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30th RWTW - Registration is up! It's time! 30 years of carving Wolf Pen Gap and more!

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Hey all! This is it, the 30th year anniversary of Run with the Wolf!! 🥳 This only happens to few events. Ones that are memorable, exciting and an absolute blast to be a part of.

Perfectly set in the north Georgia mountains, within striking distance of some of the best roads for motorcycling in America. If you've been, you know you've gotta come to celebrate 30 years of awesome. If you haven't been, you gotta come be PART of the awesome!

Look forward to seeing you all. It's a banner year so banner choochkies to give away. Shirts will be available once we secure the printers. Will be a buy your own and delivered to your home. The artist is Bil Hilson and he's produced some beautiful artwork for us over the years.

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Ride to See on Friday (Saturday as rain check) . Cool place to visit. I grew up within sight of the mountain. First we’ll go there to the camp, then ride a few miles into Toccoa to the museum.

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Y'all check out this video of my new song "Currahee". Thanks to Austin Poffenberger for his video skills and Kenny Wilson for his part as the soldier...
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Going to be here before you know it! Found a new place to ride to see in the area. Stay tuned for the posting!!!!
 
Ron, I would say that hummingbird hearts "flutter", could you say that you have "palpitations" instead?
 
Working on getting info from the designer. Hopefully we'll have something soon to post and eventually a link!
 
Shirt and swag link coming up next week!!

We'll have just a bit over 2 weeks for the on line store. Items need to be ordered in that time to ensure delivery to your home before the rally.

My hope is to also have some for giveaways and door prizes, but if you want to be sure to get a shirt, hat or some of the other items available, order early!

Fingers crossed we'll be up Thursday or Friday next week.

So, register! Order! Plan! And ride!

See ya there,
Mike
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Hey y'all,

Shirts! Hats! Wooooo!

Get registered, get swag ordered, get more (other ;)) swag at the rally!

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If you have have questions, reach out here or directly to me. Site is easy to navigate, orders placed will be shipped before the rally. The store will CLOSE on 4 August at midnight. So don't delay!!

Mike
 
First 30 (to 35) registrants will be getting a special, commemorative 'choochkie'. Won't spoil the surprise now, but it will be enlightening.
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Also on the give away list, a set of Fred's C14 Maintenance DVDs! Comes in a fancy zip up case. All in mint condition.

There's been a lot of requests for these, so passing on a set to one lucky 14 rider!

Mike
 
Cool! I ordered our shirts this morning. Those are really good quality screen print. Gonna be fun!
 
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choochkie ? Did a copied and paste
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Something for the shelf or pocket or tank bag!

Last 5 days for shirt orders. Store closes on Sunday midnight, so get your orders in to be sure you have 'em before the rally.

And if you haven't signed up, let's go! We need to know numbers for the meal and prep. Plus how many times is there a 30th of anything? And the riding...ooowee. Not much better than this.

See ya there!
Mike
 
4 days left to order shirts/hats y'all. Even if you don't come to the rally, it's a dang nice shirt to commemorate 30 YEARS of this event.

Plus, hoping folks will bring older shirts to show off the variety we've had over the years.

See ya there? :unsure:
Mike
 
Well, I farted around so long that the Maggie Valley BTH Social snuck up on me. But I've been to MV numerous times, and only once to Suches. So now I am re-tuning my always-flexible schedule to maybe hit RWTW '24. I have a newish tent to try out, so I may camp at Lake Hartwell and hit more SC State Parks on the way there -- 39 down and only nine to go until I join the ranks of the Ultimate Outsiders!
 
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Well, I farted around so long that the Maggie Valley BTH Social snuck up on me. But I've been to MV numerous times, and only once to Suches. So now I am re-tuning my always-flexible schedule to maybe hit RWTW '24. I have a newish tent to try out, so I may camp at Lake Hartwell and hit more SC State Parks on the way there -- 39 down and only nine to go until I join the ranks of the Ultimate Outsiders!
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Come on buddy! The more the merrier, so sign up and get some swag!

Remember anyone reading this: shirt/hat store CLOSES the Sunday 4 August, at midnight. If you don't get now, don't expect to get one later!

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See y'all there,
Mike
 
Last day, heck last 17ish hours to order shirts/hats y'all. Don't miss out!

And reg please! We'll need a head count for Carol and team to feed us for Saturday night. So sign up, look forward to some of THE best roads our country has to offer.

