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07-20-11, 09:14 AM
I was leaving Ohio the next morning. What better way to celebrate my two weeks as a Buckeye than participating in the night ride on the O and E Canal Towpath that Century Cycles in Peninsula was leading? I arranged with Peter_C, my host, to be dropped off in Akron at Memorial Park in the afternoon, and I rode north to Peninsula, arriving about 5:30. I rode and walked around the area while I waited for my companions for the ride, Mr. DanW and iforgetmename, to arrive. About 7:20 iforgetmename and a friend arrived after riding down from Cleveland, and we hurried to a bar across the street for a quick dinner. The order was late, and took mine with me as my companions demolished nachos. Five of 8 I was signing the waiver and pulling chicken fingers out of my jersey pocket....
The crowd gathers..... eventually there would be 240 riders.
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/269620_2098420152566_1607271639_2039312_7304571_n.jpg
MrDanW and Jerry, iforgetmename's friend.
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/281310_2098420672579_1607271639_2039315_6869819_n.jpg
iforgetmename and Jerry:
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/269620_2098421192592_1607271639_2039316_7353980_n.jpg
Due to track work on the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad, we had to walk a short stretch to the Lock 29 trailhead. But then everyone saddled up.
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/283900_2098423952661_1607271639_2039324_8364837_n.jpg
Turnaround was the Breaksville train station and Station Road bridge, seven and a half miles north of Peninsula.
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/268345_2098425752706_1607271639_2039329_7638888_n.jpg
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/271065_2098429752806_1607271639_2039343_8347113_n.jpg
Jerry and iforgetmename peeled off shortly after this, as they had a long ride north to Cleveland ahead of them. MrDanW and I continued back to Peninsula and the ride end in the gathering dark. The highlight of the ride, and perhaps my entire vacation, was a young woman who addressed her complaining companions so: "I don't know what that ouching is. You'd better harden up your lady parts."
We were back at Mr. DanW's truck about ten of ten. 12 hours later I was on my way out of Ohio and wishing I didn't have to leave.....
The crowd gathers..... eventually there would be 240 riders.
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/269620_2098420152566_1607271639_2039312_7304571_n.jpg
MrDanW and Jerry, iforgetmename's friend.
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/281310_2098420672579_1607271639_2039315_6869819_n.jpg
iforgetmename and Jerry:
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/269620_2098421192592_1607271639_2039316_7353980_n.jpg
Due to track work on the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad, we had to walk a short stretch to the Lock 29 trailhead. But then everyone saddled up.
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/283900_2098423952661_1607271639_2039324_8364837_n.jpg
Turnaround was the Breaksville train station and Station Road bridge, seven and a half miles north of Peninsula.
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/268345_2098425752706_1607271639_2039329_7638888_n.jpg
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/271065_2098429752806_1607271639_2039343_8347113_n.jpg
Jerry and iforgetmename peeled off shortly after this, as they had a long ride north to Cleveland ahead of them. MrDanW and I continued back to Peninsula and the ride end in the gathering dark. The highlight of the ride, and perhaps my entire vacation, was a young woman who addressed her complaining companions so: "I don't know what that ouching is. You'd better harden up your lady parts."
We were back at Mr. DanW's truck about ten of ten. 12 hours later I was on my way out of Ohio and wishing I didn't have to leave.....