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MRIDE TO THE SKY ON THE LEGENDARY MT. WASHINGTON AUTO ROAD!
onday, June 10th & Thursday, June 13th! The “motorcycle-only” days most spectacular eight miles of riding in the state can (or guided stage tours)
The good news is that today’s motorcyclists can take all the time they want to enjoy the views on the way up— and with 99 turns there are plenty of views to take in! There are also a lot of potential weather conditions to experience as the road cruises through four climate zones from base to summit. At more than a mile in the sky (6,288 feet to be exact), it is best to be prepared for anything—as Mark Twain once said, “If you don’t like the weather in New England, just wait a minute”.
The Mt. Washington Auto Road will be open daily from 8:30 am to 5 pm for regular operations and guided tours throughout Laconia Motorcycle Week®. The cost for motorcycle and operator is $17; each additional adult is $9. Guided tours are $36 for adults and $16 for kids age 5-12. Breakfast or lunch (with the best views in New Hampshire!) can also be found at the Glen View Café at the Auto Road base lodge.
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be found in the White Mountains of New Hampshire on the Mt. Washington Auto Road. This amazing ride to the summit of the highest peak in the Northeast will reveal views that have to be seen to be believed.
on Monday, June 10th and Thursday, June 13th.
When America’s first man-made attraction opened in 1861, it was known as the Mt. Washington Carriage Road and it would be 50 years before the change from real horsepower to machine made horsepower would take place.
Join your fellow two-
wheeled adventurers for
what has become a kind of informal “rolling rally” on the road to the highpoint of New England. From there, spread out before you will be the Presidential Range in all its glory, along with views of five states and Canada, with the Atlantic Ocean on the horizon — unless you’re riding “among the clouds” which is an exhilarat- ing experience in itself! Either way, you can proudly
The first motorcycles to make the climb did so in 1905 during the second “Climb to the Clouds” race. Records show that an Indian motorcycle, driven by F.T. Kellogg set the speed record at 20 minutes.
claim your bumper sticker, letting the world know that “THIS BIKE
59.2 seconds, narrowly missing tak- ing the overall speed record to Bill Hilliard, who raced his Napier to the top in 20 minutes, 58.4 seconds.
CLIMBED MT. WASHINGTON”.
Custom pictures of your Mt. Washington experience will be taken all week
long and be available through phantombiker.com.
The Ride to the Sky tradition continues in 2019! While bikes are welcome daily, all season long (weather per-
For more information about the “Ride to the Sky” and Motorcycle Week on the Auto Road contact the road at (603) 466-3988 or mtwashingtonautoroad.com H
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Mason (left) and Zach (right) rep- resent the next generation of rid- ers from Canada. Now that they’ve made the Laconia run (with their dads), they are associate mem- bers of the Mt. Washington Valley Riders, Canada edition.
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Photo Courtesy: Bill Honen
Photo Courtesy: Phantombiker.com
Photo Courtesy: Michael Lichter - lichterphoto.com