Catskill Mountains

Over the last couple of days we have sprinkled some work in with site seeing. You can't have all work and no play, can you? Just down the road from us is Orange County Choppers. A bike builder made famous from being on the Discovery Channel. The Teutul family, which consists of Paul Sr, Paul Jr, Mickey and their employee Rick are always seen yelling and building bikes together on TV. Today on our visit here we were fortunate enough to see Mickey walking around the shop with his big hair and now sporting a huge beard with his signature shorts that he will wear year round no matter what the weather is outside.

The store has tons of their bikes on display. We walked around studying each one and remembering the episode in which we saw them building it. Along with the bikes one can purchase t-shirts, hats and what ever else they can put their logo on. The bikes, in case you were wondering, start at about $35,000 and climb up to $50,000. I'm sorry but I don't see it. They are nice theme bikes but not very practical or comfortable to ride. If you have money laying around and just want a show piece than sure, go buy one.

With the sun breaking out of the clouds today we decided to go out for a bike ride. We started by climbing this huge mountain. It went up about 800 ft as we climbed this twisty road. The air became cooler the higher we got. Along one stop we noticed this eye ball staring at us from the side of the road. We had to stop and stare back.

Along the way you will find countless waterfalls. Sometimes you can see them but most of the time you can just hear the rush of water through the trees.

With the threat of storm clouds coming over the mountain we decided to head back home. All along our trip we rode from cloudy and gloomy weather into beautiful sunny sections. The air went hot and cold during the entire ride. One moment you were freezing as you rode in the canyon and the next moment you were hot from the sunny and open areas. It was a great day that took us about 120 miles as we explored the area. Tomorrow should be another good day for riding.