OCC/Hudson river valley spring cruise

[Batman]

Who's coming?
1. Batman
2. NJSPEEDER
3. Savage Messiah
4. Fleetwiz?



Hotel: Ramada Inn, Fishkill, NY - Rate $89.00 with 10 people, $109.00 with less
Ramada Inn - Fishkill (http://www.ramada.com/Ramada/control/Booking/property_info?propertyId=15471&brandInfo=RA).
845-896-4995
POC: If there are problems talk to Chris Roganski, he is the manager
When you make reservations the rooms are blocked under "Street Lethal". If we get more then 10 they will block rooms accordingly until 1 month prior.
Any other questions/comments feel free to contact me at nickbrehm@msn.com or call me at 845-731-9749
RESERVATIONS MUST BE MADE BY MAR 27TH to guarantee availability and the discounted rate!!!!!

Day 1, Apr 27:
3:00-4:00 PM: Arrival for Friday people, hotel check in
4:00-Car wash time!
5:00- ??? : Cruise the sights, find a place to have dinner

Day 2, Apr 28:
8:00AM: Breakfast at Panera Bread, except for Steve V and Tom, who will be coffee in hand when the doors open at 6AM sharp
9:00AM: Cruise the Putnam Reservoir system then stop by my alternate place of employment for one of the worlds finest selections of adult beverages.
11:00AM: Saturday people arrive Fishkill NY, Hotel Check in
12:00- Lunch
1:00 - Cruise to Montgomery NY to OCC retail shop (or new world HQ)
3:00 - Cruise to Newburgh to Moroney Cycle/Harley Davidson (Time permitting
4:00 - Head back to Fishkill for some rest and nap for Steve V before dinner
6:00 Dinner at Michaels in Fishkill or other resturaunt to be determined
8:00 - cruise the local hangouts till we can't cruise no more!

Day 3, Apr 29:
7:30 AM - Breakfast at cracker barrel
11:00- Hotel checkout, meet up at Home Depot in Fishkill
12:00 - Start of cruise at Home Depot in Fishkill
3:00 (roughly): cruise ends at TGI Fridays in Newburgh
3:00: Late lunch and or goodbyes for those looking to beat traffic

Since the route is going to be shorter then the full cruise I was planning last year I am going to list points of interest (or POI). If anyone wants to explore little on the way post up and I will see what I can do.
Cruise Route:
Leg 1: Fishkill to Beacon
Distance: 6 miles
Time: 5 minutes
Roads: US-9 to I-84 to US-9D
POI: Couple of prisons and Dutchess Stadium

Leg 2: Beacon to Bear Mountain, Via Cold Spring, Garrison, Manitou and Cortlandt
Distance: 17 miles
Time: 35 Minutes
Roads: US-9D to US-6
POI: Historic Beacon, Historic Cold Spring, Garrison Township, 2 Museums, Lots of multi million dollar houses and a couple castles, Breakneck (not Brokeback) mountain, Breakneck Lodge, some scenic views of the river.

Leg 3: Bear Mountain to Cornwall Via Fort Montgomery, Highland Falls and Storm King Mountain
Distance: 12 Miles
Time: 20 Minutes
Roads: US-6 to US-9W to NYS 218
POI: Bear Mountain Bridge, Fort Clinton, Fort Montgomery, West Point Military Acadamy, US Mint, NYS Miltary Acadamy, Storm King Mountian and state park

Leg 4: Highland Falls to Newburgh Via Cornwall, New windsor
Distance: 24 miles
Time: 35 minutes
Roads: 218, US-9W to River Road to South Water Street to North St to US-9W to I-84 to Union Avenue, end TGI Fridays
POI: Storm King Mountain, Newburgh Water Front


MAPS
Map #1: Putnam County Reservoir system cruise(Saturday)
http://www.motorcityforums.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=2005.0;id=326;imag e
Map #2: Hudson River Valley cruise (Sunday)
http://www.motorcityforums.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=2005.0;id=325;imag e

For further info and updates
http://www.motorcityforums.com/index.php?topic=2005.msg14345

[Tru2Chevy]

Sounds like a fun couple of days...

- Justin

[NJSPEEDER]

this is gonna be fun. hmmm, american V8's rumbling down country roads.

[Batman]

UPDATE: OCC broke ground on their new world HQ, it may be done in time for the cruise!

[Savage_Messiah]

Nice, esp. since 9w runs down thru my town

[NJSPEEDER]

i can't wait for this!!!

[Batman]

Update #2 - found a connection here at work (one of my friends went to school with Mikey Tuttle) and I am also going to work the military angle and see if I can get us a full shop tour. It will be dependent on knowing how many people (roughly) we are going to have so try and let me know in the next month or so if you have even tentative plans to attend. I will also be collecting donations for the FDNY burn center like I do for all the cruises up here so I encourage you to be generous if you can

[NJSPEEDER]

count me in :)

[Savage_Messiah]

It will be dependent on knowing how many people (roughly) we are going to have so try and let me know in the next month or so if you have even tentative plans to attend.

:wavey:

[Batman]

Well I heard back from OCC and got the "blah blah blah thanks for the interest and support of OCC etc etc....oh and go f*** yourself for a tour, we don't do that". Well maybe not exactly those words but it wasn't a very nice letter. So I guess we will have to re-work the schedule a bit and hit up Moroney cycle, where you are always welcome

[Batman]

More news:
IF the new world HQ is done there is going to be a viewing area where you can watch them work on the bikes and see the filming of the TV show. The new building is right next to where I work so I will keep you all posted on progress to see if it will be ready in time. Only info I have gotten from them is "Sometime in 07" for completion. I am going to start a list at the top of the thread of people interested in coming so I can keep working on Hotel deals up here so let me know if you want to come! Would be nice if we could get 10 or more from this board!

[Batman]

well we decided on the hotel finally, I am going to get the rate tonight but expect it to be around $79.00 or so. I'll add the info to the top of the page and will get the rate updated tonight hopefully, with contact info.

Hotels: Ramada Inn, Fishkill, NY - Rate $TBA
Ramada Inn - Fishkill (http://www.ramada.com/Ramada/control/Booking/property_info?propertyId=15471&brandInfo=RA).
845-896-4995

[Batman]

Hotel info/rates is up.

[Batman]

Less then a month to go, if you are coming don't forget to make your reservations!

[Fleetwiz]

Put me in for a maybe, I only about an 1 hour away, Day trip

[Batman]

Update: So far most everyone is planning on coming up Friday afternoon. If anyone comes up on Friday we are going to cruise the reservoirs Saturday morning before the rest of the gang shows up.

[Batman]

Added links to Maps and a lot of new info with some changes

[Batman]

Less then a week to make your reservations.....

[Batman]

Last day for discount reservations

[Batman]

update: cruise time for Sunday has been pushed back 1 hour to noon

[Batman]

Last chance! Let me know if anyone is coming