After being fueled on coffee and carrot cake, we leave Fredericksburg to peddle the rural roads of Holmes county for the next 17 miles. But as we leave town, we encounter something that has been mostly foreign to us: hills. But for now that matters little as we pass directly though beautiful farmland. Though the […]

We had a wonderful breakfast at the Mt. Vernon Inn, which has a lovely internal garden. We lingered a bit but with cool morning temperatures and clear skies we made for an early start. I was excited and hopeful about today as we would be entering Amish country and share our bike path with families […]

As we dismount our bikes at the Glenmont tavern, a fellow long-distance biker stops by to speak with us. But he was very different than most bikers we see. His bike was an old steel 21 speed bike with standard tires. The bike had cheap plastic pedals, no lights and his helmet was  a green […]

After a filling lunch in Glenmont, we are on state road 520 for the next 8 miles. We turn on our safety lights and head for Killbuck. There is little traffic on the road and for the first 10 minutes or so, no cars pass in either direction. The route curves around the base of […]

As it was about noon on a hot day, I thought there would be no better place to take a rest than a local ice cream parlor. So while Ted was stretching his legs and reading a historical plaque, I Googled ice cream and struck pay dirt: A highly rated ice cream parlor just 500 […]

As we exit the hotel at 9:30 in the morning, it is already in the mid 80s. We are going to have a hot ride today. We enter the Alum Creek Trail in Westerville and the water is still very high. That trail ends quickly and after a slight road detour we hop on another […]

After a breakfast of waffles with fruit, we make for an early start. Like our first day, we have over 50 miles to bike and we will pass through Columbus, a major city interlaced with busy highways and interstates.  Leaving South Charleston, we pass the local grain co-op with its series of tall, silver cylindrical […]

Just when you believe that you have been on the best maintained trail you have ever ridden on,  the Ohio to Erie Trail (OTET) surprises you. We enter Roberts Pass from London and its asphalt bed has been seal-coated within the last week or so and we are among the first to ride it. It […]

After an excellent lunch at the Galloway Tavern, we discover that the temperature has warmed up a bit to the upper 80s. I remind Ted that our hotel for the evening has a pool so we will be able to cool ourselves. And the Falls of the prior day is beginning to look pretty good […]

As Ted and I headed for the bar at Galloway Tavern outside Columbus today we were greeted by one of our best friends: John Reiner. Well not John in the flesh but his alter ego Leroy and Loretta of the Lockhorns comic strip that he authors. Ted and I were surprised but pleased at the […]