{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The News Journal","provider_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net","title":"Free Copperhead Trail Ride Saturday, July 24 &ndash; The News Journal","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"qG64Xddh4o\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/free-copperhead-trail-ride-saturday-july-24\/\">Free Copperhead Trail Ride Saturday, July 24<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/free-copperhead-trail-ride-saturday-july-24\/embed\/#?secret=qG64Xddh4o\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Free Copperhead Trail Ride Saturday, July 24&#8221; &#8212; The News Journal\" data-secret=\"qG64Xddh4o\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Copperhead-Trail-Ride.jpg","thumbnail_width":480,"thumbnail_height":480,"description":"If you are a motorcycle rider, who enjoys group rides with lots of turns, then you may want to head down to Williamsburg Saturday (July 24) morning for the free Fourth-Annual Copperhead Trail Ride. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, and the 60-mile ride will start from the parking lot of the Kentucky Splash Waterpark, which is off Ky. 92W, at 10 a.m. Riders will then wind their way through more than 300 turns in parts of Whitley and McCreary counties and by scenic Cumberland Falls before returning to Williamsburg. \u201cIt is an absolutely gorgeous ride. I\u2019ve rode it many times when I was I was riding. You get to see Whitley and McCreary counties, and all the scenic routes that go up and down through there. It is absolutely a great motorcycle run,\u201d said Jeff Gray, one of the event organizers. In part, the purpose of the ride is to expose motorcyclists to what the area has to offer. \u201cIt just supports the area and lets the motorcyclists be able to ride the back roads of Kentucky,\u201d Gray added. Normally about 75 \u2013 100 motorcycles turn out for the event. \u201cI anticipate a larger crowd this year because we had to cancel because of COVID-19 last year. I am hoping for a big turnout,\u201d Gray said. In the event of a rainout, the ride will be held the following Saturday on July 31. \u201cWe won\u2019t be stopping for lunch anywhere this year. We are just going to make one loop all the way and come back to the waterpark,\u201d Gray said. Speeds usually don\u2019t exceed 40 \u2013 45 mph on the ride, which means that it will probably take about 90 minutes or so to complete. In 2017, officials with the Whitley County Judge-Executive\u2019s Office came up with the idea for the motorcycle ride as a way to draw motorcycle-riding tourists to the area. It was inspired by motorcycle riding trails in Tennessee and North Carolina. The law naming the route went into effect on June 29, 2017. For more information about Copperhead Trail, call (606) 549-6010."}