Cape Henlopen DE Nov 2011

The Dawgs, minus Richard with a bum solder, took advantage of the unusually warm weather in November for a ride to Cape Henlopen, DE. The temps started out at 47'F for Dale this morning, out in the sticks, and hit a high of 75'F for use today. As usual we like to travel the roads less traveled and enjoyed a chance to ride together. It was all flat land riding with a few sweeping turns, roads lined by trees with the colorful fall leaves floating down, followed by open fields, farmers and their combine's harvesting the fall crop. On the way back we road into the sunset with breathtaking views of a fiery red sky that ended as we came down the peek of the Bay Bridge. The Bay Bridge was a little hairy though, the winds were quite strong up there.
We all had a good time and made it home safe.

Another great ride for the Over The Hill Dogs

Fort Miles was an American military installation located on Cape Henlopen was built to defend Delaware Bay and River and to protect domestic shipping from enemy fire within the capes, particularly from the German surface fleet. The fort was completed days before the attack on Pearl Harbor, Battery 118 (Smith) being declared operational on December 4, 1941. The United States declaration of war on Japan compelled the U. S. Army to man the fort with the 261st Coast Artillery Battalion, who days before were slated to leave. Fourteen vessels, including the USS Jacob Jones, a naval escort, were sunk off the coast of New Jersey during the first six months of 1942. Numerous batteries (ranging from 90mm guns up to 16 inch) were installed at the fort and a large mine field was laid in the waters off Lewes, Delaware