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Ride to End Hunger - 9/16/06
The 1st Annual Ride to End Hunger is a motorcycle charity event to raise money for the Downtown Evening Kitchen located in New Haven, CT (all proceeds go directly to the Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen). The Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen (D.E.S.K.) serves hot evening meals 5 days a week, provides bag lunches for the working poor, and runs a weekly food pantry. All D.E.S.K. services are free to those in need. Registration the day of the event Saturday, September 16, 2006 will begin at 9 AM at the parking lot of Sports Haven located off I-95 in New Haven. The ride will begin promptly at 11 AM and take a 55 mile route through rural and shoreline Connecticut. The ride will end at Sports Haven. Refreshments and vendors will be available at the end of the ride.
Locate Biker-Friendly Businesses in the area that will ensure your trip will be more enjoyable than ever! Map out your ride from any location in the United States and make some interesting stops along the way. We have located tons of Biker Bars, Custom Bike Shops, Custom Motorcycle Painters, Motorcycle Dealers and (for safety's sake) Motorcycle Repair Shops in case you break down. Further directions on using the map are shown below:
Please note that we are not representatives of any Motorcycle Event listed on our Maps. Our advice would be to confirm dates and details with the hosts of the Ride to End Hunger or phone 203-624-6264.
***Make your travel and lodging arrangements to the 1st Annual Ride to End Hunger***
The map is pretty self-explanatory if you have used an online map before.
1. Specify your trip origin (where are you coming from).
2. Click on the attractions you'd like to see on the map (1 to all of them). If you hover your mouse over an attraction it's name will be highlighted. If you click on the attraction you'll receive more details including the address. From here you can click to get further directions on how to get to the selected attraction.
3. Submit your route request. Your trip will be broken down into steps. If you plan on making one or more stops before arriving at your destination, you might want to break your trip down even further to locate attractions in that specific area or book your room or campsite close to the nearest biker bar!
If your browser does not support inline-frames you can view the Map here.
Search for Places to go Within a specific 5 -50 Mile Radius of the Ride to End Hunger or anywhere -You don't need a specific address (City and State should work just fine).
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Although online maps are great for getting you there, they normally give you the major (highway) routes. There's nothing like taking off for the country roads, checking out the scenery and absorbing the fresh air that only country roads seem to provide. If you plan an extended stay near the Ride to End Hunger there just might be some interesting side trips you could take. For this reason we are including some resources we have found in our searches online that provide information on scenic rides directly below.
Connecticut's Scenic Roads from America's Byways
Before you take off to your next motorcycle event, rally, poker run or wherever, check out our store. We are continually adding new biker t-shirts in men's, women's and even little biker girls and boys. We also carry sterling silver biker jewelry with many styles of bracelets, earrings and pendants , biker gifts, Biker Watches and a huge selection of novelty wood and metal signs including Bar and Saloon Signs, beer signs, garage signs, motorcycle signs, poker signs, pool room signs, restroom signs, sports signs , street and parking signs and miscellaneous signs for your motorcycle shop, bar, home or anywhere (plus they make great gifts and many can be personalized)! Our store somewhat helps defray the costs of the mapping services.
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