SAVE THE DATE!!!!! Camp N Ride 2016

AUGUST 26-28, 2016

We are so excited to announce that the plans for Camp N Ride 2016 are underway!

More details to come!  Keep checking out this blog and our Facebook page to keep up with the information as it changes.

Hope to see you next year!

SWR Camp N Ride 2015 - Great Success!

The Skylands Womyn Riders 2015 Camp N Ride was a great success with nine women attending.  The weather for the entire weekend was perfect; clear skies with a hint of white puffy clouds, cooler temperatures at night making sleeping a dream, and not to hot during the day.  We couldn’t have asked for better weather. 

The ride out to Steel Steads Motorcycle Campground  In Milton, PA, was fun and unhurried.  We arrived at the Steel Steeds campground just in time to unload our gear, set up our tents and head for dinner.  The food at the Steel Steeds Chow House is wonderful!  The rent-a-tents were already set up for us and much larger than we anticipated.  Picnic tables with a canvas over them were set up in our reserved camping area. Thank you, Steel Steeds, for setting up our site to make it easy for us  to be together and comfy enough to be separated when needed.  This campground is great! 

After dinner, some moseyed over to nearby LT’s Tavern for a night of great music and some dancing.  Others stayed at the campsite relaxing around the campfire. Eventually, we all sat around the fire relating to each other’s experiences, laughing and having a grand ol’ time.  Fun and laughter filled the air until we were all so tired we called it a night.  Sleeping on the banks of the river made for a peaceful nights sleep. 

We began Saturday morning with some campfire coffee while getting ready for breakfast.  A full breakfast before a full day of riding was the perfect start to a fun filled day!  We had a brief riders meeting before heading out to spend the day riding and taking in the beautiful countryside roads. 

Our first stop was at Raymond B. Winter State Park, which featured a small lake for swimming and a beautiful waterfall.  We rested a bit before heading out to more farmlands.  The Amish in their horse-drawn buggies were spotted a few times as we continued.  We even saw a young Amish boy and girl with a small pony leading a cart as we rode through a small town. 

Our next stop was for some gas before heading over to the Elk Creek Café in Millheim, PA, for lunch.  This café offers a healthy menu at reasonable prices.  We spent our lunchtime talking about what each of us noticed on the ride.  After lunch, we spent some time walking through the town, browsing in stores and window shopping.  We met some other riders from South Jersey also enjoying the countryside and the hidden treasures this small town had to offer.

Then we were on our way again, taking some nice winding roads to bring us through Lewisburg, PA.,  a small town filled with Bucknell College students returning to begin yet another year of schooling. 

When we arrived back at the campground later that afternoon, there was plenty of time to relax and relate before having dinner at the Chow House.  Again, another excellent dinner was provided by the campground, without us having to get back on the bikes. 

A huge fire was lit and many sat around the community campfire the campground offers to all guests.  This was just another opportunity to relax, relate and rejuvenate after a wonderful day of riding.  An after-dinner stroll along the side of the river was definitely a mind clearing experience.  A small family of geese actually decided to join us on our walk.  We closed the evening by sitting around our own campfire in our own camping area.  

When Sunday morning came, the last thing we wanted to do was pack up and leave the campground, but all great things must come to an end.  We enjoyed our last meal for the weekend at the campground, another wonderfully delicious full breakfast, as we relaxed by the riverside Chow House. We then packed our bikes and headed out for another ride, this time heading to Bill’s Old Bike Barn in Bloomsburg, PA.   Bill has collected many motorcycles over the years.  We spotted a 1937 Knucklehead, a 1959 Duo Glide, and so much more.  You can even take a stroll down Memory Lane with its old-fashioned storefronts, old toys and trains, cameras and telephones. Some spent more time than others browsing around this larger-than-you-might-think barn of motorcycles, cars and so much more.

Our last stop before heading for home was Scoreboard Sports Tavern.  The service was great and the food was wholesome.

This weekend was a great success as we all were able to meet new friends, enjoy the rides, relax and relate to each other.  We were all rejuvenated and are already looking forward to next years SWR Camp N Ride. 

Hope to see you all and many more next year!  Our thanks goes out to Steel Steeds Campground, Elk Creek Café, Bill’s Old Bike Barn and Scoreboard Sports Tavern for making this a comfortable and relaxing weekend and for being a part of living the dream! 

Check out our Facebook page! 

Camp n Ride 2015 is almost here!

YAY!  This has been a long time in the making!  Can't wait to ride, relax, relate and rejuvenate!

