Jun 13, 2019
Part four of the DC to Cincinnati ride, covering the southern
half of the Ohio to Erie Trail from Columbus to Cincinnati.
Crossing my 700th mile of the ride, do I have enough left in the
tank to make it to the end of the OTET?
DC to Cincinnati - Ohio to Erie Trail South
Part 3 on the northern half of the Ohio to Erie Trail -
Pedalshift 167.
Part 4 on the southern half of the Ohio to Erie Trail -
Pedalshift 168.
Part 5 on takeaways coming soon.
Curated photos over at Instagram. All photos
here.
Pedalshift Society folks! Stay on the bonus feed and you'll get
a special bonus pod with each episode... kind of a summary of my
thoughts on that part of the route! If you join Pedalshift Society
at any point in the run, you'll get access - pedalshift.net/society.
Also, I'm riding the Oregon coast a bit soon, so I might record
some audio out there... look for it in the feed!
Mark your calendars - Pedalpalooza- Friday,
June 14th in Portland, OR. Details coming soon and also at pedalshift.net/events.
Sprocket, Joyride, Go Dig a Hole and more of your favorite shows
repping on bikes with mics!
May 12
No Notes! Listen to the pod! 😉
May 13
Streamed Thrones last night after checking my data allowance.
Could have gone into town but it was much more comfortable in my
bag! Went to sleep almost immediately.
Another cold night - woke up about 4 and added a few layers
and slept til just before 7.
Rain was steadily spitting - very happy I set up in the
shelter - cold wind kept the tent bone dry overnight.
Made a run to the border for some veggie egg wraps and hash
browns, plus downloaded some more pods.
Looks like another listener trail meetup is in the cards prior
to Xenia!
Doug had mentioned the open farmland of this part of the trail
meant headwinds - totally right on. Not too bad but with the
drizzle I’m glad I had layers. Staying nice and warm but the legs
get cold when I stop for a bit. Not a huge deal.
Rain should clear up soon - looking forward to Xenia in
particular as a lunch stop! Sadly the brewery is closed
today!
Met with Billy crafton and had a great (if cold) bit of riding
to Xenia and grabbed lunch. Talked bikes and adventures and might
get a chance to hang again tomorrow in Cincinnati!
May 14
mediocre hotel breakfast.
Play to start I got on the entire trip didn’t leave till 10
AM
Much sunnier and much warmer than the last several days
Saw a horse on the trail and thought about the parallel
between that horse and my bike you bringing me all the way
here.
As I got closer to Cinci the waves and hellos dropped - we
city folk aren’t fazed by bikes loaded with gear I s’pose!
Tons of trikes and recumbents
About to hit a road route on US50 and there’s a brewery called
50West - so naturally I stopped.
BIG thanks to everyone I met on the ride
Lisa Hart
The Michigan Guys!
Tom and everyone in the Mt. Vernon group
Doug and Michelle
Chris Baron, Chris Baron and Chris Baron!
Billy
Justin
Brian
and everyone else who I crossed paths with - thank
you!
Statistics
Miles biked 130
Hotel nights 1
Campsites 1
Flats 0
Planned meetups 1
Unplanned meetups 2
Mechanicals 0
Breweries 2
Bars 1
Beers many!
Stories of creepy dude at the Amtrak station not making the
podcast cut 1
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