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See y'all there!
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Last 3+ hours of shirt and hat store y'all!! Hussle up!

See some of ya at the Nationals, hope more at the Wolf!

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OK, if you're not into riding, or tired after a few hundred miles of curves, how about a movie night at the Wolf?

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Phill and Jim just couldn't get enough of this American Classic!!
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See y'all there!
Mike
 
THE worst movie I have ever seen.
The look on Tom's face ( WTH are we watching this??) when it first started....
....priceless:LOL::LOL::LOL::LOL:
 
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I know they don't move too fast, but I'm not getting that close to a snapping turtle! lol
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I lifted up and moved a larger snapper off the road a few weeks back.

Although those legs were slow, man-oh-man that head - agile, fast and snappy! The claws too, very long and did their best to end my longest lasting glove (6 years and going strong!).

Wayne, Carol & Blue
 
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Eddie did sacrifice though and rescued us all...
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Look for me Wednesday afternoon. Camping 3 nites @ Lake Hartwell State Park and knocking off five more SC State Parks on the way. Once I get to TWOS, I'll probably just lounge with the Wolf.


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I like that - LWTW.😁 I may have to lounge after this past weekend up there!
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Just watch the 25/35mph section on 180 at the residential end! It seems to be more 'patrolled' in the last few weeks! :unsure:

Up to 22 registered! Come on y'all - we would love to see 60-80!

See y'all there!
Mike
 
bugnut said:
I like that - LWTW.😁 I may have to lounge after this past weekend up there!
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Just watch the 25/35mph section on 180 at the residential end! It seems to be more 'patrolled' in the last few weeks! :unsure:

Up to 22 registered! Come on y'all - we would love to see 60-80!

See y'all there!
Mike
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@bugnut Was this a performance award warning or a bonafide, legit, full send - golden ticket?

We haven’t had a golden ticket for many years, couple chats where you could practically smell the rubber on my tires burning but no 💸.

Thanks for the heads up to all!

Wayne, Carol & Blue
 
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@bugnut Was this a performance award warning or a bonafide, legit, full send - golden ticket?

We haven’t had a golden ticket for many years, couple chats where you could practically smell the rubber on my tires burning but no 💸.

Thanks for the heads up to all!

Wayne, Carol & Blue
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Full performance award. But we got cut a 'deal' of only 20 over. That sounds and feels like a cash grab, but we were above the limit by a few more miles per hour than would be considered safe for residents. All my fault for being in the zone! We did try to work the angles for a warning, but he wasn't having it.

Mike
 
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That 2008 C14 looks familiar.
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You've seen it enough!

bugnut said:
Full performance award. But we got cut a 'deal' of only 20 over.

Mike
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As many times as I've been pulled over only to have a roadside chat, I was surprised to find out they actually will write a ticket. The wife found it highly amusing. She said it's about damn time you got a ticket & I can't believe you've gotten away it all these years!

If you get pulled over by Ricky, he talks a lot.
 
Hey! Are you at the Nationals, and want to ride more? See more? Do more? Don't let the summer slip past! Round out your season of riding at RWTW! It's a great way to spend some great days riding, great evenings bench racing and great nights around the campfire.

Hope to see you there!
Mike
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Glad to here the shirts are making it.

For those who haven't ordered this years, please wear / bring your previous years shirts. I'd like to get a pic with as many years shirts as possible to show some of the history. Would be GREAT to add to the Concourier!!

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See y'all there!
Mike
 
Currahee Museum Visit (Suggest visiting on Saturday if you want to see both. Museum only is open on Friday)
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The Currahee Military Museum in Toccoa (a/k/a/ The Band of Brothers Museum) with all the "stuff" from their pre-DAY encampment in England from WWII is open on Friday, but if you want to visit the training site where they learned to parachute (a/k/a Camp Toccoa) it is only open on SATURDAYs so you'll want to go then. To get the full impact, I suggest visiting both on Saturday. Go to the Camp Toccoa location FIRST and see where the boys trained and ran up Currahee Mountain (the name means "One who stands alone" in Cherokee - you'll see why) each day, then go to downtown Toccoa and tour the actual museum. Everything that could be retrieved from England was retrieved and moved to this museum location which is an old and expanded train depot. The boys moved in on the train, then marched to Camp Toccoa to condition and to prepare to jump into France on D-Day. Visiting the camp first sets the stage for your museum visit. (Map #1 or find your own way. No bad roads).

