Cycling Trips

The Ohio to Erie Trail (OTET) is a series of linked cycle trails from Cincinnati on the Ohio River to Cleveland on Lake Erie - a distance of 357 miles.  This trip was made September 26 to October 10, 2021 and included 11 days of cycling averaging 32 miles per day.   Ohio to Erie Trail - Cincinnati to Cleveland   I caught a flight from Portland through Seattle to Cincinnati with my bike on Alaska Airlines.  I stayed overnight at a hotel next to the Cincinnati airport, unpacked and assembled my bike, and left the box with the hotel for safe keeping until my return at the end of the trip.   Day 1 A very convenient public bus with a bike rack took me from the airport to downtown Cincinnati where I found a great breakfast place called Wild Eggs.  The afternoon was spent just exploring the town.  The old 1930s Train Station is a beautiful Art Deco building which now houses a very impressive natural history museum.   Findlay Market is a very  interesting marketplace in the style o

The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath and Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) is a 280 mile long popular cycling path from Washington DC to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  I made this trip May 7 to 20, 2021. Washington DC to Pittsburgh I drove to Seattle with my boxed-up bicycle to catch a non stop flight to DC.  Things did not get off to a great start during the drive to Seattle.  There was a huge accident on the freeway and I had to make a two hour long detour.  Turns out a man walked across the freeway and was hit and killed.  This led to two big truck crashes with tons of fish and milk cream all over the highway. I heard later on the news that the interstate was closed for 10 hours.   Traveling always requires problem solving.  After quite a few airline with bicycle trips, I have finally figured out the best luggage system.  A cardboard bike box (free or small charge at most bike shops) is large enough that the rear wheel does not need to be removed.  Helmet, tools, and one empty pannier can