Day 40 Dayton OH to Columbus OH

-

 Day 40 Dayton,OH to Columbus, OH 79 miles. I left  the protection  of my wonderful  hosts Joyce,Heath, and their dog Josie around 8:30. Google  once again kept  me on bicycle  trails  most of the day. The trails were all paved and really well maintained.  There were lots of people on the trails, but none of them touring. Several  people stopped me to talk about my excellent  adventure. I have seen lots of crop dusting  going on the last week. There was a nice war memorial and courthouse in London, OH. Google did take  me through a construction  site, so I  walked through  a bean field to stay out of the way. When I got back on my bike It said to make a U-turn. I had to walk back through the bean field and locate the trail. I have a Warmshower  host in Columbus  tonight. Nice to not have to pitch my tent.









Comments

  1. AnonymousAugust 8, 2023 at 8:18 PM

    Those Warm Shower Hosts must be Really cool people.

    ReplyDelete
  2. AnonymousAugust 9, 2023 at 6:15 AM

    Bill's quote is a good one! Audrey

    ReplyDelete
  3. IronmongersAugust 10, 2023 at 7:59 PM

    Do I see a short story in your future; “Meditations in a Bean Field”?🤣 I can only imagine your thoughts as you crossed back over the field….

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Day 50 Harbeson, De to Rehoboth Beach, De

-
Image
 Day 50 Harbeson, De to Rehoboth Beach, De 17 miles. My morning started out with a great breakfast from my Warmshower  host Brad. His wife Ann wanted to lead me on the trails to Rehoboth Beach. She was good  company along the ride. A lot of people  on the trail greeted her by name.  Ann pointed out the back yard of skeletons . It reminded  me of a similar  scene  in Gillette, Wy. She broke off about a mile to the beach to go visit her mother. As I was just getting to the end of the road three cyclists asked me how far I  had come from. When I  told them I  was just now completing  my  ride across the country  they volunteered  to help get me and my bicycle  to the water for pictures. I had a yummy coffee then enjoyed walking on the boardwalk. I locked my bike and walked along the waters edge for quite a ways. It was nice to feel the waves crash against  my legs. I had lunch and a couple of beers at Claw...
Read more

My journey is over

-
Image
 After riding 3650 miles, climbed 116,886 vertical  feet, and went from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean. It is with heavy heart that this is my last post for my bicycle  ride across America. I had the pleasure of meeting some wonderful interesting people along the way. Big and little acts of kindness that lifted my spirits. Kim and his wife that offered  me shelter and food on a rainy  day in Port Angeles. The closed bicycle  shop in Okanagan, Wa that opened  on a Saturday  morning  to replace my seat post. The Lutheran church in Havillah, Wa that provided  me shelter and food. The people at the top of Boulder Pass  that give me water when I needed it. Rodney in Lolo, Mt that shared his apple crisp. The family  that gave me and my  bicycle  a ride to Gillette, wy when my rear wheel failed. Doug Hirsch that kept my ride alive when he arranged  a new wheel to be delivered  to Gillette, Wy in a timely m...
Read more

Day 42 Clairsville, Oh to Pittsburgh, Pa

-
Image
 Day 42 Clairsville, OH to Pittsburgh, Pa 79 miles. Beautiful  sunrise to start the day. The hills were not as bad as yesterday  but still did 2800 feet of climbing.  I finally had to walk my bike up a hill, it had to be at least 16%. I rode from Ohio to West Virginia, then to Pennsylvania. Some of the trail was pretty  overgrown. A lot  of the trails  were crushed limestone,really  hard packed. I loved  the bulldozer  art, that will be ever changing. It was nice that Larry had  a cooler of cold water next to the trail. Just in time, the last water fountain  was turned off. You can sure see that coal is king. This was not the place to talk about alternative energy. Downtown Pittsburgh  looked really beautiful. I had a Warmshower  host that talked until 11 when  I  finally  said I had to get to sleep. I'm  on the Allegany Passage  starting tomorrow.  The trail goes all the way to Washingto...
Read more