The Spokesrider

July 3 was the 4th and final day ride. This time I was headed to the southeast corner of Auglaize County, Ohio, where the Virginia Military Tract butts up against the lands of the rectangular survey. The county maps showed a road that followed part of the boundary. That was my main destination. It’s another [...]

First was a 20-mile ride to Fort Recovery, Ohio. This wind was from the east, but at Fort Recovery I’d turn to the southwest and have the wind behind me the rest of the day. It was along this road that I saw Amish homesteads with unkempt lawns and houses that needed painting. Later Myra [...]

It didn’t take long to set up camp, but it was already late in the afternoon. The wind was from the southeast, so I picked Murray, to the northwest, as the destination. This would be good enough for a starter ride. I rode mostly on the St. Mary’s side of the Wabash River. The terrain [...]

This was a four-day ride just before the 4th of July. We drove to the Amishville USA campground near Geneva and Berne, Indiana, south of Fort Wayne. I did day rides and Myra learned about the Amish who lived in the area (and picked me up at the end of my rides). Even though the [...]