The Spokesrider

Ben asked me about routes in Holmes County, Ohio. The only experience I’ve had riding there was that time in September 2003. The multi-use trail I wrote about has been completed since then. Holmes County Routes What I’ve done here is mark the route I used in Holmes County that year. It wasn’t a continuous [...]

Two small segments of treaty line roads are on either side of the Great Miami River. The small “horizontal” jog shown on the highway sign above is one of them. I was on the north side of the line. On the other side was land that the Shawnees and other Great Lakes Indians were forced to cede to the United States after the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794.

There are places where trails are a good thing, e.g. some urban areas have networks of trails to help one get through areas that really are difficult to ride through. But in general I’d much rather that the money be spent to improve the roads — resurface the roads so cars can be controlled better, and provide shoulders for bicycles and buggies to ride. Those are a win-win-win for cars AND buggies AND bicycles.