Feeling better after yesterday, however also taking a ~two week pause from the bicycle trip before continuing in Urbana. This should let me get the bike tuned/checked and also drop through Austin briefly. I normally have a doctor’s visit twice … Continue reading →
Decided to take a rest day in Urbana. My digestive system was unsettled and not quite up to a 50 mile ride today.
Continue reading →Today a ride with a mix of country roads and a gravel rail trail. The weather played a larger role with passing morning showers and winds from the west at 15-25mph. The showers and the time change meant a later … Continue reading →
Farewell Indiana, hello Illinois. I have crossed over the border to Danville, the first town across the line. I took a back roads approach which mostly worked. What I do is ask the RideWithGPS program to plot a route between … Continue reading →
The weather forecast was right. It rained today. Not very heavy, but a consistent light rain for the last 25 miles of the ride. I made a shorter ride and finished by noon. I started out in an area that … Continue reading →
What do people in Indianapolis do on a sunny Saturday morning? While I have a limited sample, from what I saw today both the Pride Festival and the Indianapolis Zoo are popular options. I started in the eastern suburbs and … Continue reading →
Today I mostly followed a large highway with very little traffic. The route is part of the National Road – https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Road, the first major improved highway built by the US Government. It is known as US 40 and was mostly … Continue reading →
Today was a mixture of city riding, country riding, trail riding and road riding. A nice variation that brought me just across the Indiana state line. I was on the road just before sunrise. Not because I am starting earlier … Continue reading →
Today was almost entirely riding trails as I escaped Columbus and cycled into the Ohio countryside and past a few small towns. In contrast to entering Columbus, the exit had a lot fewer trail crossings and busy streets. By six … Continue reading →
Hooray, nice to reach my next state capitol. It has taken 15 days of riding the Erie Canal, Lake Erie shoreline and ETOT since Albany so nice to reach this point. The first two thirds of today were easy cycling … Continue reading →