Pictures of Rides & Events

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 As tradition has it, our 1st Ride of the Year is our Polar Bear Ride, however due to dangerous weather conditions it was cancelled for the first time in 10 years or more. We waited patiently to Celebrate New Year 2026! Great food and company! Getting an awesome start for this coming year!

 As you can see, we had a fun time eating on top of the flat bed, hanging out with good people, eating BarBQ and listening to a great band!

 What a great four days riding out to Reno, NV.  While there, we visited Reno Harley, Carson City Harley, Lake Tahoe, the town of Genoa and of course rode up the hill to the best place of all, Virginia City! 

Enjoying the perfect weather with great company!  What a fun ride!!

 Started out early and rode out to Lake Arrowhead for a delicious breakfast at the longtime lakeside restaurant Belgian Waffle Works.  After doing a little shopping we headed around the lake and made our way to Big Bear where we walked around and then relaxed at an outside patio and listened to live music.   Always great weather during the summer months. Beautiful scenery all day!

 Rode out to Silverado California to the16th Annual Born Free Motorcycle Show. Beautiful weather, tons of vendors, bands and of course a sea of motorcycles in all directions. This two-day show attracts over 25,000 spectators and participants. The event is known for bringing together motorcycle enthusiasts from around the world to celebrate vintage and custom motorcycles. Awesome Bikes & Friends!

 We began the ride and headed East on I-10, then linked up to the 86S. We soon reached Salton Sea and stopped for gas and a social break at Red Earth Casino.  Once we reached Hwy78, we headed straight into Sand Country, Glamis! Which is 5 miles wide by 40 miles deep! It is visited by 1.4 million people per year, making it the Sand Toy Capitol of the World!  The skies were clear, so we got to enjoy the beautiful and massive sand dunes from the Osborne Lookout where we took our 1st HOG picture. Then we rode to the Glamis Store to take our 2nd picture under the iconic Glamis sign that has been there since the store opened in 1979.  We then rode into Brawley and ate at Brownie's Diner. Good Times!

 We could not ask for nicer weather, clear skies and sunny as we rode through Temascal Canyon into Tom's Farm. While there we went into the Country Store, Bakery and had some great Burgers for lunch! Live music was playing, water turtles were sunbathing because did I mention the weather was great!  After doing a little shopping we all headed back together. Juanita led the ride with a distance of 150 miles and perfect weather. Lake Mathews never looked so good!

 Yeap! Sunday Rides Rock! Our scheduled ride to Janet's Montana Cafe in Alpine, CA was great! Heather led the ride with a distance of 277 miles and time 5 hours 45 minutes.  Lots of laughs and good times! A second ride to high desert was available for those that were on a time crunch. All and all HOG members rode this weekend! It's always fun when you ride and share a meal with fellow riders!

 Our 2nd group of Palm Springs Chapter Officers participated in the HOG sponsored officer training ROC (Regional Officer Connection) which is designed to give officers a chance to meet, learn and exchange ideas and best practices. The following officers attended this training; Heather Lewis, Secretary; Jay Shapiro, Treasurer; Frank Perriello, Safety Officer; and Steve Nygaard, Historian. Thank you once again, Chris Harrison, our HOG Regional Manager (pictured here standing) and your team for a great training. 

 HOG sponsored officer training ROC (Regional Officer Connection) is designed to give Chapter Officers a chance to meet, learn and exchange ideas and best practices. The following officers rode to Tempe, Arizona to participate; Josh Diener, Assistant Director; Andie Araw, Safety Officer; Jim Marcus, Rode Captain; and Juanita Godwin, Director. Thank you, Chris Harrison, our HOG Regional Manager and your team for a great training. 

 We decided to start this year with a Party!  After our January monthly meeting, Mike Blasic led us from the Palm Springs dealership to his home in La Quinta where we celebrated our New Year! JoAnna Miller hosted a fabulous Italian luncheon. We enjoyed great food, great games and of course the company was priceless! Thank you both for opening your home to Palm Springs HOG! It will definitely go down on the books!