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I'm not writing much tonight. I've got a little computer time, but I'm taking it to download my Kansas pictures. Some of them, I think, are pretty good. If you haven't noticed yet, there are comments about most of them if you want to know where they are taken or maybe a little about what we were doing at the time.
Ohio has been really beautiful, but the Buckeye Trail, which we were trying to follow through most of the state quickly became frustrating for the rough roads it trapped me on. I've continued to shadow the trail as it winds its way north and south, but I'm sticking to paved roads - mostly state highways. Some of them are still quite remote and lightly trafficked and really still quite wonderful to ride. There have been more unleashed dogs in this state than in any other, and I always get a little anxious when I have to outrun them. Fortunately, we haven't had any untoward incidents. The hills are getting steeper, and a couple times we've met grades too difficult to pedal. These are very few. I'm pretty impressed sometimes that I am able to climb grades I wouldn't have even attempted at the outset of this trip. In Chillicothe I discovered that I had not only worn the tread on my rear bike tire, but I had literally worn it bald in several places. Luckily there was a bike shop, though not a very good one, in Chillicothe. We had to wait the next morning until they opened. They didn't have a tire in the size I wanted, so I have deferred replacing all the tires on the rig. I'm not sure if the tires on the trailer will make it to the end. We've had lots of flats recently.
Day 66 - 8/19/06
Started: Covington, KY
Stopped: Mt. Orab, OH
Today's Miles: 50.10
Total Miles: 3740.67
Today's Total Ascent: 1833
Today's Total Descent: 1625
Day 67 - 8/20/06
Started: Mt. Orab, OH
Stopped: Mineral Springs, OH
Today's Miles: 84.71
Total Miles: 3825.38
Today's Total Ascent: 4543
Today's Total Descent: 4981
Day 68 - 8/21/06
Started: Mineral Springs, OH
Stopped: Chillicothe, OH
Today's Miles: 58.73
Total Miles: 3884.11
Today's Total Ascent: 2518
Today's Total Descent: 2853
Day 69 - 8/22/06
Started: Chillicothe, OH
Stopped: Logan, OH
Today's Miles: 48.72
Total Miles: 3932.83
Today's Total Ascent: 2634
Today's Total Descent: 2632
Day 70 - 8/23/06
Started: Logan, OH
Stopped: Parkersburg, WV
Today's Miles: 79.97
Total Miles: 4012.80
Today's Total Ascent: 4037
Today's Total Descent: 4407
Ohio has been really beautiful, but the Buckeye Trail, which we were trying to follow through most of the state quickly became frustrating for the rough roads it trapped me on. I've continued to shadow the trail as it winds its way north and south, but I'm sticking to paved roads - mostly state highways. Some of them are still quite remote and lightly trafficked and really still quite wonderful to ride. There have been more unleashed dogs in this state than in any other, and I always get a little anxious when I have to outrun them. Fortunately, we haven't had any untoward incidents. The hills are getting steeper, and a couple times we've met grades too difficult to pedal. These are very few. I'm pretty impressed sometimes that I am able to climb grades I wouldn't have even attempted at the outset of this trip. In Chillicothe I discovered that I had not only worn the tread on my rear bike tire, but I had literally worn it bald in several places. Luckily there was a bike shop, though not a very good one, in Chillicothe. We had to wait the next morning until they opened. They didn't have a tire in the size I wanted, so I have deferred replacing all the tires on the rig. I'm not sure if the tires on the trailer will make it to the end. We've had lots of flats recently.
Day 66 - 8/19/06
Started: Covington, KY
Stopped: Mt. Orab, OH
Today's Miles: 50.10
Total Miles: 3740.67
Today's Total Ascent: 1833
Today's Total Descent: 1625
Day 67 - 8/20/06
Started: Mt. Orab, OH
Stopped: Mineral Springs, OH
Today's Miles: 84.71
Total Miles: 3825.38
Today's Total Ascent: 4543
Today's Total Descent: 4981
Day 68 - 8/21/06
Started: Mineral Springs, OH
Stopped: Chillicothe, OH
Today's Miles: 58.73
Total Miles: 3884.11
Today's Total Ascent: 2518
Today's Total Descent: 2853
Day 69 - 8/22/06
Started: Chillicothe, OH
Stopped: Logan, OH
Today's Miles: 48.72
Total Miles: 3932.83
Today's Total Ascent: 2634
Today's Total Descent: 2632
Day 70 - 8/23/06
Started: Logan, OH
Stopped: Parkersburg, WV
Today's Miles: 79.97
Total Miles: 4012.80
Today's Total Ascent: 4037
Today's Total Descent: 4407
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