The Official "Say Anything" Thread

[Bick]

Mornin' Bick & JBubble!  Red cars are nice aside form th

I'm checking out Helen, GA at the moment, a rider on a local forum mentioned it in a ride report.  It's a mock German town in north GA.  Might take a ride down there soon ~

JM

While you are down there, see if the Smith House is still open in Dahlonega.  All family style, and some of the best fried chicken I have ever had. 

[the_Journeyman]

I remember passing it on my ride a couple weeks ago.  Looks like Helen isn't too far from that area.  Lots of options to get out there too.  I could cross to Highlands and use either 106 to Dillard or NC/GA28 & Warwoman Rd over to Clayton.  Then there's a couple options to get from Clayton to Helen ~

JM

[jdubbs32584]

I remember passing it on my ride a couple weeks ago.  Looks like Helen isn't too far from that area.  Lots of options to get out there too.  I could cross to Highlands and use either 106 to Dillard or NC/GA28 & Warwoman Rd over to Clayton.  Then there's a couple options to get from Clayton to Helen ~

JM

106 was a nice little ride. Beautiful scenery. A couple of the pics that Rameses posted are from one of the overlooks we stopped at on 106.

[Big Troubled Bear]

Back in the office, good day all

[the_Journeyman]

106 was a nice little ride. Beautiful scenery. A couple of the pics that Rameses posted are from one of the overlooks we stopped at on 106.

106 was nice and there was some great views from those overlooks.  Warwoman was really technical for the 1st 3 miles, but is pretty bland after that.  I was heading into Highlands on 106 and made good use of that passing lane right at the bottom of the mountain and gave a few cars either a good look at the top or underside of Molly as I went by 

Mornin' Bear!

JM

[LMT]

Morning.    Drink, repeat, and once more.

Hey JM.  We have a German theme town outside of Seattle.  Leavenworth.  We have not been yet, but talk of going a lot.  Now I have motivation.  We can compare towns.

[the_Journeyman]

As far as I can tell, it's mostly architectural stuff, but there's a town oomph band also.  Looks neat, definitely worth the day ride it'll be ~

JM

[Big Troubled Bear]

Hey about 10 years back spent 10 weeks in Seattle at the Boeing Factory doing a course

[LMT]

As far as I can tell, it's mostly architectural stuff, but there's a town oomph band also.  Looks neat, definitely worth the day ride it'll be ~

JM

Here is a write up of our German theme town:
Leavenworth, Washington is a charming Bavarian Village known for delightful specialty shops, numerous choices for cozy accommodations, and an active calendar offering a year-round schedule of festivals, music and live theater. Perhaps the most popular of the events is the Christmas Lighting and Ice Fest.  The quaint, Bavarian theme is very at home against the breathtaking backdrop of Washington State's steep, snowy Cascade Mountains soaring thousands of feet above.

History
As you wander past the Bavarian architecture, imbibe the Germanic fare and browse through the many inviting specialty shops, you are enjoying the fruits of a well-laid plan. For Leavenworth's is the inspiring story of a Washington town that reinvented itself. With the loss of its railway and timber industries, Leavenworth was a town in slow decline. In the early 1960s, it took the brave and determined decision to invest in tourism for its future. Inspired by the resemblance of the surrounding countryside to Bavarian Germany, with its mountain wilderness and rolling meadows, Leavenworth was remodeled as a Bavarian alpine village. Such was the town's commitment to the project that the Bavarian theme was carefully researched, architects were hired (notably Heintz Ulbricht), building codes were changed and townspeople took to learning about the German culture.   Der Markt Platz (Front and 8th streets) has daily showings of a 30-minute film which tells this story.  Projekt Bayern continues to develop the Bavarian vision. Such is the success of the project that nowadays not just tourists are attracted to the area, but also many people of direct German, Austrian and Norwegian descent have been drawn to Leavenworth as their new home.  The town now boasts a German language newspaper, the Pazifische Rundschau.

[LMT]

Hey about 10 years back spent 10 weeks in Seattle at the Boeing Factory doing a course

With 27,000 machinists on strike, the Boeing plants are very quiet these days.

[Mother]

Here is a write up of our German theme town:
Leavenworth, Washington is a charming Bavarian Village known for delightful specialty shops, numerous choices for cozy accommodations, and an active calendar offering a year-round schedule of festivals, music and live theater. Perhaps the most popular of the events is the Christmas Lighting and Ice Fest.  The quaint, Bavarian theme is very at home against the breathtaking backdrop of Washington State's steep, snowy Cascade Mountains soaring thousands of feet above.

History
As you wander past the Bavarian architecture, imbibe the Germanic fare and browse through the many inviting specialty shops, you are enjoying the fruits of a well-laid plan. For Leavenworth's is the inspiring story of a Washington town that reinvented itself. With the loss of its railway and timber industries, Leavenworth was a town in slow decline. In the early 1960s, it took the brave and determined decision to invest in tourism for its future. Inspired by the resemblance of the surrounding countryside to Bavarian Germany, with its mountain wilderness and rolling meadows, Leavenworth was remodeled as a Bavarian alpine village. Such was the town's commitment to the project that the Bavarian theme was carefully researched, architects were hired (notably Heintz Ulbricht), building codes were changed and townspeople took to learning about the German culture.   Der Markt Platz (Front and 8th streets) has daily showings of a 30-minute film which tells this story.  Projekt Bayern continues to develop the Bavarian vision. Such is the success of the project that nowadays not just tourists are attracted to the area, but also many people of direct German, Austrian and Norwegian descent have been drawn to Leavenworth as their new home.  The town now boasts a German language newspaper, the Pazifische Rundschau.

I've made plans for the last 4 years to visit leavenworth during christmas, have yet to make it

[jdubbs32584]

I've made plans for the last 4 years to visit leavenworth during christmas, have yet to make it

Wanna go for Christmas this year?

[Mother]

Wanna go for Christmas this year?

sure, I'll make plans

[jdubbs32584]

sure, I'll make plans

K, its a date. 

[Grampa]

mom and jb stt'n in a tree.....