Sunday Concord Ride (July 8, 2012)

 Before the temperatures got back up in the 100 degree range, got out on a quiet Sunday morning on the motorcycle. Thought it would be fun to get one more ride on the motorcycle before heading back to Richmond, VA. Stopped and took this photo at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Very interesting place and have had a lot of fun there at races and other events, and this is a nice place to visit. It was going to be the site of a DNC rally, but apparently that is now not going to happen. It will be the site of the fall NASCAR race, and sure to be some other events held there as well this year.  

 While I was out went also by the Concord Regional Airport and also (seen at left) Concord Mills Mall. Concord Mills is the #1 tourist attraction in North Carolina. It is a big massive thing, but I am more impressed with the beaches and the mountains-but to each their own. It is quiet at least on an early Sunday morning. Not only is the actual complex huge but there are all sorts of strip malls around it, so if you are looking for something to buy, or to eat, or just something interesting to do, chances are you will find it here. Really was a big change to the area when they built this monster a few years ago, but it has been a good thing for the area.  

Wandered down some country roads (easy to find those in Concord, before heading to Union Street. Union Street is pretty cool; lots of really old houses and its a big tree lined street. In fact the house that was built by the founder of Cannon Mills (which is now gone, but was the giant mill complex in Kannapolis for many years) is for sale. Photo at left was taken in downdown Concord. Lots of good places to eat there, and again some fun things to do can be found there. It is a lot calmer (and on this Sunday morning mostly closed for a few more hours) than Concord Mills, but pretty neat and interesting. Overall, it was a really good ride, got in before the heat got really brutal, and enjoyed one last ride on the motorcycle before I wrap things up here, and head back to Richmond, VA. Almost time to get back to work once again!