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Photos and ride descriptions by Jim Montanus, Rochester NY  - Contact me

Motorcycle Ride along Oatka Creek and the Genesee River Valley on 8-5-06.

My rides are often inspired by a desire to visit some place I've never been before -  often times with some unique historic, cultural and/or geological feature. And this ride was no exception. This day's mission was to follow the historic Oatka trail and then to follow the Oatka Creek, hopefully to it's source - then, to follow the Genesee River/Valley back towards Rochester.

It helps that the whole area was incredibly beautiful and rural and dotted with quaint little towns along the way. As is often the case, I didn't stop nearly enough to take pictures - I was enjoying the ride way to much and didn't want to get off the bike.

This is a sweet ride and highly recommended for any riders in the Rochester, NY area. I took another ride along the Genesee Valley last year ending in Ellicottville. View that ride.

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(Includes expanded ride description)

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This picture was taken along River Road just southwest of Avon near the Abbey of the Genesee.

After following the Oatka Trail, I came across an abandoned railroad bed roughly between Leroy and Pavillion, which I rode for a short distance and eventually led to this old train trestle over Oatka Creek.

View of Oatka Creek from the trestle.

This was apparently an old bridge for cars that had long since been closed off. Again, this bridge crossed Oatka Creek. See the GPS maps for the exact location.

Another view of that same bridge.

And the view of Oatka Creek from that same bridge.

Since my GPS showed what was apparently a small hamlet called Oatka, of course I had to check it out. Turns out the only thing there was a small Baptist church.

Young Amish boys gathering up the hay. This was just off Route 19A near Houghton.

After reaching Rushford Lake near Cuba, which was the terminus for my ride on this day, I discovered Moss Lake. I was amazed - the water was literally boiling with fish!

This lake was a natural preserve which meant no hunting or fishing allowed. No natural predators = way too many fish apparently!

A wider view of Moss Lake.

The National Hotel in Leicester near Geneseo on the way back towards Avon.

Suzuki DL1000 'V-Strom' Rides (God rides a V-Strom - check it out!)
Ride to the BuckTail Trail in Pennsylvania	660 mile ride through the mountains of PA in August of '06
Ride along the Oatka Trail, Genesee Valley	I tried to follow the Oatka Creek to it's source and discovered some beautiful places along the way.
Wolcott to Olcott (and Oswego too!)	Nice ride along Lake Ontario shoreline with Tony Orr
'05 Fall Foliage tour of White Mountains	Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Mt. Washington, more...
First Ride on the new V-Strom!	435 mile ride through Finger Lakes area, Lake Ontario shoreline
Labor Day ride through PA Mountains	PA Grand Canyon, Bucktail Trail, Lock Haven, etc.
Nice ride with Bob M. through the Finger Lakes	Two bikes. Seven Finger Lakes. Eight hours. 253 miles.
Ride to the eco-disaster site, Love Canal	Being interested in the history of Love Canal, I ventured out to see what was there today. The results were interesting.
Dual Sport Rides - Honda XR650R
NEW!  Awesome PA Grand Canyon Ride	Dual Sport ride in and around the Pine Creek Gorge (Fall 2006)
NEWEST!  Yet another PA Grand Canyon Ride	This is really getting to be a habit (Fall 2007)
Pennsylvania Grand Canyon Adventure	Dual sport motorcycle ride, 9-24-04
Pennsylvania Grand Canyon Adventure	Another dual sport ride, 10-7-04
Pennsylvania Grand Canyon Adventure	My very first PA Grand Canyon ride courtesy of Dave Kessler
Hancock, NY AMA National Dual Sport Ride	Sweet (but gruelling) dual sport ride through Catskill Mountains
Southern Tier Enduro Riders Trail ride	Organized dual-sport ride in Jasper, N.Y.
Ride to Majestic Trails, Kinzua Bridge	Dual sport ride to Majestic Trails to the Historic Kinzua Bridge
Vermont/Mass.Fall Foliage Tour	Dual sport ride through Berkshire and Green Mountains
Revisiting the MX Glory Days at Zoar	Dave Box returns to the site of the original Zoar Valley Motopark.
Zoar Valley Tour	Fast paced tour of Zoar Valley and Cattaraugus County 10-31-04
Bruce Peninsula Motorcycle Tour	Dual Sport ride on Bruce Peninsula, Ontario, Canada
Finger Lakes National Forest	Exploration of the FLNF - dual sport ride
Rattlesnake Hill to Angelica	on 6-12-04 (dual sport exploration ride)
Another Fantastic Naples to Hammondsport Ride	on 6-6-04 (dual sport ride)
Beautiful, scenic Southern Tier Ride	On 5-29-04, Naples, Springwater, Cohocton, Vine Valley.
Klipnocky?? What the hell is that?	Southern Tier dual sport ride
Tour De Finger Lakes	A 190 mile dual sport ride (GPS map only-not pictures)
Finger Lakes National Forest	Exploration of the FLNF - dual sport ride
Tug Hill ride	Dual Sport ride on 6-20-03 from Osceola to Timber View
California Rides
My Epic California motorcycle adventure	Road ride on a Honda VFR 800, summer of 2002, through Norcal
The second California Adventure from 2002	With Todd Fess - road ride, Honda VFR 800's along PCH
Riding a Harley on the Pacific Coast Highway	Riding a rented Fat Boy, San Francisco, October, 1999
Fun Stuff, etc.
Four Wheeling through the California Desert	In a rented Ford Explorer - Death Valley, Mt.Whitney, etc.
Sophisticated Red-Necks ride	Highly cultured Red Necks on dirt bikes, Naples, Kueka Lake, etc.
The WHEELIE Files	Wheelie pictures of me at Braddocks Bay State Park
'Where's Timmy 2001'	A Tug Hill Odyssey (dual sport ride)