CMA HeartBeat December 2023 | Page 22

RECOMMENDED RIDES

RECOMMENDED RIDES

This is a DESTINATION RIDE ; choose your route and just get there .
➟ 30 miles from Mobile , AL
➟ 140 miles from Montgomery , AL
➟ 700 miles from Indianapolis , IN
➟ 1020 miles from Pittsburg , PA
➟ 1400 miles from Denver , CO
➟ 1040 miles from Los Angeles , CA
➟ 2800 miles from Seattle , WA
Submit your fuel receipts to Brad Hall !
Enjoy the fellowship , fun , and food at the Stagecoach Cafe
By BRAD Hall

IF you are like me , I get a little sad this time of year because I haven ’ t been around the sound of motorcycles and those who ride them . The business of the holidays will soon be over , and I am eagerly waiting to see everyone at Seasons of Refreshing . It is safe to say that I am β€œ jonesing ” to be around bikers . Well , down here in the Southeast Region , some local motorcyclists created an event that has grown to hundreds of motorcyclists searching for the same thing . It has been labeled The Last Ride of the Year at the Stagecoach CafΓ© in Stockton , Alabama .

This annual event began as just a few local men meeting for breakfast to break up the winter blues . As others heard of this breakfast gathering , they began to ask if they could attend . Fast forward several years , and now this has grown into a full-blown motorcyclist gathering . Riders of all ages on various machines now attend β€” independents and clubs alike . Folks ride in from as far as 1,000 miles away . I have also seen as many as seven CMA chapters represented ; some make it a fellowship ride and entire chapters ride in together .
What should you expect ? Starting in the morning , riders flow in and out to hang out and eat from the huge break- 22βŽͺDECEMBER 2023βŽͺshop . cmausa . org