a 10 year old boy.
What about a RTE to a nearby restaurant (Shirley's Soul Food - as seen with Alton Brown on the Food Channel in his "Feasting on Asphalt motorcycle tour of the US a few years ago) and a visit to the museum? Beautiful riding nearby, too. Maybe do this during the February "thaw" which usually hits about the third w/e of February? Thoughts?
Second is the "Miles Through Time Museum" of classic cars. Closed until April 2019 ( https://milesthroughtime.com/ )
This is an interesting mix of museum owned cars, consigned classics for sale. Again, maybe a RTE and visit in the spring?
Thoughts?
Toccoa is about 150 miles from Charlotte,NC, 35-50 miles from Anderson/Greenville, SC; 100 miles from Atlanta; 50 miles from Athens/Gainesville.
So, I'm cruising the internet, checking out my hometown "stomps" and found a couple of new places. (And I thought I knew all of them..)
First one is the Currahee Military Museum a/k/a The Band of Brothers Museum in Toccoa GA. https://www.toccoahistory.com/ and Camp Toccoa
See the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=447&v=KHos-t9w5_A
Camp Toccoa https://www.camptoccoaatcurrahee.org/ was the training ground for paratroopers in WWII who came up from the base in Columbus, then deployed to England prior to D-Day when they jumped into France. Made famous by Tom Hanks' movie "The Band of Brothers" the locals have recreated the English encampment where the paratroopers were stationed prior to D-Day at the Museum itself, including the movement of some of the actual English buildings into the museum along with lots of original equipment. It takes about an hour to casually stroll through the museum. There's an annual re-enactment weekend in October of each year. Camp Toccoa (where they actually trained including a daily run up Currahee Mtn, is being recreated at the old training camp site, about 10 miles away. Very interesting piece of history. I grew up within sight of this mountain and remember rushing outside to see a C-5 Galaxy being tested by the factory crew in Marietta, skating in, just over the mountain and my house. Looked like a mountain flying over the mountain, making the coolest "whistling" sound from the engines. Amazing to a 10 year old boy.
What about a RTE to a nearby restaurant (Shirley's Soul Food - as seen with Alton Brown on the Food Channel in his "Feasting on Asphalt motorcycle tour of the US a few years ago) and a visit to the museum? Beautiful riding nearby, too. Maybe do this during the February "thaw" which usually hits about the third w/e of February? Thoughts?
Second is the "Miles Through Time Museum" of classic cars. Closed until April 2019 ( https://milesthroughtime.com/ )
This is an interesting mix of museum owned cars, consigned classics for sale. Again, maybe a RTE and visit in the spring?
Thoughts?
Toccoa is about 150 miles from Charlotte,NC, 35-50 miles from Anderson/Greenville, SC; 100 miles from Atlanta; 50 miles from Athens/Gainesville.