And the weather looks, so far, like its going to cooperate!
http://www.weather.com/weather/weekend/l/USPA1069:1:US in Milton, PA this coming weekend.

See you Friday! :)

Motorcycle Touring Seminar

Come and check it out!  Bring your friends!  Hope to see you there!

Crazy Video - lifting your bike

Hopefully, no one will need to use this technique but its definitely worth learning.

https://www.facebook.com/CrazyFreaksVideos/videos/932613216784740/?fref=nf

Welcome to the Skylands Womyn Riders Annual Camp n Ride! 

August 21-23, 2015 

Come and join us for a weekend of riding and camping.  Our goal is to have fun, ride, and just relax. 

Friday, August 21, a group ride will be leaving from Tramontin Harley-Davidson and heading to Steel Steeds Campground in Milton, PA.  Dinner will be on your own. 

Saturday, August 22, we will gather after breakfast and head out to ride the hills of Amish Country.  We will stop for lunch on the way and continue on our ride for the afternoon.  

Saturday night, back at the campground, we will have dinner, some music, entertainment and relaxing by the campfire.  

Sunday, after breakfast we can head out, relaxed and ready for another ride home with a surprise stop (optional) to be announced soon.

Bring a Tent camping, per person = 40.00 + fees, no refunds. 

This includes campsite (must bring own tent and camping gear along with personal items), Saturday breakfast, Saturday dinner, and Sunday breakfast with beverages (coffee, soda and water). 

Rent a Tent camping for 1 person = 110.00 + fees, no refunds. 

This includes campsite with tent, mattress, bedding and towel (will need to bring personal items), Saturday breakfast, Saturday dinner and Sunday breakfast with beverages (coffee, soda and water). 

Rent a Tent camping for 2 people sharing a tent* = 130.00 + fees , no refunds. 
This includes campsite with tent, mattress, bedding and towel (will need to bring personal items), Saturday breakfast, Saturday dinner and Sunday breakfast with beverages (coffee, soda and water). 

*If registering for this option, you will need to fill out the information for the additional rider. 

Click here to register. 

After you have registered, please follow the blog for more information as we get closer to the event.  You will also receive emails with further details and some great information to help make your camping trip more enjoyable. 

Thank you for your interest in this event.  We are looking forward to riding with you! 

Check out our Facebook Page, too! 

Skylands Womyn Riders Camp n Ride is being sponsored by Tramontin Harley-Davidson. 

Nanofilm        Anti Monkey Butt

Great Article on Gloria Tramontin-Struck.  

http://www.nj.com/inside-jersey/index.ssf/2015/03/clifton_woman_still_easy_riding_at_age_89.html

Here's
the writeup of our Otter Lake camping trip that Shadow, editor of Thunder Press (North edition), wrote in the November 2014 issue of the magazine:

The Skylands Womyn Riders went on our first camping trip September 26-28, 2014, at Otter Lake Campground in Marshalls Creek, PA, in the heart of the Pocono Mountains.

Our first order of business was setting up the tents... an exercise in laughter and discovery, such as we learned we needed a hammer to pound the stakes into the gravel that was to be our floor for the weekend.

Done! We wandered around admiring our handiwork and each other's bikes.

Next was a run, or, rather, walk to the camp store where we stocked up on supplies such as snacks and liquid refreshment, and where we met Mr. Otter.

The late-summer sun shining over Otter Lake made for a peaceful and serene experience.

We met another group of women at a neighboring campsite. These ladies came well prepared, with festive lighting and all! Then again, they drove cars to the campground instead of motorcycles.

Before we settled in at our campsite, we took a walk around the campground to admire the setting sun casting its warm glow over the lake.

After dinner, we roasted S'mores over a campfire and talked and laughed until, one by one, we retired to our tents.

We arose Saturday morning to wonderful riding weather, saddled up and explored the beautiful back roads of the Pocono Mountains., stopping for lunch along the way, and then headed back to the campground.

Stay tuned for future camp 'n' ride adventures with the Skylands Womyn Ryders!

Steel Steeds Motorcycle Campground Info

For those interested in joining us for the Camp n Ride on August 21-13, 2015:

Here is a link to Steel Steeds Motorcycle Campground's website: www.steelsteedscamp.com

And Steel Steeds' Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/SteelSteedsMotorcycleCampground

Remember, you MUST make your reservations through the Skylands Womyn Riders to enjoy the rides, meals and other activities we have planned!

Watch for more information about this fabulous event in the coming months!

Motorcycle (Group) Ride Rules/Observances

This article was written a while ago but still has some great information for those who are not experienced in group riding.

http://www.gmasw.com/riderule.pdf