tri-state ride today

[Waytooloud]

woke up at 7:00 this morning, cruised from ohio into PA for about 4 hours, then headed south down to W. Virginia for a 6 hour ride. Wound up back here a rode for another 3 hours, man I'm whooped! But had a hell of a good time!

[PYSCHOWard]

It sounds like ya had a Great day,what routes did you take ?

[Waytooloud]

In PA I took 14 to 51 thru new brighton, then back to hit route 7 down thru rogers. once in WV I met up with a buddy and we cruised the river down route 2 towards wheeling,then jumped across to ohio and came back 7 thru empire.

[PYSCHOWard]

I run 7&11 quite often in the truck,as a matter of fact i'll run 7 tommorrow to Pomeroy then across 32 a ways then down to the Ohio & kentucky border,up thru Cincy to Dayton then Wapakoneta and up towards Toledo
before comming home Wed. Ohio is a pretty big state,i used to run Wv,but not lately,i don't miss a couple of those mountians and curves on rt 50 east of Clarksburg.
Looking forward to riding with some Ohioans, this
year,also up to Canada for the Canadian HS.net rally.

[Waytooloud]

Pomeroy! I grew up north of there in a town called nelsonville. It's all good riding down there. I used to run route 33 from lancaster thru logan,nelsonville,athens, and pomeroy on my old kaw. LTD. Ever been on 550? One hell of a road.

[Groundhogger]

This thread is bringing back memories from a couple of fronts.

1. Re Ohio Valley biking: my last long trip from last year was down to Wheeling via Massillon, New Philly & Cadiz via the 250 road. One thing I love about the Valley is its share of twisties, especially on the 250, but also on other side roads in the area, once you get +- 5 miles from the River. And when I'm done giving my money away to Wheeling Downs or Mountaineer, anything I have left goes to Cabela's. And I've yet to meet an unpleasant person in the area.

2. Pomeroy is close to another one of my old stomping grounds, a little cubbyhole across the river in WV called Cottageville. Only lived there for a few months (I think I was 5 @ the time), but had fond memories of good food @ nearby Ripley. Visited the area a couple years ago (Bob Evans Farms, Hocking Hills, etc.). Haven't biked there yet but want to sometime this year, now that wife can ride for longer periods @ a go.

Also looking forward (hopefully) to seeing area riders on way to NF Canada Rally.

[Waytooloud]

Ah hocking hills... My wife and I take a yearly trip down to ride thru old man's cave state park in the fall. I lived smack in the middle of wayne national forest and the riding is sweet. I'd move back in a heartbeat if I could find a well paying job there,which is few and far between.

[buttman]

I love Hocking Hills! What a great place to ride, the best in Ohio IMHO.

Wife and I go down almost every summer and stay in a cabin ~~ She lounges in the hot tub reading books all week while I spend the days tearing up the roads. Going back this year in July...

Lord, I can't wait!

[Paulie]

Damn you guys are making an old guy homesick. I was born in Steubenville and lived about 12 yrs in Wheeling. Whoever said Wheeling was a nice place to visit should live there. Wheeling has everything but work.

[PYSCHOWard]

I was in Stubenville,Cambridge and Zanesville,last week,yesterday i went
down rt 7 to pomerroy then ironton (it was 86 deg) and up to pebbles and
over to Cincy,it was still shirt weather tis morning. at 7-mile, But by the time i got to Wapakoneta,it felt like the 30's. Tommorrow we'll do the Cleveland area and toward Vermillion.
Ohio has some of the best secondary roads, i ever seen, atleast in the central part of the state. Great for riding.