Off the grid

So my 45 day work hiatus is finishing up and what a better way to go out than investigate the long-standing history of "The Montauk Line" and it's place in the history of fighting the Red Menace.

The day started out normal enough. Wife woke me up, I put on some Pink Floyd and made breakfast:


We only had enough 1/2 and 1/2 for one coffee, so my wife enjoyed...


So loaded + packed up. (Camera and........gum....and Ipod)
Fully buffed and ready to go!


Stopped at a local spot not far from home, some great twisties in the area I know like the back of my hand.
Shaping up to be a great day, wonder why no one is out on their boats? Wussies! Who cares if the water is 45 degrees!


Was going to take the long way out, but 10+ miles of stop and go lights later and I just hit the LIE and made some time, tunes cranking.


Obligatory mirror shot at 80 mph. Wife was not happy with this one.


Ahh 2 hours later and we are closing on discovering the mysteries of "The Montauk Line". You know you are getting close when you see lots of this:


So I put on some 80's glam rock, that'll keep em away!


1st stop, very uninspiring "overlook". Overlooking what? Some shrubbery? Pfft.


I pressed on....then I ran into "Ulof", a Prussian-accented gentleman who I see hovering around the local BMW meets. He talks fast with an accent as if to confuse me....he claims his scoot is a 2005 Concours, but with 100K+ miles and the dirt camo, he's obviously hiding something.


Spooked, I am relieved to hear he is heading West while I am still pressing East. What was he doing in the area? Was he casing me?
Then this caught my eye.......


My lip trembled in fear. Was I falling into a web of espionage? Was this radar dish responsible for the voices? Lacking a sufficient amount of tinfoil to protect my head, I needed to investigate further.


I took a side road in the general direction, the road quickly turned ugly.


I was rewarded with some good vistas at the end however, and took a moment to clear my head.



Something caught my eye. People? In the water? Were they frogmen? Why else would someone be in that terrible water but to undermine the tranquility of Montauk?


I found further evidence of "The Montauk Line".


Lacking the gear to traverse the bluff and investigate further, I decided to check out the radar tower.
Taking the dirt road to the radar tower was no easy task. They were certainly doing everything in their power to halt my progress.

I came to this water crossing and after fretting over a decent line just picked one and went for it.

Thankfully I did not fall into the murky depths. Who knows what horrors lie beneath?

I had a sense of foreboding approaching the radar tower. There was not a soul near but it still had an ominous presence.


No doubt this long-dead relic was instrumental in fighting the Red Menace. I fully believe it was the reason the communists never took this vital strategic spot.

But it wasn't the only reason. It was backed with guns. Lots of mighty guns manned by the type of men they don't make any more......they broke the mold with the WWII soldiers.

Bunkers and Pillboxes. There were 4-6 of these all over the high ground.



Not to worry, I don't plan on entering the concrete slab, I just wanted the shot.


Took some other back roads and they quickly turned ugly. A 600lb K1100 is not the same thing as a XRL 650.



I was rewarded with one of the best vistas, and the K never complained.


My fears unfounded, I was dusty and satisfied. And hungry. It was a good 7hrs and a couple Gatorade's since those eggs. I headed back.

Wait...forgot one last thing at the point. They have a pretty cool lighthouse.



On the way back I ran into this monster. Not sure what a tank would do in coastal defense, but I am sure it did its' part in fighting the Red Menace.




After getting 180 miles out of a full tank with almost a full gallon to go, I decided to fill up anyway.
FU Big oil!



I'm not sure what "Cosmic Bowling" means, but I didn't stick around to find out.



This one was interesting, and I thought about it for more than a moment.
Who decided it was a good idea to put a graveyard near a lake? Or put a lake near a graveyard?
Seems to me that the "corpse juice" would leak into the water. I hope there are no fish in there.


Ahhh food at last. Not bad for a diner.


Thus concludes this adventure.


I'm just inside baby, not going far.......

__________________
Wedding = $25,000
Divorce = $500
1993 BMW K1100LT + Brazilian 2nd wife = Priceless

Hottie of the week: 11/24/08 Adult film icon Tera Patrick (SFW)
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x...aPatrick19.jpg
My ride report:
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=330468

big adv

Hey, lets face it, we all become worm food in the end, this just makes the food chain more efficiant.

Nice ride.

Earl

__________________
My dad's a TV repair man, he has an awsome set of tools. We can fix that!

WWW.flickr.com/photos/bigadv

Gadget Boy

Looks like a very nice place to ride!! And you left wife at home??

Thanks for the report and pics

__________________
ADV decals & patches? Here
ADV T-shirts? Here

Wenduro

Grew up on the north shore of Wrong Island Those pics bring back memories of camping on the beach around Ditch Plains and Camp Hero. We were cited a few times for doing that during my mispent youth Some great views out that way. Thanks for sharing the report and bringing back some memories.

__________________
KLR650-BLACK

ChiaPat

Great pics!...thanks!!

SV650

Very interesting read and photos for me. In the mid 50's I was stationed at Fort Slocum, NY at a Nike missile battery. There was also a 90MM AAA battery at the fort. They went to Montauk to fire the guns each year. Always wanted to visit the site but never made it out there. Thanks for the report.

SleazyRider

camp hero its pretty interesting, lots of weird stuff is believed to have gone on there, and many believe that its still going on.
Google "Montauk Project" and a bunch of weird stuff will pop up, ie mind control, time travel etc.
Supposedly theres a huge underground lab carved into the bedrock, and a bunch of brand new generators with lines going undergroud. I didnt see any when I was there but the last two times I went, my car did get a good visual inspection by the same black government looking SUV. And there is some serious security out there that just sort of come out of the brush if you go where your not supposed to.

rvb1019

Great Post!

Thanks for sharing!

saeed883

__________________


2006 Honda CRF 250X " Sold "
2007 Sportster 883
2008 yamaha FZ6
BMW R 1200 R

Shoganai

Damn, some of this

And this

Nice helping of this

And heart clogging serving of this

All served up on a K-LT

__________________
People living deeply have no fear of death. - Anais Nin

Save ADVrider!! Show Baldy some love and click here!!!

Nana korobi ya oki

E-man

Ex South Shore Lawn Guyland-er here.

Nice pics.

__________________
"Proud swagger out of the school yard, Waiting for the world's applause, Rebel without a conscience, Martyr without a cause

Someone set a bad example, Made surrender seem all right, The act of a noble warrior, Who lost the will to fight" RUSH- The Pass

Most people wouldn't do this job for a million bucks. We do it for a hell of a lot less

RocknTroll

Boy that brought back some memories. Spent many summer nights in the Hamptons.
Used to be some good trails out there on the Bay side near Hither Hills, But I heard it's all off limits now....

__________________
I may get older but I refuse to grow up

chopped58

Nice report, fellow Islander here. I'd like to try and find the road to those bluffs, looks real nice!

__________________
chopped58

ADV Rider Relay 2008 New York
IBA# 27774

06 Uly
58 FL

Powershouse

No L U N C H?

Nice write up. I've seen my share of sunrises at the lighthouse out there.

__________________
Wisconsin Rustic Road Century

Reverand Roadblock

Some of those places look familiar.

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=279698

__________________
Full of marshmallowy goodness.


ADV relay rider: New York