The First Nice Sunny Day!

This is Smokey Rd.  was one lane.  

Wow, it has been a while since we have had sunshine, I had seen it coming on weather.com so had planned for a week to ride on  Friday.  Was planning to go do solo but then Dru  txted me saying she wanted to ride. So a trip was planned to go east of Columbus.  Then that morning she had to cancel, so that's fine I have been missing the solo ride so I got on facebook one last time before taking off and there Carol and I started talking and planed to meet up in Mt. Vernon.  Ten min. later she called and could not make it, so solo it is!
The route I picked out for us, I decided to go with.  So up to Mt Vernon, I took all back little roads, I get tired of the usual rt.  I didn't get as many pictures as I wanted, I need to stop more, many times when I want to stop it doesn't seem safe.

Usually see these on Freeways, just on a small back road.

Looks like a one room school

Rt. 60  Awesome road. South of Killbuck

These little back roads are so fun just to mosey along on. Most of the roads were new to me and so sometimes you come onto situations that aren't so good.  One such instant was north of Mt Vernon I came to a stop sign that was on a steeeeeepppppp hill.  Panic started with that, but I had to turn right and when looking left you could not see down the road  because there was a hill.  These intersections should be outlawed even for cars it was very dangerous.  Well after rolling back a bit, I made it out but my heart was racing big time.  Ever since the experience last Sept. at my parents home in NC, where I got stuck on the steep lane, I have been jittery about stops on steep hills.  I had to find a place to take a break after that. It does feel good to conquer fears such as these.
  Found a small Dairy Shop and had lunch outside of Mt. Vernon on Rt. 3.   Was a good break.  Loved the ride, I did not take my music on this ride,  needed the talk with God.  Did 250 miles from 10:10 to 5:10.  Was a much needed ride!    It is rides like these that keep a hold of me and keep me coming back for more and more and more.

International Female Ride Day

I think this is our best shot!

What fun we had. Our goal was to get a good picture to enter into the WOW photo contest.   First we took pictures in our yard with Paul up on the roof of the house.  Then we headed out in the rain for the first covered bridge.

I hope to get some more of the posed shots from the others.  I have been just shooting  everyone getting ready.

Run!!!!

Smile Sue and Margret

This is my favorite.

Then onto the second bridge.

After this bridge we drove up to Middleburg and got on 287,  nice  ride .   Then on to Highpoint Harley Davidson in Bellefontaine, to get a passport for Margret and roll the dice for the rest of us.  Then we enjoyed some warmth and  lunch at Homecoming Family Restaurant.   The sun was shinning 

beautifully as we cam out, we headed back onto Rt. 1 to the Piatt Castles for more pics.

Onto Maries Chocolates in West Liberty and then home to look at the pictures and eat some candies.  A great day, great ride, and great friends.

Said Good Bye to Cherry!

What a nice learning bike, I once thought I would love to hold onto it so I could teach others.   But that does not seem to be the way to go so we have sold it.  With a couple tears rolling down my check, I took it for one more ride around the block of where we dropped it off.   It worked out well the lady who bought it lived close to where Paul found another bike for  him.  A vintage bike, 1974 Norton Comando Interstate.  

Bought it with 12 miles on it.  Great bike, she sered me well.