The Autumn Mile: The Roads Brought Us Together

The Autumn Mile · October 24, 2026 · A moment together on the road.

Saturday morning was cold enough to make me second-guess my layers. But the bikes kept pulling in, and before long we had a good mix of familiar faces and riders joining us for the first time, including people who came up from South Jersey and over from Brooklyn.

Once we got moving, the weather turned out just about perfect. The sun came out, the roads were lined with fall colors, and we had some great views along the way.

A picture, then High Point

We stopped beside the reservoir for a group photo before heading up to High Point. Getting everyone around the Next Mile Moto banner took a little organizing, but I'm glad we did it. It's a picture I'll want to look back on.

Then we rode up to High Point Veterans Monument. The sky was clear enough to see way out across the surrounding mountains. Everyone took some time to enjoy the view before we got back on the bikes.

Not everything went according to plan

We had a few disagreements between The PACK app and Google Maps about which way to go. We'll need to get that sorted out before our next ride. But The PACK was genuinely helpful when traffic or turns split us up. Being able to see where everyone was and how far apart we were made it easier to keep track of the group.

Lunch was another last-minute change. Our original restaurant didn't have enough tables for all of us, so we went across the street to Trackside Grill & Bar in East Stroudsburg. We got to sit down, eat, and talk about the day. Not exactly the lunch stop we'd planned, but we made it work.

Thanks for coming out

I want to thank Daniel, Rui, Ariel, Carla, Marlon, Donnie, Alberto, Green, Christian, Hunter, Robert, Guy and Judith, Eli, Cynthia, Humberto, and Nelson. And if I missed your name, I owe you an introduction next time. I'm still getting to know everybody, and I want to do a better job of remembering names.

A special thanks to Alberto and Donnie for all your help with the ride. I appreciate it.

When we started Next Mile Moto, we hoped to find people who wanted to get out and ride together. Seeing returning riders alongside people who'd never joined us before was a really good feeling.

Thanks again to everyone who spent their Saturday with us. Looking forward to seeing you on the next one.

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