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Cleveland
Miles = 646

 
We decided to take a trip to Cleveland to watch the Reds and Indians play. We took a leisurely route to Cleveland on Friday but we took an interstate route back home. Not much fun on day 2 but we had some commitments and needed to get back. It was still a good two days.

Day One
We didn't start out all that early, riding out US50 to Chillicothe, and then headed north into Hocking Hills. We made a brief stop at Cedar Falls but we did not go hiking to explore. Not much further, and on the other side of Nelsonville we veered off course slightly to have a look at Kidwell Covered Bridge. It has a 96' span and was built in 1880 spanning Sunday Creek, and closed in 1978 when an overweight truck did serious damage. We continued on to Coshocton where the Walhonding and Tuscarawas Rivers meet to form the Muskingum River, and on the other side the river of Coshocton sits a little village called Roscoe. The little village dates back to 1816 and really began to thrive with the arrival of the Ohio & Erie Canal in 1830. Unfortunately the Great Flood of 1913 did great damage to many canal towns and along with the coming of the railroads Roscoe was in decline. For many years it barely survived but in 1960 an historical restoration process began and Roscoe remains a nice little town with little shops and a nice place for lunch which we had at Lock Twenty Seven Tavern. Just on the North side of town we stopped at a replica of the Canal Boat Monticello III. It was getting a little late in the day so we had to jump on I-77, but we exited to visit the McKinley Monument who was our 25th President. It was really quite an impressive monument. Next stop was Fat Heads Brewery & Saloon for a bite to eat before the game. We were staying next door to the park, so we didn't have far to walk. The game was exciting but unfortunately even though the Reds outhit the Indians, Tony Cingrani surrendered a base hit to David Murphy knocking in Mike Aviles who had pinched run for Roberto Perez who had walked, and after another walk to Carlos Santana it only took one base hit. We moved all over the ball park and mostly stood out in the left field party section. It was a good night.

Day Two
Not much to describe here we rode home all on the interstate.