We just got back from Maggie Valley at the Motorcycle Mama women's ride in. There weren't that many participants but for the first time it really wasn't expected. For $45 you could go on two or three guided rides, enjoy a dinner buffet and banquet, watch a fashion show, and just meet up with other women who ride. It was low key but fun.
GearUpHelmets.com didn't set up for this event. As we are woman owned, we thought we'd go and just enjoy the rally as participants and as women riders. Me and Dee pulled our our VStrom and BMW respectively, and took off to North Carolina. It was a great ride up into the mountains and the weather was just perfect. We pulled into the Maggie Valley Resort and saw quite a few bikes and a good sized vendor area. For a minute, I wish we would have set up...only for a minute though. There was so much good riding in front of us that I was glad for once we weren't stuck selling while everyone else got to enjoy the event and the rides.
We visited Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum which was awesome. If any of you ever travel that a way, you must stop to see this place. If you've been riding for years or a part of the business for years, your heart strings will be tugged all day. There were old motorcycles, great old pictures of racers and riders, a women's section of art and pictures, authentic motor clothes from back in the day, and so much more...I saw an old cash register that my dad had in his motorcycle shop from back in the 60's....it was truly something to see and it brought back plenty of memories.
From there, we made a visit to Folk Moot in Waynesville, North Carolina. This is an International Event of sorts. People and places come from all over the world and share their cultures and customs with the folks in North Carolina. While we missed much of the entertainment, we got to see quite a few folks in their native clothes and saw a ton of shoppes and booths selling items with an international flavor. It was a really fun time and I'd recommend it to anyone who may be in the area during this time.
The event hosted a ride to Mt. Mitchell, North Carolina and to Hot Springs...we didn't get to make them but we heard they were really good rides to go on. Mt. Mitchell is supposed to be the highest point in North Carolina and I'm not sure what Hot Springs's lure was but I'm sure it was something special.
We left the event on Saturday afternoon and headed to Pigeon Forge, TN as we wanted to see Craft Days at Dollywood. We arrived too late Saturday night and it was raining when we got up Sunday so we'll have to catch it the next time.
Next show is the Biker RoundUp in Atlanta, Georgia at the Atlanta Motorspeedway this next weekend. We've never been but excited about going. We'll see how it goes and post the details when we get back.
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