Yorktown Ride ( June 13, 2015)

Good Saturday ride again, this time went to Yorktown Beach...cause it seemed like a really good idea..and it was. Have a great time there everytime I go.
This monument in Yorktown is very cool....is for the victory of the Colonials under George Washington over the British Forces under Lord Cornwallis. This battle effectively ended the Revolutionary War. The battlefield is right before the town of Yorktown, and I have been to it on a past visit (and pretty sure I have photos here).
To get to Yorktown Beach I took Route 5 and then got in the Colonial Parkway and basically followed the signs. Colonial Parkway is a fun road to ride.

This is a view of the beach, on the bank of the York River. There are a number of stores and restaurants there, and its a great place to cool off and get something to eat and even explore some of the old places in the town (all of which is in walking distance).
Did make one mistake...tried to get back to Richmond via I-64. In the summer that is Not the way to travel to either this area (which included near by Williamsburg, Jamestown and not too far away Virginia Beach. If you want to go in the summer, explore some alternate routes. I will be doing so on my next visit to Virginia Beach. Other than the stop and go highway traffic, it was a fantastic trip.