Category: Route
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Bike Trip Day 62: Waynesville to Lincoln Village, OH
Biking: 64 miles. Ah, a paved bike path. Today was an easy ride, just what I needed on a sore knee. In fact, it hurt very little today. The paths we followed are rails-to trails, built along current and former railroad beds. Our first stop on the path was the Xenia Station, about 14 miles…
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Bike Trip Day 61: Brookville, IN to Waynesville, OH
Biking: 68 miles. We officially crossed into Ohio today, and it feels more and more like home. Today’s ride had a lot of climbs, some very steep, on the first 45 miles and then it smoothed out on the beginning of the Ohio-to-Erie bike path. We’re grateful to be on the bike path for the…
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Bike Trip Day 60: Columbus to Brookville, IN
Biking: 67 miles This is our last day in Indiana before crossing into Ohio tomorrow. The climbing today was mild, and that’s a good thing because my knee is still giving me a lot of trouble. I made it to the end of the ride, but it’s not looking good. The temperature in the morning…
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Bike Trip Day 59: Rest day in Columbus, IN
This is our next to last rest day. So hard to believe that the trip is coming to an end soon. It feels like forever since I’ve been home, but it’s all going by so fast. We’ve ridden over 2800 miles, and we only have about 800 left. Just 12 more cycling days. Unbelievable. Here’s…
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Bike Trip Day 58: Bedford to Columbus, IN
Biking: 40 miles Another beautiful day biking in the Indiana farmland and through the woods. Today’s ride was great until about half way through when we hit some killer hills, up to 13 percent grade. But, it wrapped up with a nice paved trail through the outskirts of Columbus and right into the downtown area…
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Bike Trip Day 57: Vincennes to Bedford, IN
Biking: 75 miles. This was a beautiful day and a great ride. It was a long day in the saddle, but the climbing was moderate, the views were amazing, and the temps were mild. More days like this, please. We rode through the countryside and through Amish farmlands. We only had one reroute, when RWGPS…
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Bike Trip Day 56: Flora, IL to Vincennes, IN
Biking: 67 miles. Today we crossed from Illinois to Indiana.That also means we’re back in the Eastern Time Zone and we’re one day closer to home. Today’s ride confirmed our suspicions that RWGPS has no idea whether roads in Illinois are gravel or paved. After riding difficult road after road, we took matters into our…
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Bike Trip Day 55: Highland to Flora, IL
Biking: 63 miles Today looked like a straightforward ride from Highland to Flora but turned out to be an adventure in rerouting when RWGPS sent us on roads that didn’t exist and led us to crazy gravel roads that were hardly passable. But, in the end, we made it to our destination. As we move…
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Bike Trip Day 54: St. Charles, MO to Highland, IL
Biking: 61 miles. Today was surprisingly good despite a few minor reroutes and berm issues. The weather is cooler, and today was overcast. It’s the first day that really felt like fall. We started the day riding the last 15 miles of the Katy Trail from St. Charles to the end in Machens, MO. Our…
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Bike Trip Day 53: Rest Day in St. Charles, MO
Over 2500 miles completed so far. We are about to cross into Illinois, and then it’s only Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Maryland to go. I’ve mentioned before that rest days are days off the bike but not necessarily restful. We spend a lot of time cleaning and prepping. And, that’s often when we make reservations…
