After lunch, I jumped back onto Ohio 41, passing the beginning of Ohio 763 I just came off of, and headed out to Portsmouth. Traffic was heavier by now and I got caught a few times behind real slow traffic but the road was great nonetheless. At one point, I stopped into Shawnee State Forest where Stator lounged near the creek and I was able to ask someone for a picture of us.
The ride still gave me a few surprises however as the road bypassing Portsmouth (Ohio 104) was closed for an accident. The detour took me back into Portsmouth and around to a point further north on Ohio 104 than I had planned which also meant I missed some good riding. When I realized where I was, I found another route which, although not as good, was still fun and even got me a bit lost. At one point near Bainbridge OH, I checked the maps on my phone and realized it had 6% remaining battery. Later, I stopped for gas in Xenia OH (close to home) and found it was still at 6%
Made it back to the garage at 7pm only an hour later than I originally planned and another 300 miles under my belt. The odometer is over 25,200 miles now and this makes the first year since I bought the bike that I have put in more than a couple of thousand miles. The bike has held up well throughout the year and I continue to be impressed. It's a great feeling to know you are upset when done with a fun twisty road or even a trip.
Back to work tomorrow and I'll need to update the log book for Stator. He's leaving here with some buckeyes and other doodads from Charmayne's marching band and my office. I'll get him out to Canada by next weekend.
The ride still gave me a few surprises however as the road bypassing Portsmouth (Ohio 104) was closed for an accident. The detour took me back into Portsmouth and around to a point further north on Ohio 104 than I had planned which also meant I missed some good riding. When I realized where I was, I found another route which, although not as good, was still fun and even got me a bit lost. At one point near Bainbridge OH, I checked the maps on my phone and realized it had 6% remaining battery. Later, I stopped for gas in Xenia OH (close to home) and found it was still at 6%
Made it back to the garage at 7pm only an hour later than I originally planned and another 300 miles under my belt. The odometer is over 25,200 miles now and this makes the first year since I bought the bike that I have put in more than a couple of thousand miles. The bike has held up well throughout the year and I continue to be impressed. It's a great feeling to know you are upset when done with a fun twisty road or even a trip.
Back to work tomorrow and I'll need to update the log book for Stator. He's leaving here with some buckeyes and other doodads from Charmayne's marching band and my office. I'll get him out to Canada by next weekend.
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