The Spokesrider

These photos are from a four-day ride last Thursday-Sunday.  (You can click on them to see them in larger size.)  I got in about 210 miles of riding, but it seemed I spent most of my time sitting around and visiting with people I met along the way.  That is not a bad thing. Two [...]

I’m still on the topic of Captain James Manary of Ohio, even though this scene is in Elkhart County, Indiana.   It’s from the 2nd day of my  October ride to New Madrid.  I stopped for a peaceful mid-morning break a few miles east of Topeka, at the David Rogers Park, as I usually do.  Sometimes [...]

I knew I couldn’t get to Rochester before dark, but I decided to stick with my original destination. I was able to get to familiar territory not too long after sunset, and needed my light only the last several miles.

(Sep 28, cont.) About 1.5 miles after stopping to take the photo of Martindale Creek, I stopped for another photo for documentation purposes. I remember that stop. I was standing in a long, gravel driveway that led to a farmplace that was back from the road. I remember deciding not to point my camera in [...]

Erik Wesner mentioned the Old Order Mennonite community near Nappanee, Indiana in his latest Amish America article. That gives me an excuse to post some more pictures from LeRoy Martin’s buggy shop. It’s north of town, out in the country. (Previous post here.) Myra and I stayed at a nearby B&B for our wedding anniversary [...]

We just got back from a couple of days in Nappanee, IN. Monday we did things that didn’t involve our bicycle, including a tour of Martin’s Buggy Shop. This photo shows part of the large inventory of wheels. Those parts are built elsewhere — perhaps in Holmes County, Ohio, IIRC. We learned about the place [...]

I must confess that I didn’t ride my bicycle to take this photo of the marker for Fort Beane in Goshen, Indiana. I’m not exactly sure why. I’ve ridden in, around, and through Goshen many times. But this marker isn’t on any of my usual routes. It’s on Hwy 33 and Reynolds Street. As far [...]