Tour

Just Imagine!

Riding your Harley-Davidson Motorcycle back to the time of the Old West and the Civil War with the OUTLAWS & INFANTRY!

Over hill, over dale

As we RIDE the dusty trail,

And those HARLEYS go ROARING along.

In and out, hear them shout,

Counter march and right about,

And those HARLEYS go ROARING along.

Then it's hi! hi! hee!

In the field artillery,

Shout out your numbers loud and strong,

For where e'er you go,

You will always know

That those HARLEYS go ROARING along.

Music and Lyrics by Edmund L. Gruber

Are you ready to ride? Welcome to McHenry County IL H.O.G.’s 2011
Ride-Around-The-World Tour, “OUTLAWS & INFANTRY.” After another successful year’s Ride-Around-the-World-Tour,

“American Liberty Adventure”, McH.O.G. members are set to embark on a historic,
season-long ride throughout the Old West and Eastern USA, to the home of the
Outlaw and the battlefields of the Civil War. This year’s World Tour will be
exploring the early history of the USA through five distinct types of riding
fun. Pathfinder, Patrol, Cannonball Run, Overnight Encampments and Campaigns
and Reveille rides fill our 2011 season’s calendar, a long with Bike Bingo, a season-long running game. From the wild and wooly mining camps, to the
rampages of the Civil War, to the many cowboys riding on the range, It’s going to be a real shindig (as they say in the Old West) of a season, so start making your plans now.

“Pathfinder” Rides - Rides which are of a shorter length and that end at the destination.

You will be riding to a specific place or event somehow relatedto a historic
American event, person or place.  In the past RC’s
have led rides to restaurants, the zoo, sporting events, museums, ball parks
& musical events, parades, memorials,
festivals, etc. This year you can add two Civil War Reenactments, a Wild Bill
Hickok Day, a civil war museum, a wild west town, an orchard and many other
destinations and activities to the list. And of course, we won’t forget a
beautiful, fun route with lots of nice scenery and smooth sealed blacktop too!
Award mile 2,000 each and we currently have more than 27 Pathfinder Rides planned this year.

Patrol” Rides- America The Beautiful”

with many rural routes, taking in lots of scenery i.e., lakes, rivers, streams,
Rustic Roads, Scenic Byways, Scenic Overlooks, etc. These rides may
also include an interesting destination somewhere along the way. A ride of 3-5
hours or more. Award miles 3,000
each and we currently have about 10 Patrol Rides planned for 2011.

“Cannonball Run” Rides - These are full-day “endurance rides of 250 miles or more”. Cannonball Run means riding and riding and then riding some more. Award miles-4,000 and we have 7 such rides planned
this year.

Overnight “Encampments” and Summer/Fall “Western & Eastern Campaigns” - Rides that are overnight, “out into the frontier, the wild blue yonder,” as they said in the old days. Without a doubt, McHenry Co IL H. O. G.  is the best touring Chapter in Illinois and
we have a full calendar of great Encampments planned for this season. Moreover,
we are hosting an 11-day long “Outlaws Summer Campaign Ride West ” in July.
The route will start out aiming for the Colorado
Rockies and head over Trail Ridge
Road, the Continental Divide, with stops in Grand Lake, CO for
fireworks on the 4 of July; a ride up the highest paved road in North America
(over 14,000 feet) to the top of Mt.
Evans; Moab, Utah and Arches National
Park; the old western mining towns of Telluride, CO, Durango, CO, the San Juan Skyway thru America’s Little Switzerland, Ouray, CO, the
Black Canyon of the Gunnison and more ... returning thru Sturgis, SD for 2
nights in the Black Hills, before
heading home. Later in September, our 9-day “Infantry Fall Campaign Ride East” is
a grand tour beginning with a stop near Fort Knox, KY to commemorate 9-11-11,
before riding through Bourbon Country and
the Daniel Boone NF. From there the ride will continue, stopping at Civil War Battlefields and other POI’s throughout West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland and
Pennsylvania before turning west to Ohio, Indiana and home. Stops will include
the Allegheny NF and Mountain Range, the Shenandoah and Blue Mountains,
Appomattox Courthouse National Historic Park, Monticello (home of Thomas
Jefferson), Skyline Drive to Harpers Ferry NP, Gettysburg NP, the
Harley-Davidson plant in York, PA, Independence National Historic Park and the
Liberty Bell, in Philadelphia, PA, a ride on the historic Lincoln Highway
to Chocolate Town USA, Hershey, PA,
and more. There are about 9
Encampments at 5,000 award miles for each overnight spent out of town (max.
10,000 total per Encampment Ride), plus the 2 longer Campaign Rides, at 25,000 award miles each, planned for 2011!

“Reveille” Rides - These are last minute rides, spur of the moment, hooky rides and some otherwise unplanned rides for sustenance. Watch for e-mail blasts a day or two in advance. These rides try to take advantage of the unexpected, i.e., nice weather, a quick dinner, maybe a new and exciting destination, something that just popped up. We hope to have many “Reveille” Rides this season! 1,500 award miles will be granted for each “Reveille” Ride.

Additional Credits Earned - A Bike Bingo Game, located towards the back of
this program, will acknowledge your participation or volunteering in a
wide variety of Chapter/Dealer
events. Members will be filling in their game squares by
attending Chapter General Meetings, Safety Meetings, other Chapter rides
and events, and volunteering for the Chapter’s Heart Dance, Dealer
Demo rides and events, etc. As one’s game card fills-in, you will earn bonus miles towards year-end prizes and award credits. Furthermore, we are highlighting
the fact that we are riding with Outlaws & Infantry during our “Pathfinder”, “Patrol”, “Cannonball Run,” “Reveille”, “Encampment” and “Campaign” rides throughout the season. The description and rules of the Bike Bingo Game are explained later on in this PASSPORT.

Remember to ask your Ride Leader to authenticate your participation, on each ride/event,with their ‘official seal’ or initials on this International Passport &Program. It is your personal log and is intended for you to track your individual progress on “THE TOUR.” The official record, with every Tourparticipant’s total accumulated award mileage, as taken from each ride &event Sig-up Sheet, will be kept bythe Chapter Statistician.Please be sure to register at the start of each ride by PRINTING YOUR NAME on the ride Sign-up Sheet. A rider must ride and complete 75% of the planned route to receive award credit. A ‘caged’ ride due to weather or other special circumstances also qualifies.The Chapter’s Board will decide upon any and all discrepancies.

Please browse the following pages and mark your calendar with these important ride and event dates. Try to attend as many of the events as you can. There is quite a variety available; some long, some short, some for the day, some overnight, some very inexpensive, others a little more costly but all well worth it! It’s up to you to decide, the good news is-there are a lot of choices available-something for everyone’s interests!

Check the newsletter, the Chapter website and the Chapter Hotline for more current information. Further details on each
destination will be forthcoming as the ride date approaches. Plan on attending our monthly Chapter General Meetings, where a presentation on each ride will be given in advance of its departure date.

Welcome aboard “THE TOUR”, Outlaws & Infantry. We hope you enjoy the rides to these historic destinations and make many new friends along the way!

Your 2011 McHenry County IL H.O.G. Board