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Went pumpkin picking with the group while out on a group ride.

Secor Farms is a local, small farm. Not the most picturesque of the patches but they have a huge selection with a lot of funny looking pumpkins perfect for cool presentations. They also have a grocery.

We then rode off to Untermeyer Gardens Conservancy where we got to walk the grounds and take in some cool views.

Fall in New York is great

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Some more photos of our beautiful trip to Watkins Glen.

The town is great for buying local goods and eating locally grown food. The lake is huge though calming, with boats passing by peacefully. The whole harbor is scenic and worth a good walk.

If you're looking for more excitement, go to the Watkins Glen International Raceway, where you can take your personal car around the track to experience the best track New York has to offer. Unfortunately, motorcycles and trucks were not allowed on the track, so we took a regular car, but the experience was wild and fun nonetheless. They let you go around three times at speed behind a pace vehicle. I suggest bringing your regular car, not a performance car, because the speeds are fast enough where it will be pushing your regular car to its limits and fun, but a performance car will be well under its capabilities and boring.

Of the activities, the raceway was the most exciting part of my trip, and I plan to come back in the future for races. The town is also worth a see if you enjoy buying local and eating good food for a fair price (way below NYC prices)

#autumn #fall #cars #motorcycle #road trip #watkins glen #racing

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Watkins Glen State Park Gorge Trail

This great little town in the Finger Lakes region holds some of the best that New York has to offer. With great color during the changing seasons, Watkins Glen is a great spot for those looking for a natur escape. The state park has a popular gorge trail which snakes you through waterfalls and canyons. The park is gorgeous, and can easily be walked by anyone able to stand on two feet. It is a great spot to go during a weekend getaway, and a fine town to ride to and explore.

#upstateny #autumn #fall #camping #landscape #motorcycle #road trip #watkins glen #finger lakes

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Went to the New Jersey State Botanical Gardens at Skylands. The weather was beautiful for riding, and the group got to get a good healthy ride in. Only about an hour from the city, it gives good wide open fields for viewing and small trails and gardens to explore. It's also perfect for getting some photography practice in. The grounds are also available for wedding services, as they were setting one up as we walked the grounds. This is a perfect group or couples activity for a day out of the city. Go check it out yourself

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For years I passed by this spot thinking it was a gimmicky bar. Now after going there, I am convinced its the gem of Tappan, New York.

This is The Old '76 House. It is located in Tappan, New York. It has been a tavern since its construction in 1668. It claims to be New York's oldest tavern. They serve traditional old American dishes, but it's not just another place to get a burger and fries.

The food is very well made and is perfect for a date night. The food and drinks are priced well, and the service is great. The owner will hangout and tell you about the history of the tavern and the local town where George Washington made his headquarters for a while.

There are live bands, friendly faces, and good conversation to be had. Get whatever you want, you can't pick a bad thing, but make absolutely sure you get the duck wings.

#tappan #autumn #fall #restaurant #george washington #america #american history #revolutionary war #history #newyork

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Caroline and I decided we wanted to go Apple Picking at Pennings Farm in Warwick New York the other week. We would have taken motorcycles, but since Caroline sits on the back of my motorcycle (but not for much longer! That post is coming soon!), we wouldn't have anywhere to put the apples, so we decided to take her car instead.

Warwick is an awesome small town, about an hour away from the city, with rolling farm hills and small forests and unique activities. It hosts a lot of agricultural tourism, a famously popular drive-in movie theater, and is actually a popular place for film makers to work and live in peace away from the noisy city.

Pennings is a very popular agricultural tourism farm, where it hosts thousands of trees to pick apples, pumpkins to pick, a store that can serve as a small grocery and antique/arts shop, a beer garden restaurant, and a full cidery offering tours. It can easily occupy 3 hours of entertainment, and is conveniently right across the street from the Warwick Drive-in Theater, where one can plan to hit both attractions in a single afternoon into the evening.

The apples are juicy, the cider sweet, and the donuts fresh, so pop by and enjoy an evening up in Warwick.

#warwick #autumn #fall #drive in #movies #apple picking #apple #agriculture #tourism #orange county #rocklandcounty

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The other day we taught another eager newbie how to ride. Kayla is a long time friend of ours and has always been curious about riding bikes with us. She rides horses regularly so she didnt have any fear swinging a leg over the bike. Anthony, her boyfriend, helped guide the lesson, and Caroline, my girlfriend, helped put some confidence in her. Within 30 minutes, Kayla was able to navigate the parking lot, and with a little bit more practice, can begin putting her skills onto the road. Learning to ride isnt hard if you keep yourself open to the learning process. And with a good set of friends to help out, anything is possible.

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Some rides don't need a destination. All you need is great friends and even better food. We went up to Mahopac New York to explore the roads north of NYC. We ended up at a super small, but really cheap and good place called Countryside Kitchen. I tried getting pictures of the inside, but it's so small that I really couldn't get a good angle. Waitstaff is really nice. Get the Chicken and Waffles. It's proper nice this time of year upstate. Give it another two weeks and the trees will explode with color. Make sure to get a trip in upstate before all the leaves fall.

#motorcycle #yamaha #suzuki #triumph #Mahopac #putnamcounty #westchester #chickenandwaffles #upstateny #autumn #fall #road trip

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Fresh Egg Breakfast 19/09/20

This is my first vlog. It shows my morning breakfast routine. We get our eggs fresh from the yard and have the best breakfast every morning.

#chicken #eggs #breakfast

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My friend Tyler and I had some fun preparing for the coming cold and decided to bust out this old dusty iron woodburning stove to warm us up.

It's an old Morsø stove, who have been making stoves in Denmark since 1853. This stove came with the house when my parents moved here in 1994 and it was old (but still functional) back then. I dont know the exact year it was made, but who cares, it works and keeps us warm.

We cleaned it up, emptied it of any 25 year old ash that was in it, and greased up and replaced any hardware that rusted over.

Then we took my old hatchet I got from an old tool collector I met, had it sharpened, and began cutting logs into kindling.

This stove is now done and ready for the coming cold, now we have to fix the other one, which is a lot bigger, and needs a lot more work to be done.

#morsø #woodburning #ironstove #castiron #camping #fireplace #denmark #fall #autumn #restoration #hatchet #axe

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Since my About is short and sweet, I want to better flesh out what this blog is about here. I am Gregory Nemesdy, as the title shows. My primary goal with this blog is to showcase what motorcycling as a lifestyle means. One could say this is a motorcycle blog, and others could say it's a lifestyle blog. For me, it is the same. Motorcycling as a lifestyle means going on adventures, meeting new people, being with friends, discovering new things, and of course, eating good food. I will bring you along on these adventures, and I hope to inspire some of you to go on your own adventures. Along the way, I hope to rope my friends into the lifestyle, and hopefully spread the lifestyle to a great many more through this blog. I hope you guys enjoy.