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Not roughing it at the Twin Valley Rally: A trek to Wilderness Adventure at Eagle’s Landing

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I — get this out of the way up front: you need to come to the Twin Valley Riders Rally next September. If you can’t have a good time there, you’re not trying. It’s typically a fun journey getting there, riding across western Virginia without a single traffic light beyond my neighborhood, but a beautiful Thursday afternoon in mid-September, my progress was impeded by a yellow … [Read more...] about Not roughing it at the Twin Valley Rally: A trek to Wilderness Adventure at Eagle’s Landing

Rally ’round a train trip: Amtrak eases cross-country to the BMW MOA Rally

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It’s day six near Lorton, Virginia, and I find myself sitting in plush travel comfort. I am barely aware of the ear worm rattling in my brain. It is an old Memphis style blues song, “Mystery Train” written by Junior Parker and made popular by The Band in 1976. The earworm keeps repeating, “The train I ride 16 coaches long. Well, that long black train carries my baby home.” My … [Read more...] about Rally ’round a train trip: Amtrak eases cross-country to the BMW MOA Rally