Dashboards and Saddlebags the Destination Magazine™ Issue 004 July 2011 | Page 18

Run To The Ridge
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inding roads, spectacular
scenery, the Blue Ridge Parkway, live music, and the chance
to win up to $50,000. All that and
more is on tap during the Run to
the Ridge Bike Fest, to be held July
28-30 at Veterans Memorial Park in
downtown Mount Airy.
This unique bike rally promises
to be something special, and a
worthy trip for Charlotte-area
moto-tourists.
Organizers created the Run to the
Ridge in hopes of raising $15,000
for the Second Harvest Food Bank,
and also to showcase what’s available
for tourists in Surry County and the
surrounding area.
The main event is the poker
run, which is open to all bikers
and drivers of pre-1979 cars and
trucks. Participants, at their lei-

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sure, can ride Thursday, Friday,
Saturday, or all three days. The
run includes six stops interspersed
among the Yadkin Valley wine
country, the Blue Ridge Parkway,
and the highlands of Virginia.
Experienced riders will recognize many of the stops, including
Freeborne’s Eatery & Lodge on
the Parkway in Laurel Springs;
Wytheville Harley-Davidson in
Wytheville, Va.; Tuggle’s Gap Restaurant & Motel in Floyd, Va.; and
the Mayberry-inspired Wally’s
Service Station in Mount Airy.
The remaining two stops are the
famous Snappy Lunch in downtown Mount Airy, and the popular RagApple Lassie winery in
Boonville.
There will be two prizes up for
grabs in the poker run – best hand

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