{"id":202,"date":"2017-05-03T12:57:54","date_gmt":"2017-05-03T12:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lennysride.com\/2017\/?p=202"},"modified":"2017-05-03T12:57:54","modified_gmt":"2017-05-03T12:57:54","slug":"day-fifteen-augusta-ga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.lennysride.com\/2017\/day-fifteen-augusta-ga\/","title":{"rendered":"Day Fifteen &#8211; Augusta, GA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was sure nice to have such great weather when I left Sumter, not a cloud in the sky.\u00a0 I was going to stay overnight somewhere on the way to Atlanta but didn&#8217;t really have an idea of where that would be.\u00a0 I was just cruising the back roads heading generally west.\u00a0 The clouds were starting to build but the weather girl said no chance of rain.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lennysride.com\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/15-Road.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-212 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lennysride.com\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/15-Road.jpg?resize=584%2C292\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lennysride.com\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/15-Road.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lennysride.com\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/15-Road.jpg?resize=300%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lennysride.com\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/15-Road.jpg?resize=768%2C384 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lennysride.com\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/15-Road.jpg?resize=1024%2C512 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lennysride.com\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/15-Road.jpg?resize=500%2C250 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>In this part of South In Carolina the corn is just starting to come up.\u00a0 Trying to figure out what&#8217;s being farmed in the fields I ride by is something I like doing.\u00a0 I doubt that I&#8217;m right more than I&#8217;m wrong about the crop &#8211; but I&#8217;m pretty sure this is corn.<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lennysride.com\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/15-Corn.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-211 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lennysride.com\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/15-Corn.jpg?resize=584%2C195\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lennysride.com\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/15-Corn.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lennysride.com\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/15-Corn.jpg?resize=300%2C100 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lennysride.com\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/15-Corn.jpg?resize=768%2C256 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lennysride.com\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/15-Corn.jpg?resize=1024%2C341 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lennysride.com\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/15-Corn.jpg?resize=500%2C167 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I looked at a map and thought that since I was so close to Augusta, GA I would stop by and check out Augusta National Golf Club &#8211; home of The Masters golf tournament.\u00a0 I knew I was getting close when I saw the 10 foot high chain link fence covered with that green cloth so you can&#8217;t see through it.\u00a0 The fence itself isn&#8217;t all that visible with all the trees they have planted just outside of it.\u00a0 The turn onto the property is best described as a 90 degree alleyway off a fairly busy four lane road.\u00a0 And that&#8217;s as far as you&#8217;re gonna get.\u00a0 I just wanted to take a picture down Magnolia Lane &#8211; No sir, you&#8217;ll have to leave &#8211; <strong>Now<\/strong> was left unsaid but certainly implied with as much southern hospitality as possible.\u00a0 I don&#8217;t like being told what to do, but I was on private property and I do understand, so I turned around.\u00a0 I was going to try to ride by slowly and snap a picture but I found one on the internet and it is exactly what it looks like.\u00a0 Back in 2015 they installed those retractable bollards for increased security.\u00a0 I thought &#8211; &#8220;those wouldn&#8217;t stop me&#8221; however, so far I&#8217;ve managed to stay out of jail on these rides and I&#8217;d like to keep it that way &#8211; but I <em>was<\/em> tempted.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-209\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lennysride.com\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/15-Augusta.jpg?resize=584%2C292\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lennysride.com\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/15-Augusta.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lennysride.com\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/15-Augusta.jpg?resize=300%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lennysride.com\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/15-Augusta.jpg?resize=768%2C384 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lennysride.com\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/15-Augusta.jpg?resize=1024%2C512 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lennysride.com\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/15-Augusta.jpg?resize=500%2C250 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/>Augusta has a Harley dealership so I stopped by to see if they had time to put a new rear tire on my sled.\u00a0 They did, and I enjoyed some kick back time on their plush waiting room couch while they were doing the work.\u00a0 I spoke with one of the mechanics about the rattle coming from the top of my motor.\u00a0 He rode it around after the tire was put on and thinks it&#8217;s something mechanical.\u00a0 They would be happy to investigate but if they get the motor apart and have to order parts, I would be stuck in Augusta &#8211; so I thanked him for the tire and his diagnostic expertise and headed for dinner.\u00a0 The girls in the motorclothes dept highly recommended Big Daddy&#8217;s Bar &amp; Grill which was just down the street.\u00a0 After having eaten there, I have to agree with them, so &#8211; if you&#8217;re ever hungry for some southern cuisine in Augusta, GA &#8211; Big Daddy&#8217;s is just south of Interstate 20 and slightly west of town.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was sure nice to have such great weather when I left Sumter, not a cloud in the sky.\u00a0 I was going to stay overnight somewhere on the way to Atlanta but didn&#8217;t really have an idea of where that &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lennysride.com\/2017\/day-fifteen-augusta-ga\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2},"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8BM7q-3g","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lennysride.com\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lennysride.com\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lennysride.com\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lennysride.com\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lennysride.com\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=202"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/www.lennysride.com\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":242,"href":"http:\/\/www.lennysride.com\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202\/revisions\/242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lennysride.com\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lennysride.com\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lennysride.com\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}