Departed Sandusky for home around 1400. Should have left earlier to take advantage of the tailwind. It was huge and forecast to shift the next day. Rode until sunset making easy miles with the wind at my back!

NE Ohio by Bike October 2015

Tuesday morning, arrived on the Amtrak and my aunt took me out to eat at Bob Evans. Had a great visit!

NE Ohio by Bike October 2015

Spent Saturday afternoon and all day Sunday and Monday in downtown Cleveland.

Sunday, spent an hour at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, then spent most of the rest of the time watching sports at the Corner Alley downtown. What better to do in downtown Cleveland than watch sports all day? Browns and Bengals both won in overtime!

Monday, tried to go to the Science Center, but it was closed Mondays for the season. Tried the library just to check it out, but it was closed for Columbus Day. Gave up and watched sports at the Corner Alley again. Cubs beat the Cardinals, Mets beat the Dodgers, Ronda Rousey won another fight, Chargers lost to the Steelers. Mostly a good day in sports. Left that night on the Amtrak for Sandusky.

NE Ohio by Bike October 2015

Finished a great visit in Akron. Rode by Lebron James’ house. Rode north on the tow path downhill from “high” Akron to the lakefront. Took Jeff’s advice for the route into Cleveland and ended at Air BNB with my host Dustin in Ohio City. First experience with Air BNB. Awesome!

NE Ohio by Bike October 2015

Light ride from Hudson to Akron, Cousin’s house to cousin’s house . Went to Bob Evans in Akron for breakfast food. Delicious!

NE Ohio by Bike October 2015

Bussed around Canton looking for a laundromat, found one, dried clothes and was on the trail in Massilon around noon. Skipped the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Finished at cousin’s house in Hudson, Ohio.

NE Ohio by Bike October 2015

The first section of the trail was a little rough but certainly passable. Saw locks 10 through 7. Almost nobody on the trail. Literally didn’t see anybody from 7 to noon. Checked in to the McKinley Grand in downtown Canton.

NE Ohio by Bike October 2015

Parked next to Amish buggies at the Wal-Mart buggy parking and ate breakfast at the Subway with the Amish. Fixed a flat and my bike pump. Got stuck behind horse-drawn buggies along the way. Apparently horses get tired going uphill just like cyclists, I was glad to slow down behind them! Saw more cows and horses than people. Navigated the hilly township roads from Millersburg to New Philadelphia and successfully avoided most traffic. Hung out in downtown New Philly for the evening and watched the Yankees eliminated from the playoffs. Found a campsite late at night near the beginning of the tow path bike trail to Cleveland.

NE Ohio by Bike October 2015

“Rails to Trails” trails are like bicycle highways. I even had a slight headwind but made it so far because I was fresh and because the trails are straight, flat and the trees block the wind. Hitting the hills that afternoon, however, I decided to cut Steubenville out of the trip. Too much, especially with the hills.

NE Ohio by Bike October 2015

I missed writing last week because I was so busy remodeling and stuff. Driving now leads biking 1080 miles to 626 miles, so quite a deficit for the bike to make up. However, I’m about to go on my first bicycle tour and the bike will do some catching up.

I am riding for fun, but also to visit Art Drentlau of the Responsibility Movement and to bring attention to the movement itself. I believe in the movement and the people who are putting their efforts towards it. Please support! The best way to support is to read about it, understand it, decide what it means to you, and spread the word. To learn more, click below:

http://www.statueofresponsibility.com/story/

Or, read the book. This is how I found out about it:

Tomorrow morning, I ride east until I can’t ride anymore, then camp for the night. I’ve spent the past 2 days routing and printing maps in preparation and to do my best to stay on back roads without getting too lost. The general itinerary is to make a counter-clockwise loop around northeast Ohio especially including the towpath that runs 100 miles from Dover to Cleveland. I packed my gear and weighed it today and it weighs 30 pounds including my “hotel room in a bag,” but not including food and water. Follow me on Strava!

Answer to last week’s trivia: Thomas Edison started a power company in 1882 that used DC electricity. George Westinghouse started a competing company in 1886 that used AC electricity. Westinghouse’s AC technology won because the voltage could be stepped up using transformers. This made for cheaper transmission over long distances compared to DC.

For further explanation, click here.