My first wee road trip

...not counting the ride back from the dealership. Since getting the bike I have mostly used it to visit folks or go to and from work. Day before yesterday (Friday evening) I got on the bike and rode to Westmeath, a right on Lookout road until it's end at Powers road. Left on Powers to Grant's Settlement road. Right on Grant's until County Road 7 (to F's Falls), Follow 7 all the way to just outside Cobden, turn right on Hwy. 17 and stop at The Whitewater Brewery for a cold Farmer's Daughter on tap.

Saturday I followed the same route until just after Foresters falls on 7 - then I made a left onto Queens Line , then a right on Magnesium Road (county road 48). Then I crossed Hwy. 17 and made a left at Haley's Station keeping on County Road 61. At the end of 61 I made a right onto Highway 60 and followed that to Douglas where I thought I could get lunch and a beer at The Douglas Tavern. Sadly no food beyond potato chips is served and they don't take debit. Keeping on 60 I came to Kelly's Corners where a left would mean staying on 60 to Eganville, a right would mean County Road 8 to Cobden but I went straight ahead on Bulger Road (County Road 9) to Highway 41, a right up the steep hill and another right onto Mountain Road (County Road 13) at the top of the hill. A few klicks on 13 takes me to Stafford Third Line where I make a left, climb and descend French Settlement Hill and then make a right onto County Road 24 Whitewater Road, take that across Hwy. 17 to County Road 40 (Greenwood Road / Pembroke Street) right on that and then a left onto the Beachburg Road which brings the trip full circle. A very enjoyable run. The lighting was much better Friday as I hit the magic hour before sunset and all the farmland shimmered in the golden waning light and looked enchanted. Running the similar route in the early afternoon was pleasing but lacked some of the magic.

View from Lookout Hill

It should be noted that the speed mentioned in the screen cap of my route was the fastest speed recorded ( during a pass ) not the average speed.

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