uncledj Posted May 21, 2017 #1 Posted May 21, 2017 I was thinkin' that since Don was forced to cancel this year, ... Maybe we should have a get-together up at the hunting cabin in North Central PA that weekend. (Search Sinnemahoning, PA) Cabin has 11 single bunks and a couch, and there's room to set up some tents. We have all the modern conveniences, including an odor free outhouse....running water with shower and basic kitchen, back porch with a swing and a fire pit. Trout stream 100' from the porch, ....mountain starts up from the far side of the stream. The Willows restaurant / bar is 2 miles away....Sinnemahoning Sportsmen's' Club about 4 miles away, and I believe that's the weekend for the Annual Rattlesnake Hunt, which has been a pretty significant event for the area. Beautiful area to ride. Penns Cave and Beaver Stadium about an hour and a half away. Elk viewing area....Straub Brewery about 45 minutes away. If there's enough folks to make it worth the effort, I'm happy to invite them up for the weekend. Friday - Sunday. If interested, lemme know.
dfitzbiz Posted May 21, 2017 #2 Posted May 21, 2017 (edited) Uncledj, Reserve a bed for me, I'm in. Wife changed her plans to a dance concert but I'll head north. Sinnemahoning is about 3 hours from me. Let me know details like what you would like me to bring. Looking forward to it. PM to follow. Fitz Just a bump, this post disappeared after I responded to Uncledj. Edited May 22, 2017 by dfitzbiz
dfitzbiz Posted May 22, 2017 #3 Posted May 22, 2017 Just bringing this back to the top of the list. Time is short.
uncledj Posted May 22, 2017 Author #4 Posted May 22, 2017 Yeah, I'm a bit surprised that the folks who were bound for MD aren't jumping on it. It really is a great place. Not as much room for RVs and such, but plenty of room for bikes and tents. It could spill over into the neighbors lots if it had to as I'm on pretty good terms with the ones I see regularly. Rattlesnake hunt would make it interesting, albeit the snake hunt's gotten a bit rowdy over the past few years. Lotsa them unsavory biker types. LOL Penns Cave has a boat trip through the cave that's pretty cool, and some cool places to eat there in nearby State College. (Campus) The Zippo Museum in Bradford and Pennsylvania's Grand Canyon are a nice ride to... and worth seeing. Those who are young enough at heart could even spend the day either floating in place in the river, or do what we do every year and float anywhere from 3 to 11 miles down the river on tubes.....we always have a raft with a cooler full of the good stuff. We keep some tubes in the shed. There's been a few times I indulged the adult beverages more than I should have while floating down that river. lol Campfire and some adult beverages, maybe hotdogs cooked on the fire are usually a great way to put the day to bed. I absolutely love it up there...and plan on spending a lot of time up there when I retire, but I guess it's difficult to engage others in my passion.....just 'cause they dont know. Anyhoo, I just wanted to put the option out there for those who are looking for another venue since MD is off this year.
WIZ Posted May 22, 2017 #5 Posted May 22, 2017 If you decide to do this my wife and I would probably be interested in attending. Ron
ragtop69gs Posted May 22, 2017 #6 Posted May 22, 2017 (edited) DJ, thanks for offering this up. I am tempted, and will probably join you if this happens. I'd be camping on site if it happens. Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk Edited May 23, 2017 by ragtop69gs
ragtop69gs Posted May 23, 2017 #8 Posted May 23, 2017 On a second thought, I'll take one of those bunks if any are still available save me from dragging the camper along .
dfitzbiz Posted May 23, 2017 #9 Posted May 23, 2017 Uncledj, Maybe you should put this on the calendar.
uncledj Posted May 23, 2017 Author #10 Posted May 23, 2017 Wife and I are discussing it now. Looks like she'd be the only one there of the fairer sex. She's telling me to go ahead and commit, so I guess I should do it. Lemme make a quick contact first, see if a pal and his wife (who were planning on going to MD) are going. Might be a longer ride than they want on an old Honda Shadow 700.
uncledj Posted May 24, 2017 Author #11 Posted May 24, 2017 I wrote directions with the listing on the calendar, but I looked it up on Google Maps and here's the link. https://goo.gl/maps/BuaUBDeGYzy
ragtop69gs Posted May 24, 2017 #12 Posted May 24, 2017 DJ, you have this on the calendar for June 24th ! I thought you were doing this the same weekend as MD would have been.
