BACKROADS • JULY 2021
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BACKLASH Backroads Spring Break 2021 The Comeback Tour Dearest Editor Friends, Thanking you for putting together another fantastic week filled with amazing people and gorgeous rides! So appreciative of your efforts that make it oh so easy for us to book great hotels, find cool spots to eat, never miss an ice cream and source really helpful motorcycle repairs/purchases. So many laughs, so many stories, so many great memories created. It’s a magical thing you’ve created with the Backroads community. Love ya! Andrea & Scott
Letters to the Editor be in trouble - Arlene types this for me) As traffic was so light, the return route was aborted, and I sampled 97 along the Delaware, 206 to Roscoe, and 30 towards home. Hadn’t been that way in 20 years. Keep the great destinations coming. Thanks, Jake Herzog Unfortunately, events at home necessitated my hasty departure from spring break, without bidding all a proper adieu. Additionally, my Mountain Lake Lodge digs had me parking in an auxiliary lot which clearly confused the toy fairy. So imagine my surprise when I woke this morning to find my tank bag topped with a spring break toy. The toy fairy found me in the far reaches of Vermont! All hail the toy fairy! All hail Brian and Shira!
Thanks Brian and Shira, for putting together another great rally. Never a disappointment, fantastic routes, great accommodations, and it was so good to see all my motorcycle family members. I’m sure they all feel the same. Jeff Caruana 5 states, 1660 miles in 7 days. Epic trip! Thanks Backroads for all the planning! Super weather too! Lisa Veliath
The Elias Cole After years of thinking about it I finally got a chance to ride down to the Elias Cole. A couple months ago I’d route sheeted roads including Frost Valley, returning via Peekamoose, etc. The restaurant was fantastic, but that’s typical of all the places I’ve tried that you’ve recommended over the years. Had a nice chat with Nancy, and naturally you two were included in the conversation. The strawberry rhubarb pie was even better than my wife’s and that’s saying a lot. (I may
Thanks again for a fabulous Spring Break. Hi Shira & Brian Long time, no see. Regarding the Abandoned Fairy Village mentioned in this Backroads Report. We have lived within 6 miles or less to this (in Waterbury and