Address for Camp Toccoa:
2351 Ayersville Rd. / Toccoa, GA 30577
Stand Alone Together
Home of the Band of Brothers

Address for Museum:
160 Alexander St. Toccoa, GA 30577 USA
For GPS: Use 47 N. Alexander St. Toccoa, GA 3057
Admissions
Adults $10 (ask for a senior and/or veteran discount)



There will be some folks (maybe) leaving TWOS on Saturday about 9:00 am and moseying (local term) over to the Camp Toccoa site to see what's there. It's easy to find, so feel free to find your own routes (They're all good). It should take about 1.5 hours to get there, 30 minutes to take in the exhibits at the camp, and about 20 minutes afterward to ride into downtown Toccoa to see the full blown museum. Suggest you target an eta at Camp Toccoa of about 10:30; maybe target your eta for downtown should be about 12:00, but follow your own timetable. The tour takes about about an hour or so, less if you don't read every single display. Meet up at the Sautee Trail Cafe for an RTE lunch around 1:15-1:30 (Map #2 or find your own way - still no bad roads)

When you get there (DOWNTOWN Toccoa at the museum), don't forget to ask for a senior (65+) or veteran's discount. Save a buck! That visit will take you about an hour or so. THe Sautee Trail Cafee is on the way to Helen (from Toccoa) and serves all day. You can also find nice restaurants in Clarkesville or Helen if you so desire. No shortage of these in this area. MIght be a good idea to avoid Helen on Saturday afternoon unless you like "low and slow" traffic for a couple of miles.

Find your way back to TWOS in time for the Bugnut Show & Tell (a/ka/ group picture and dinner starting at about 5:00 pm)
 

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Likely not arriving until Fri. I'm currently staying near Wytheville, VA and the weather is splendid up here through Thurs. The riding doesn't suck either.
 
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Plans have changed.

I will be there tomorrow
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Yeah Bob!

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Likely not arriving until Fri. I'm currently staying near Wytheville, VA and the weather is splendid up here through Thurs. The riding doesn't suck either.
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Look forward to seeing you Sir!!

About to start up there myself. Doing my day of riding tomorrow and maybe a few jaunts here and there between getting folks registered Friday and a bit Saturday.

Look forward to seeing all y'all there!
Mike
 
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Yeah Bob!


Look forward to seeing you Sir!!

About to start up there myself. Doing my day of riding tomorrow and maybe a few jaunts here and there between getting folks registered Friday and a bit Saturday.

Look forward to seeing all y'all there!
Mike
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Thanks Mike,
I'm glad it worked out.
I'm looking forward to the Curehee trip.

I was just informed that I knew one of the original "Brothers" when I was a kid / young adult.
( I even impersonated him once )
His name was Ed Fry. He was my friends step father.
 
ron203 said:
Currahee Museum Visit (Suggest visiting on Saturday if you want to see both. Museum only is open on Friday)
www.toccoahistory.com

Currahee

www.toccoahistory.com www.toccoahistory.com


The Currahee Military Museum in Toccoa (a/k/a/ The Band of Brothers Museum) with all the "stuff" from their pre-DAY encampment in England from WWII is open on Friday, but if you want to visit the training site where they learned to parachute (a/k/a Camp Toccoa) it is only open on SATURDAYs so you'll want to go then. To get the full impact, I suggest visiting both on Saturday. Go to the Camp Toccoa location FIRST and see where the boys trained and ran up Currahee Mountain (the name means "One who stands alone" in Cherokee - you'll see why) each day, then go to downtown Toccoa and tour the actual museum. Everything that could be retrieved from England was retrieved and moved to this museum location which is an old and expanded train depot. The boys moved in on the train, then marched to Camp Toccoa to condition and to prepare to jump into France on D-Day. Visiting the camp first sets the stage for your museum visit. (Map #1 or find your own way. No bad roads).

