Calculations complete ......
Most pictures taken, NW
Most cute scenes, most beautiful flowers, NW
Best/cutest girl pics, NW
Best volcano, NW
You win for
best short calm scenic ride, hands down ...
You win for
best first ride as you all made it there and back safely with no pavement/mountain side events and you had a blast doing it.
For the time span you wanted, August 1 through Oct 31 you look to be the
Undisputed Winner so far.
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As the "follower up" ride for the summer, the Dragon gets a few positive mentions as that ride has a slightly different character.
Most miles ridden (by a factor of 10+), Dragon
Most twisty & dangerous roads ridden, Dragon
Highest average trip speeds achieved, Dragon
Best decrease in crash/damage numbers, Dragon
Best decrease in bike related breakdowns/failures, Dragon
Best decrease in square inches of skin lost, Dragon
Most Hurleys, Beemers and Goldwings hunted down and taken, Dragon
.......... and finally
No scenic flower pics and other similar items, Dragon
Now, please don't take this the wrong way -- on the Dragon trip we ride more round trip miles on any given day jest to go get dinner than you folks did in total (including your miles to get there too).
We ride fast and hard and accept a level of risk that precludes any picture taking unless done with a handle bar or helmet cam.
We also have a long established rule at the Dragon Run about pictorial evidence, not collecting any that is.
So yep -- you win !!!
You will win next year too !!!