Hollister Independence Day Rally 2016

Over the years, one of our favorite road trip destinations was the Hollister Independence Day Rally.  Then reports came out telling of several years of challenges and difficulties, so it was crossed off our list of favorites.  Lately, reports indicated the Rally was back, due to the determined efforts of a small group.  Based on this good news, we chose Hollister and the Independence Day Rally as the destination for this summer's road trip.

As the above picture illustrates, the Rally is indeed back.

Seen above, the iconic watering hole Johnny's was lively and crowded throughout.  Though crowded, everyone was upbeat and biker camaraderie was the norm.

  
Just up the road is the Corbin factory, where the interested biker could get a seat custom made while waiting, as shown in the above.

One fun activity was checking out the personalized license plates, like the above pair.  Can you guess which belongs to a female biker?

And there were custom bike shows, like this one in front of the Veterans Memorial Building.

The weather cooperated, crowds were large, and    Americana was at its best, with the biker life prominently and proudly on display.

If already looking towards a road trip in 2017, recommend putting Hollister on your list of destinations.