Address for Camp Toccoa:
2351 Ayersville Rd. / Toccoa, GA 30577
Stand Alone Together
Home of the Band of Brothers

Address for Museum:
160 Alexander St. Toccoa, GA 30577 USA
For GPS: Use 47 N. Alexander St. Toccoa, GA 3057
Admissions
Adults $10 (ask for a senior and/or veteran discount)



There will be some folks (maybe) leaving TWOS on Saturday about 9:00 am and moseying (local term) over to the Camp Toccoa site to see what's there. It's easy to find, so feel free to find your own routes (They're all good). It should take about 1.5 hours to get there, 30 minutes to take in the exhibits at the camp, and about 20 minutes afterward to ride into downtown Toccoa to see the full blown museum. Suggest you target an eta at Camp Toccoa of about 10:30; maybe target your eta for downtown should be about 12:00, but follow your own timetable. The tour takes about about an hour or so, less if you don't read every single display. Meet up at the Sautee Trail Cafe for an RTE lunch around 1:15-1:30 (Map #2 or find your own way - still no bad roads)

When you get there (DOWNTOWN Toccoa at the museum), don't forget to ask for a senior (65+) or veteran's discount. Save a buck! That visit will take you about an hour or so. THe Sautee Trail Cafee is on the way to Helen (from Toccoa) and serves all day. You can also find nice restaurants in Clarkesville or Helen if you so desire. No shortage of these in this area. MIght be a good idea to avoid Helen on Saturday afternoon unless you like "low and slow" traffic for a couple of miles.

Find your way back to TWOS in time for the Bugnut Show & Tell (a/ka/ group picture and dinner starting at about 5:00 pm)
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Perfect, thanks for the posting Ron. I'm staying at jerrys Hollands place in Sautee nanochee, so in all likelihood we'll meet yall there.
 
Always a good time along with good friends & roads. Throw in this years near perfect weather was just icing on the cake!

We made it home in 10 hours & as usual we were the lone s/c members.

Nice job Mike!
 

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Yep, good time.
Great friends.
Weather was perfect.
 

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Good stuff, this! Thanks for everyone who pitched in to help the rest of us enjoy a most excellent time together
 

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And then there's this at the end of the experience. Life can be good 👍
 

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I think I saw a couple of C-14s in a group of about 5 or 6 bikes that waved me through on the Cherohala Skyway Monday afternoon.
I was on my little ZX-4RR and ROLLING trying to get back to camp on time.
Sorry!
I didn't realize there was a COG event nearby, I haven't been very active lately.
Definitely great weather up there this past weekend.

Edited. It was Monday afternoon, not Sunday.
 
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I think I saw a couple of C-14s in a group of about 5 or 6 bikes that waved me through on the Cherohala Skyway Sunday afternoon.
I was on my little ZX-4RR and ROLLING trying to get back to camp on time.
Sorry!
I didn't realize there was a COG event nearby, I haven't been very active lately.
Definitely great weather up there this past weekend.
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Just check the Concourier and calendar for updates. Sorry you missed it. We have NW GA RTE coming soon this fall. Come on over!
 
Some observations from the saddle

Looks like Bob and I were the lone NC members attending.
Dang, I like boiled peanuts! Thanks Ron.
Near 2000 miles and not a drop of rain Wednesday through Monday. Highly unusual as it ALWAYS rains on me in KY.
More traffic than I've seen in awhile, really building up down there.
More police than I've ever seen.
Was that 2 RG500's I saw Sunday AM, been quite awhile since I saw one in the flesh.
Listened to Wayne at the national, bumped up my suspension and never ground my pegs. Very close though.
Got me more chigger bites, dang, I wore long pants too.
Owls are cool, there were maybe 3 separate ones hooting at night.
My back hurt just looking at the Ducati Panigale.
As usual, many were eyeing my chair and were green with envy.

I saw many old friends and made some new ones, not unusual at a COG ride.
I'm taking my zippo lighter to the plant in Bradford PA and having it engraved with my COG number.
A good time, always try to make it.
 
Here are a few random pictures from the rally. The rally was great. The weather was perfect. Thanks to Mike and all the COG crew for putting it together
 

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ron203 said:
Just check the Concourier and calendar for updates. Sorry you missed it. We have NW GA RTE coming soon this fall. Come on over!
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Maybe.
I don't see it on the events calendar?
I have several track days and racing at the WERA GNF on my plate over the next few weeks.
 
Pmack said:
Maybe.
I don't see it on the events calendar?
I have several track days and racing at the WERA GNF on my plate over the next few weeks.
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It’s in SE section. Check back often, should be more day events being added this fall.
 
Got me more chigger bites, dang, I wore long pants too.
(Deep woods off works-RS)

Owls are cool, there were maybe 3 separate ones hooting at night.

(I was outside after campfire looking at the stars and one hooted and glided right over my head. Wingspan looked about 4’ wide!-RS)
 
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