SUMMER TRIP ON THE SCRAM TO THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY JULY 2025

 “…it’s about the journey, not the destination …”

A park on the Susquehanna that I often stop at.

        I had planned to take a trip to Winnipeg Canada to see some friends there this summer but, due to my back surgery, I simply couldn’t take a long trip like that. Instead I decided to take several short trips, including one on my Royal Enfield Scram to the Shenandoah Valley. My friend Curtis agreed to come on the trip with me, so off we go.

The Delta “Diner”…one of my favorite little place I go for lunch.,

        Because of the threat of heavy thunder storms in the afternoon I wanted to leave early for Curtis’ house. I got on the road by 8:30 with the Delta “Diner” as my breakfast stop. I put Diner in quotes because this is a name given to the restaurant by my friend Jimmy (its name on the sign is the Delta Family Restaurant!). I got her by 9:45 and ended up with brunch rather than breakfast. Back on the road I road on a series of back roads around Baltimore to Fredrick MD where I got on US 15. Took 15 to Leesburg VA, and from there route 7 east to route 28 south to US 50 east to Chantilly VA. I stopped to gas up the bike and from there to my Curtis’ house. I got 183 miles on a tank, averaging 66.6 mpg. Once I got to Curtis’ house we hung out for a while then went out to dinner with several of his work friends.  Back at his house Curtis started packing and checking over his bike. Our plan was to leave early in the morning because of the threat of thunder showers in the afternoon. 

I arrived at Curtis’ house in time to miss the bad weather. The bike had to sit
out in the weather while I enjoyed the hospitality of Curtis’ house!