Twin Valley Riders
Twelve Corners of Virginia
Rules of the Ride
(adapted
from the Four Corners Ride Rules)
The Twelve Corners of Virginia Ride is an official tour
of Virginia sponsored by the Twin Valley Riders Motorcycle Club. The purpose of the event is to give
motorcyclists an interesting challenge ride during which they’ll visit
some interesting reaches of our beautiful Commonwealth. The geography of Virginia is interesting in
that the southern border is nearly one long straight east-west line at about
36.5°
latitude, while the “northern” border is a long and complex affair
with many small corners, many more than twelve in fact.
What you do: Visit “12 corners of Virginia,” document your visits (photographs, gas receipts,
lunch receipts, etc), prepare documentation of the entire ride, submit with fee
(tbd).
What you get: A tasteful certificate, possibly a patch or
pin, or reflective sticker for saddle bags. What do
ya’ll think?
I. This is a motorcycle tour
and the entire distance must be ridden on your motorcycle. Trikes
and sidecar rigs are considered motorcycles for this event and will not be
hereafter mentioned separately. No other vehicles are permitted on any part of
this event.
II. These rules apply to each
individual participant.
III. The required
official checkpoints, along with some suggested documentation, are:
1.
Middlesboro, Kentucky. Get a picture
of you in your motorcycle gear in front of the Glacier Girl
P-38 at the Middlesboro airport.
2.
False Cape State Park, Virginia. Get a picture
of you in your motorcycle gear with a wild horse in the background (probably
too difficult!). Get a picture of your
motorcycle in front of the State Park sign (I haven’t actually seen this
sign yet). Get a picture of your
motorcycle in front of the Sandbridge Fishing Pier.
3.
Chincoteague
National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia. Get a picture
of your motorcycle in front of the Park sign.
4.
Harpers
Ferry, West Virginia. Get a picture
of your motorcycle in front of the Park sign, or perhaps in the historic town
down the hill.
5.
Blue Grass, Virginia. Get a photo
of your motorcycle in front of The Blue Grass Valley Bank.
6.
Paint Bank, Virginia. Get a photo of the General Store clerk sitting on your
motorcycle. This community is on VA 311
in Craig County, between Potts and Peters Mountains.
IV. The remaining six checkpoints may be selected
from the following list, which may be expanded later by the ride organizers.
7.
Cacapon
State Park, West Virginia
8.
Fisherman Island National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia
9.
Mount
Vernon, Virginia
10. New Point, Virginia
11. Pocahontas,
Virginia
12.
Riverdale, Virginia. Near the Great Dismal Swamp. Picture of an alligator maybe?
13. Rockingham County, Virginia
14.
Tangier Island. In Chesapeake Bay - Seven miles from MD.
Ferry Access only – challenging!
15. War Eagle, West Virginia – challenging!
16.
Whites Ferry get
a receipt for crossing the Potomac, just west of Leesburg off route 15.
17. Whitetop, Virginia. This is one
of the corners near Mt Rogers (hat tip: Chris Elledge
for pointing out that there are corners on the southern boundary!).
N. Any Town with the word Corner or Corners in
its name
V. You may visit the
checkpoints in any sequence and by any route(s) that you desire.
VI. You start the event by
visiting the first checkpoint of your choice and documenting your visit.
VII. You are allowed one year total time to complete this
event.
VIII. You will be declared a
finisher of this event after the committee has received, reviewed, and accepted
your documentation for all twelve corners. The decision of the committee is
final.
Please send a check for $
(amount to be decided) made payable to:
Twin Valley Riders
c/o Chris Hall
821 McBryde Dr
Blacksburg, VA 24060