Daniel E. Markle's Blog

Lake Hope was low on Rebel count this year; saw lots of Harleys, a Vulcan, a BMW, but no other Rebels. Since I was alone I was able to do more riding than I ever had out there; including plenty of runs on the Zaleski Roller Coaster and many of the interconnecting back roads around the park.

Found a lot of new attractions, but I don't want to spoil them here in case I want to use them for future ride destinations. Nothing beats seeing them in person anyway, and the incredible twisty roads to get to them in the area are most of the fun.

I did miss Guba's chili, the group camp fires, and some of the adventures and social opportunities being there which are only found with groups. I ride most of the time alone because I generally like it (Lake Hope rallies past are actually the only group rides I've ever been on), so I'll keep going to Lake Hope if no one else does; but meeting someone from the forum every once in a while would be nice.

Since no one else came, it may be safe to say this rally is "dead", and it's more "Lex and BOB's Lake Hope Vacation", but we'll see what happens next year. I didn't want to presume to 'take over' this year as I wasn't sure if there was planning going on via some other medium, but since it was just me I will assume next year I'm in charge of planning and advertising, so I'll do more to get the word out and set some official meeting locations, times, etc. so those who want to come are more clear there will be something to arrive to.

Interested in attending next year? Watch for future rally announcements at Honda Rebel Forum and Honda Rebel Unofficial Rebel Forum.