uncledj Posted May 24, 2017 Author #13 Posted May 24, 2017 DJ, you have this on the calendar for June 24th ! I thought you were doing this the same weekend as MD would have been. No worries. It IS the same weekend that MD was scheduled for. I dunno what happened there.....I'd swear I put the correct date in. I'll fix it.
uncledj Posted May 30, 2017 Author #14 Posted May 30, 2017 Drove down to Bryson City NC Thursday night and spent the next couple of days riding steam engines around the Great Smokey Mountains. Had a great time. Drove from there up to the cabin Sunday to get the water hooked up, cut the grass and check for any issues with the cabin. All is good to go. 1509 miles on the tripmeter. Now we just need a few more folks to join us !!! Should be an enjoyable weekend.
ragtop69gs Posted May 30, 2017 #15 Posted May 30, 2017 Unfortunately my boss added me to the schedule for that Friday due to a co-worker's inability to work . Being a 9 hour ride to get there , timing just won't work for me to get there.. Y'all have fun.
uncledj Posted May 31, 2017 Author #16 Posted May 31, 2017 Poo. If I can't get a bit more interest, I may have to cancel. No biggie ....I just thought some of y'all would have wanted somewhere else to go that weekend that'd be inexpensive (free) to stay. Seems like most of the folks who wanted to do MD have made other plans. I'll leave it on the calendar a bit longer just to make sure there isn't any more interest.
ragtop69gs Posted May 31, 2017 #17 Posted May 31, 2017 I was looking forward to the weekend, l really wanted to check out the snake hunt at the club. Looked lime some fun riding too. I too am surprised there wasn't more interest in your generous offer. Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk
cowpuc Posted May 31, 2017 #18 Posted May 31, 2017 If we didnt have the new grandson for that weekend we would have grabbed Tweeksis and headed that way FOR SURE!! Absolutely, positively looks like my kind of really really fun stuff!!!!
saddlebum Posted May 31, 2017 #19 Posted May 31, 2017 (edited) This is one heck of a great idea and sure wish I could attend. But since MD was cancelled, my daughter in Nova Scotia snagged a good deal on flight tickets, she is going to be flying out to visit with us for a while at that time. I looked at some pictures of the area and it looks like like beautiful country, would have loved to go. Edited June 1, 2017 by saddlebum
uncledj Posted June 1, 2017 Author #20 Posted June 1, 2017 Gonna have to call it. I'm going to go ahead and pull it from the calendar. Apologies to all those who made plans to attend. (By "all those" I mean Wiz) Maybe we'll try to set this up again sometime, but I'll be going up there at least 3 and maybe 5 times over the course of the Summer, (planned events with friends and work trips) ....and with a 6 hr drive and longer if I'm riding, it's a bit much for such a low turnout. If anyone is interested in trying again, let me know and if there's enough interest....off the top of my head I'm thinkin' 6 or more takers, I'll try to set it up again. Thanks to those who were interested....sorry it didn't work out.
ragtop69gs Posted June 2, 2017 #21 Posted June 2, 2017 Thanks for trying DJ, it looked like a nice area with some interesting things to do. Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk
cecdoo Posted June 2, 2017 #22 Posted June 2, 2017 Couldnt talk the wife into bunkin with 10 guys, she's funny that way, something about sounds and smells?? We were up that way on ride a few years ago during the rattlesnake hunt and couldnt find a room anywhere, so I figured accomadations would be tough. It is a beautiful area and I Thank You for the offer. We talked about just riding up for the day. Try it again. Craig
uncledj Posted June 3, 2017 Author #23 Posted June 3, 2017 Bummer, but that could have been resolved. There's 2 bedrooms, having 5 bunks each, but there's also a single bunk in a tiny room that's been built as a sort of a mud room between the cabin and back porch. My niece is a hunter, and when she'd go up with her dad (my brother) he and she would stay in that room. He would take the bunk, and he had a "rack" , hung on the wall, that he'd set up with a mattress for her. When she's not there he still uses the bunk so he wouldn't be subjected to any snoring. Like I mentioned, if a handful of folks are interested, we can try this again sometime.
saddlebum Posted June 3, 2017 #24 Posted June 3, 2017 Sorry it did not work out this time but a future attempt does sound very interesting and I for one would love to try and make it out.
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