Biking Across the U.S (hopefully)
Racoon Creek Park, PA - Lisbon, OH 41
Yikes, it was a painful 40 miles. I kept turning on Google map's terrain view to see how bad the next hill would be. But, I have zero clue how to read a terrain map... so really I just turned my music up and put the bike in some lower gears. Thankfully, because I am such a strapping young buck, I only had to put it in granny gear a couple times. Fingers crossed I'm out of the Appalachians/valley regions for good after tomorrow. Have you ever watched two Star Wars movies, drank coffee all day, gotten a tour of an entire Ohio county, AND baked oatmeal raisin cookies all in one day? Well this dude has. I stayed with Sally, a retired school bus driver who makes woven cane chairs as a side biz. Once the Doppler radar showed a full day of rain and thunderstorms she graciously let me stay another day, dry and inside. Pretty perfect way to spend the day with some tired legs.
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Jean Hartford-Todd
6/24/2017 04:23:12 pm
Hi Alex, I have been able to read your blog every two to three days and love catching up on your trip. I have to admit, the bear encounter would have been a bit much for me. But how cool that you got to see one! I look forward to hearing more about your ride. Cheers!
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