A Matter of Balance
This was another two lane highway kind of day, mostly on Hwy’s 44W, 39N and 40W from Connersville to Terre Haute. I’ve been lucky with the roads lately: good condition, very little traffic, and interesting sights. Also, it’s been easy to avoid getting lost. This is where I started the day…
Continue reading Oct 19: Connersville, Indiana to Terre Haute, Indiana
5 CommentsThis day I switched over to the Kentucky side of the Ohio River at Maysville, Kentucky, followed the river north along Hwy 8 to Cincinnati, where I braved a drive through that city, then rode Hwy 27 North, crossed into Indiana and stopped for the night at Connersville. It was a…
Continue reading Oct 18: Manchester, Ohio to Connersville, Indiana
4 CommentsThis day was spent riding Hwy 52 alongside two rivers. The first half of the day was from Williamson to Huntington along the Tug Fork (they don’t say “river”) that separates West Virginia from Kentucky. The second half of the day was from Huntington to Manchester along the Ohio River, that along this…
Continue reading Oct 17: Williamson, WV to Manchester, Ohio
4 CommentsThis day was mostly a ride along Hwy 52 through the Appalachian coal mining towns of West Virginia. What I have seen on the first 6,000 miles of this trip has largely been a variation of things I have seen before. That changed today. The coal industry is suffering, and the…
Continue reading Oct 16: Troutville, VA to Williamson, West Virginia
3 CommentsThe most memorable event of this day was a visit to the Appomattox Courthouse National Historical Park. I’ll also remember a ride on the Blue Ridge Parkway, but the stop at the National D-Day Memorial* might soon be forgotten. I couldn’t leave without a few more pictures of the Appomattox…
Continue reading Oct 15: Appomattox, VA to Troutville, VA
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