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33 www.thunderpress.net THUNDER PRESS nFebruary 2017n L f Laf Laf Laf Lafaye aye aye aye y tt tte tte tte tte Mi Mi Mi Mi Mill lls lls lls lls A t A t Ant Ant Ant Ant Ant Ant Antiqu iqu iqu iqu iqu iqu iqu q C e C e C e C e C e C e C e C t ent ent ent ent ent ent enter er er er er er er y Lackawanna State Park Chris's Western Beef Marie Antoinette Overlook Le Roy's Gourmet Subs & Pizza Seneca Lake Lake Log Cabin Family Restaurant Bed N Biker Harv's Harley-Davidson Canandaigua Lake Town of South Bristol risto Scenic Overlook ok Burgers & Beer ers of Hammondsport am Glenn H. Curtiss Museum Glen Iris Inn Letchworth State Park Honeoye Falls Mr. Dominic's on Main Pultneyville Deli S d Sodus Bay Lighthouse Museum Sodus Point Beach Park Cayuga Lake Lansing Myers Park Crossroads Bar & Grille towns and rural areas, we wound our way to the Marie Antoinette Overlook in Wyalusing, Pennsylvania, where a stunning panorama of the north branch of the Susquehanna River and the remains of the French Azilum, now a historic site, are revealed 500 feet below. The French Azilum was a community built for French refu- gees that came to America during the French Revolution in the late 1700s, and where it was rumored that Marie Antoinette was to make her home, but she was beheaded by guillotine before she could escape. Visitors can tour the site, but inviting as it looked, we needed to complete our ride before we reached our destination for the night. Still, we lingered a bit, exper- imenting with different cameras and lenses. Since the French Azilum was a signifi cant distance from the over- look, I had fun trying out a Lumix G Vario 14-140mm, F3.5-5.6 ASPH, Micro Four Thirds Lens that Rick had brought along. It was a hazy day, but I still managed to get some good results. It was already time for lunch, and we'd arranged to meet John, one of Rick's friends who is also a pro- fessional photographer, at Le Roy's Gourmet Subs & Pizza along US-220 in Towanda, Pennsylvania. Once we fi nished our meal, we directed our bikes straight north, into New York State where we jumped onto I-86 for about 20 miles to save some time. Exiting at Horseheads, the remainder of the way was spent on some lovely back roads as we rode along the east- ern shore of Seneca Lake, the fi rst of the Finger Lakes we encountered during our tour. We reached Bed N Biker in Macedon, New York, in the early evening, parked our bikes in the spa- cious garage, lugged our gear inside, and in short order, Kim brought over our pre-ordered dinners from Joey's Pasta House in nearby Penfi eld. The food was delicious—and fi lling. The rest of the evening was spent chatting with Kim and discussing our plans for the next day. Sadly we were all too tired to enjoy the hot tub on the outside deck. But we sure appreciated the luxury accommodations. Kim has made sure that Bed N Biker has everything a rider might need, from a game room to a wide-screen TV and stereo setup to coffee fi xin's for early-morning risers. Bed N Biker's peaceful country setting enabled us all to sleep well that night. Harv's Harley-Davidson is directly across the road from Bed N Biker, and on Tuesday morning we all went to the dealership so that Rick could pick up the Street Glide he'd rented. We also did some MotorClothes shop- ping; rain was forecast so there were some purchases of rain gear and cold- weather apparel. We rode to the Log Cabin Family Restaurant, two miles down the road, to have breakfast. Just as we were fi nishing our meal, the skies opened up and dumped buckets of rain on the bikes. We waited until the precipitation slowed to a drizzle, mounted up and rode some nice back roads to Honeoye Falls, a small, scenic village about 35 miles southwest of Macedon. The town was founded in 1791, and a grist mill and then a sawmill were built next to a waterfall at Honeoye Creek. Continuing southwest through the sparsely-populated countryside, we arrived at Letchworth State Park, known as the Grand Canyon of the East. The park comprises over 14,000 acres set alongside the Genesee River, and features three major waterfalls. See "Moto Photo," page 34, column 1 We stopped for a quick photo op at Chris's Western Beef, a fun barbecue spot about 20 miles east of the Marie Antoinette Overlook The Marie Antoinette Overlook on SR-6 in Wyalusing, Pennsylvania, offers a sweeping vista of the French Azilum and farmlands beyond