Fall Haul

**GIBBY** · 10-06-2015, 05:38 PM

Fall Haul 2015, Hillsboro, WI

We hosted Ray (rayski271) and his fiancé Kathy this past weekend who trekked up from Chicago to join us for the Fall Haul. We met them on Friday in Prairie du Chien about noon and headed north on WI 35 after lunch. This route runs along the Great River and has many beautiful vistas and some of the greatest riding between southeastern MN and southwestern WI. We made it to St. Paul about 6:00 p.m., enjoying pizza/drinks while visiting. Saturday morning we were ksu at 7:45 a.m. and headed to Delano, MN to meet up with a group that included Denny and Sally (dmac). There were 16 bikes and 31 people who headed southeast thru Welch and crossed the river at Red Wing, MN. We lunched at Bucknuckle’s Bar & Grill in Praag, WI, an eclectic rural biker friendly bar in the middle of nowhere that has a windmill fan, albino deer, saw blade tables and other quirky nuances too numerous to mention but so worth the ride. After lunch we rode county roads and went thru Wildcat State Park and onto Hillsboro, WI where we stayed the night.

http://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0LEV...3Z7ZuvS8.Kr9E-

The Hotel has a restaurant/bar attached and is a great place to spend the night or use as a Rally Central, hint, hint!

Sunday morning we were ksu at 9:30 a.m. and hit more county roads before heading north on WI 35. We got home 6 p.m., just long enough to make dinner plans and make it an early night as Monday morning ksu was at 6:00 a.m. We escorted Ray and Kathy as far south as LaCrosse, WI where we said our goodbye's.
I remember Ray’s first sight of Lake Pepin had him baffled that it was actually a river, and likewise, his fiancé this trip had the same thoughts having never seen the Mississippi before. Despite the cooler temps, they both commented on the beautiful riding areas and are thinking of making time to travel back not only during the winter, but again next summer for some first-hand fun in the water/river. It was a pleasure having Ray and Kathy join us here in the great white north for some great riding and camaraderie.

I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention the sad and tragic news from the Antlers’ Oklahoma Rally which had just started the day before we met up with Ray and Kathy. A painfully true reminder that even the most experienced of riders can have bad days with tragic results. R.I.P. Old dog.

**BudMan** · 10-07-2015, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by GIBBY

We hosted Ray (rayski271) and his fiancé Kathy this past weekend

Fiance? Well, Well, Well. What do you know.
Congrats Ray.

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Originally Posted by GIBBY

I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention the sad and tragic news from the Antlers’ Oklahoma Rally which had just started the day before we met up with Ray and Kathy. A painfully true reminder that even the most experienced of riders can have bad days with tragic results. R.I.P. Old dog.

Yes, sometimes in mere seconds things can go horribly wrong.

Nice write up Mike. But hey, no pictures?

**Rasta** · 10-07-2015, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by BudMan

Fiance? Well, Well, Well. What do you know.
Congrats Ray.

Nice write up Mike. But hey, no pictures?

Now we know the rest of the story why maybe they didn't make Antlers.

Yes Nicely written Gibby. Budman, these guys are riding fools, they don't have time for stinkin' pictures.

All I know is you guys were missed in Antlers. Now I know why you guys keep going back to Antlers all these years. Absolutely beautiful place to ride. I was thinking that you were missing out but you had your own fun.

**GIBBY** · 10-07-2015, 02:49 PM

Antlers is an awesome Rally and you can be sure that Ray and I will be back next year.
We both had things that interfered with a 7 day Rally so we did what we could in 4 days.
As for pictures, they will be coming in the next few days as I am trying to gather all of the pictures taken by all those that attended and put together a nice album.

**GIBBY** · 10-08-2015, 10:09 AM

A few of the pictures from the Fall Haul

**Rasta** · 10-08-2015, 01:18 PM

Recognize some of those sights and five people.....see ya hanging on to your woman.
Looked like a cold day. I am sure it was fun.

