On July 12, 2020  I will be leading a 10 year anniversary Gypsy Tour from Pittsburgh to Gettysburg Pennsylvania on the Lincoln Highway.

Riders from throughout the country will be meeting in Pittsburgh for some sightseeing as well as dinner at the World Famous Primanti Brothers in the Strip District of Pittsburgh.  On Sunday morning we will venture across old Route 30 on the Lincoln Highway with a stop at the Flight 93 Memorial in Shanksville Pennsylvania and then make our way to Gettysburg to get things set up for the 2020 Road Glide National Rally (Sharkweek).

I am looking forward to meeting with many old friends and some new ones too.

All roads lead to Gettysburg!

On July 23rd I will begin another one of my cross country jaunts.  This year I will meet some friends (40 of them) in OK City and will lead them on a ride across Route 66 on my annual Hutmo's Gypsy Tour.

The Gypsy Tour (www.gypsytour.org) will lead us from OK City through Tucumcari, Gallup and Flagstaff.  Once in Flagstaff we will head south for a day in Sedona and ride on AZ 89A.  After Flagstaff the Gypsy Tour will go north to the south rim of the Grand Canyon and then on to St George Utah for the annual Roadglide.org Shark Week Motorcycle Rally.

Hopefully the weather gods will smile down upon us.

See you on the road and ride safe.

Chris

Day two 


No riding but plenty of sight seeing at Colonial Williamsburg.   If you ever get a chance.. check it out.  I am staying at the Governors Inn (CHEAP but clean) and the room price includes admission to the historic district.


I stopped by the Bruton Parish Church for a mid morning service.  I have to say that the prayer service was very nice but I could not help but think how cool it is to be in a church that Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Richard Henry Lee, George Wythe, Patrick Henry, and George Mason attended.

Throughout the day I attended many presentations and visited many historic buildings.  The Governor's Palace was what you would think it would be.  The gardens to the rear of the building were even better.

Later in the evening after dinner at Christianna Campbells, I attended an evening music recital at the church.  Superb organist...  very average trumpet player.


All in all a great day...very hot.

On  the morning of July 4th I left Pittsburgh at 7:05.  The skies were blue with some light clouds hanging around.  I say this thankfully because the entire night  before my departure we had some of the most severe thunder/lightening storms that we have had in years


Get away day is just that....  put some serious miles between yourself and home as quickly as possible.  My first destination was Colonial Williamsburg.   I elected to take the standard roads towards Washington and then Richmond to get there.  The traffic was not too bad and I arrived in Williamsburg around 4:00.  A grand total of 400 miles.

Why Colonial Williamsburg? Well,  it is part of the 5th grade curriculum.  My goal was to experience  Colonial Williamsburg so that I can provide a better experience for my students.  

After arriving I checked into my hotel and proceeded to the downtown area for a fourth of July Celebration, I purchased tickets to attend a luncheon on the Governor's Palace Greens and for preferred seating ofr the concert by the Virginia Symphony.  The organizers wisely decided to take the picnic indoors because of record high temperatures. I am glad they did.   The food was standard faire but was totally delicious.

During the picnic entertainment was provided by various performers from a local troupe.  Slaves songs, puppet shows for the kids, juggling and even a contortionist! 

After the picnic we were escorted to the Governor's Palace by a Williamsburg Fife and Drum Corp.  Shortly after taking our seats, the Virginia Symphony put on an hour and half show featuring American music from Sousa to John Williams.  The symphony is directed by JoAnn Falletta.  The performance finished up with Tchaikovsky's  1812 Overture and John Phillip Sousa's Stars and Stripes Forever.  

There were over 25,000  people on the Palace green for the concert and fireworks.   The tent in the picture above is where the symphony  was located.  Even though it was not going to be evening for quite a while, you can see that everyone was picking their spot for the festivities.

A great day and a great experience.  Tomorrow, I explore  Colonial Williamsburg.

Test tuesday

Biker boy

The Hutmo Lincoln Highway Gyspy Tour

On Thursday July 14th I will be leading a GROUP OF 12 TO 15 MOTORCYCLIST out of Pittsburgh on the Lincoln Highway. We will take the Lincoln to Gettysburg where we will meet up with another group of riders.

Here are a few pictures I snapped this morning