Another awesome day! We got up early and hustled down to see the old bikes take off and again it was quite the scene of old guys (and gals) and old bikes, some in costume and some in jeans and t-shirts, some from the US and some from other countries. All a big family having the time of their life. The crowd of folks who come to send them off was just as interesting. I sense that there are a lot of motorcycle guys and gals who just ride along behind the pack, being careful to stay out of the way. We talked to a guy with a Honda NC700 who retired two years ago from Ducati (motorcycle company) and had put 100K on his bike since he retired (or a couple bikes, since he said he had 29 bikes at home (and was still married)) and he was following these guys until Utah and then he was heading to California. I am guessing there were a lot of bikers following the race all the way. Lots of support vans and trinket sellers too. A moving party. Fun!!
So after the sputtering, smoky herd of Harleys Hendersons and Indians were all gone, we stopped for breakfast and to figure out where to go. Rt 50 goes all the way across the US and was build in the late 20's.
The interstate made it a lot less busy after 1960 and that is what we found today.
I always think Ohio is flat but as one guy today explained, the glaciers stopped in southern Ohio so there is a ridge of rolling hills here. All day we were treated to rolling hills and smooth roads. The a big sweeping turn and across the Ohio River one more time and into West "By God" Virginia as the seem to call it down here.
The roads got a little bumpier here and the hollows got deeper. A lot more remote towns with a lot of Trump signs out front. If you think Hillary is a shoe in this fall, think again. I saw one Hillary yard sign and at least 40 or 50 Trump signs. A couple mentions of politicians who "still care about coal", so that is obviously a complicated local issue (aka jobs).
We cut north on a small paved road directly north and then east on Rt68 until we found a cluster of hotels. Nice place tonight and then walk down the street for a cold beer and a burger (salad too, don't worry).
Maybe north to PA tomorrow.
I always think Ohio is flat but as one guy today explained, the glaciers stopped in southern Ohio so there is a ridge of rolling hills here. All day we were treated to rolling hills and smooth roads. The a big sweeping turn and across the Ohio River one more time and into West "By God" Virginia as the seem to call it down here.
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