**dmac** · 10-08-2015, 01:43 PM

Hi Mike, that was a really great write up on the Fall Haul also great pics. Thanks.

**GIBBY** · 10-08-2015, 02:06 PM

A few more pics.

**Framer** · 10-08-2015, 06:36 PM

It looks like you guys had a great ride. We sure missed all you northern boy though. Hope you make for the 10th anniversary.

**BudMan** · 10-08-2015, 06:59 PM

You guys had a great turn out. Thanks for posting the pics.

**glwilson** · 10-09-2015, 06:33 PM

Great write-up and pics. Looks like it was fun.

I was able to pick out a few things somewhat buried within the text though.

Ray is engaged, and our NCR 2016 rally is in Hillsboro. Pretty good of me... huh?

jesse · 10-09-2015, 07:05 PM

We missed all of you this year. Trip brought the cigars and we saluted Ray anyway.
Ray's engaged? Congratulations!
I guess that's enough reason for not coming this year, but there will be one more for next year.

Looks like you NC gals & guys have a dress code?

We ride in anything from mesh jackets to T shirts here.

**spil99** · 10-12-2015, 12:03 AM

Looks like fun. Congrats to Ray. Great to see Denny back in the saddle.

stretch · 10-12-2015, 09:36 PM

Congrats Ray!!

**rayski271** · 10-13-2015, 11:54 PM

thank you all i will get the info for thr regional out soon it will be june 21 thru 23 in hillsboro wis at the hotel hillsboro dont have phone number on me at this time ill get it posted soon

10-06-2015, 05:38 PM	#1
GIBBY Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Osceola,WI Posts: 3,084	Fall Haul Fall Haul 2015, Hillsboro, WI We hosted Ray (rayski271) and his fiancé Kathy this past weekend who trekked up from Chicago to join us for the Fall Haul. We met them on Friday in Prairie du Chien about noon and headed north on WI 35 after lunch. This route runs along the Great River and has many beautiful vistas and some of the greatest riding between southeastern MN and southwestern WI. We made it to St. Paul about 6:00 p.m., enjoying pizza/drinks while visiting. Saturday morning we were ksu at 7:45 a.m. and headed to Delano, MN to meet up with a group that included Denny and Sally (dmac). There were 16 bikes and 31 people who headed southeast thru Welch and crossed the river at Red Wing, MN. We lunched at Bucknuckle’s Bar & Grill in Praag, WI, an eclectic rural biker friendly bar in the middle of nowhere that has a windmill fan, albino deer, saw blade tables and other quirky nuances too numerous to mention but so worth the ride. After lunch we rode county roads and went thru Wildcat State Park and onto Hillsboro, WI where we stayed the night. http://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0LEV...3Z7ZuvS8.Kr9E- The Hotel has a restaurant/bar attached and is a great place to spend the night or use as a Rally Central, hint, hint! Sunday morning we were ksu at 9:30 a.m. and hit more county roads before heading north on WI 35. We got home 6 p.m., just long enough to make dinner plans and make it an early night as Monday morning ksu was at 6:00 a.m. We escorted Ray and Kathy as far south as LaCrosse, WI where we said our goodbye's. I remember Ray’s first sight of Lake Pepin had him baffled that it was actually a river, and likewise, his fiancé this trip had the same thoughts having never seen the Mississippi before. Despite the cooler temps, they both commented on the beautiful riding areas and are thinking of making time to travel back not only during the winter, but again next summer for some first-hand fun in the water/river. It was a pleasure having Ray and Kathy join us here in the great white north for some great riding and camaraderie. I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention the sad and tragic news from the Antlers’ Oklahoma Rally which had just started the day before we met up with Ray and Kathy. A painfully true reminder that even the most experienced of riders can have bad days with tragic results. R.I.P. Old dog. __________________ Mike "GIBBY" Gibson Osceola, WI VBA # 1279 2011 National Rally 2012 NCR Rally 2012 Antlers Rally 2013 National Rally 2013 Antlers Rally 2014 NC/SC Rally 2014 Antlers Rally 2015 VRA/VBA Rally 2016 NCR Rally 2016 Antlers Rally 2017 Antlers Rally 2018 NC/SC Rally 2018 Antlers Rally 2019 Antlers Rally 2020 Antlers Rally 2022 Antlers Rally 2023 Antlers Rally 2021 Indian Roadmaster Limited 2022 Indian Roadmaster Login or Register to Remove Ads Last edited by GIBBY; 10-07-2015 at 04:58 PM.
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10-07-2015, 02:49 PM	#4
GIBBY Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Osceola,WI Posts: 3,084	Antlers is an awesome Rally and you can be sure that Ray and I will be back next year. We both had things that interfered with a 7 day Rally so we did what we could in 4 days. As for pictures, they will be coming in the next few days as I am trying to gather all of the pictures taken by all those that attended and put together a nice album. __________________ Mike "GIBBY" Gibson Osceola, WI VBA # 1279 2011 National Rally 2012 NCR Rally 2012 Antlers Rally 2013 National Rally 2013 Antlers Rally 2014 NC/SC Rally 2014 Antlers Rally 2015 VRA/VBA Rally 2016 NCR Rally 2016 Antlers Rally 2017 Antlers Rally 2018 NC/SC Rally 2018 Antlers Rally 2019 Antlers Rally 2020 Antlers Rally 2022 Antlers Rally 2023 Antlers Rally 2021 Indian Roadmaster Limited 2022 Indian Roadmaster
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10-08-2015, 10:09 AM	#5
GIBBY Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Osceola,WI Posts: 3,084	A few of the pictures from the Fall Haul __________________ Mike "GIBBY" Gibson Osceola, WI VBA # 1279 2011 National Rally 2012 NCR Rally 2012 Antlers Rally 2013 National Rally 2013 Antlers Rally 2014 NC/SC Rally 2014 Antlers Rally 2015 VRA/VBA Rally 2016 NCR Rally 2016 Antlers Rally 2017 Antlers Rally 2018 NC/SC Rally 2018 Antlers Rally 2019 Antlers Rally 2020 Antlers Rally 2022 Antlers Rally 2023 Antlers Rally 2021 Indian Roadmaster Limited 2022 Indian Roadmaster Login or Register to Remove Ads
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10-08-2015, 01:18 PM	#6
Rasta Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ankeny Iowa Posts: 3,697	Recognize some of those sights and five people.....see ya hanging on to your woman. Looked like a cold day. I am sure it was fun. __________________ VROC#34321 VBA#01867 2012 NCR Rally Savanna. IL. 2013 National Rally Estes Park, CO 2014 NC/SC Rally in the Ozarks, Mountain View AR 2014 NE US/Eastern Canada Rally,Lincoln NH 2015 VBA/VRA Eureka Springs AR 2015 Antlers Rally, Antlers OK. 2016 SCR Rally Salem MO. 2016 NCR Rally Hillsboro WI 2017 Eureka Springs AR 2017 National Rally Lake George NY 2004 Blue and Silver 1500 Nomad(RIP 9-26-19) 2000 Red and Silver 1500 Nomad 2012 Pearl White 1700 Voyager Last edited by Rasta; 10-08-2015 at 01:21 PM.
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10-08-2015, 01:43 PM	#7
dmac Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Minnesota Posts: 202	Hi Mike, that was a really great write up on the Fall Haul also great pics. Thanks. __________________ VBA#642 Custer National Rally 2009 Regional Prairie Du Chien 2010 National Maggie Valley 2011 2008 Red and Black Nomad 2008 Pearl White Goldwing
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10-08-2015, 02:06 PM	#8
GIBBY Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Osceola,WI Posts: 3,084	A few more pics. __________________ Mike "GIBBY" Gibson Osceola, WI VBA # 1279 2011 National Rally 2012 NCR Rally 2012 Antlers Rally 2013 National Rally 2013 Antlers Rally 2014 NC/SC Rally 2014 Antlers Rally 2015 VRA/VBA Rally 2016 NCR Rally 2016 Antlers Rally 2017 Antlers Rally 2018 NC/SC Rally 2018 Antlers Rally 2019 Antlers Rally 2020 Antlers Rally 2022 Antlers Rally 2023 Antlers Rally 2021 Indian Roadmaster Limited 2022 Indian Roadmaster
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10-08-2015, 06:36 PM	#9
Framer Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Piedmont OK Posts: 2,207	It looks like you guys had a great ride. We sure missed all you northern boy though. Hope you make for the 10th anniversary. __________________ David (Framer) Marang 2018 Harley Davidson Ultra Limited VBA#02245 VROC#35311 2013 Antlers 2014 Mountain View 2014 Antlers 2015 Eureka Springs 2015 Antlers 2016 Salem 2016 Antlers 2017 Eureka Springs 2017 Lake George 2017 Antlers 2018 Custer Last edited by Framer; 10-08-2015 at 10:43 PM.
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10-08-2015, 06:59 PM	#10
BudMan Join Date: May 2009 Location: Greenwood, Ark. Posts: 4,736	You guys had a great turn out. Thanks for posting the pics. __________________ Dave Jesse 2012 1700 Gray/Black Voyager 2006 1600 Nomad Green/Silver Sold VBA #1108 2010- Eureka Springs - Antlers - 2011- Maggie Valley - Antlers 2012- Margaritaville Ride - Van Buren - Antlers - 2013- Estes Park - Antlers 2014- Mountain View - Antlers - 2015- Eureka Springs - Antlers 2016- Salem - Antlers - 2017- Eureka Springs - Lake George - Antlers - 2018- Custer - Antlers
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10-09-2015, 06:33 PM	#11
glwilson Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: North Central Illinois Posts: 8,575	Great write-up and pics. Looks like it was fun. I was able to pick out a few things somewhat buried within the text though. Ray is engaged, and our NCR 2016 rally is in Hillsboro. Pretty good of me... huh? __________________ "During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." "You can have your own opinion, but not your own facts." *Former VBA NCR Assist Regional Leader* Formerly: 2004 1500FI Bronze Nomad: 2009 & 2014 HD Ultra Current Rides: 2017 HD Ultra Limited & 2011 Can Am Spyder RTS-SE Attended: VBA National Rallies 2009, 2011, 2015; VBA/NCR Regional Rally 2010, 12, 14, 16 and several rides throughout with regional members. VBA Member #652 HOG Member #3935417
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10-09-2015, 07:05 PM	#12
jesse Sr. Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Farmington, Arkansas Posts: 1,013	We missed all of you this year. Trip brought the cigars and we saluted Ray anyway. Ray's engaged? Congratulations! I guess that's enough reason for not coming this year, but there will be one more for next year. Looks like you NC gals & guys have a dress code? We ride in anything from mesh jackets to T shirts here. __________________ 2012 Goldwing 80,000+ & counting 2005 Nomad 76,585 mi VBA #628 IBA #54485 Last edited by jesse; 10-09-2015 at 07:21 PM.
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10-12-2015, 12:03 AM	#13
spil99 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Menasha WI Posts: 221	Looks like fun. Congrats to Ray. Great to see Denny back in the saddle.
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10-12-2015, 09:36 PM	#14
stretch Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Fairbury, IL Posts: 309	Congrats Ray!! __________________ 2015 Honda CB500X 2012 Victory Cross Country Red/Silver 2005 Blue/Silver Nomad Kawanow #731 VROC #28163
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10-13-2015, 11:54 PM	#15
rayski271 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: hometown ILL Posts: 716	thank you all i will get the info for thr regional out soon it will be june 21 thru 23 in hillsboro wis at the hotel hillsboro dont have phone number on me at this time ill get it posted soon __________________ National Rally 2009 - Custer, SD NorthCentral Regional Rally 2010 - Prairie du Chien, WI National Rally 2011 - Maggie Valley, NC
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