Day 42: Wooster to Youngstown

Today’s Highlights:
I had a pleasant ride today. I noticed that it was quite on the roads this morning, and after a while I realized it was because it was Saturday. I really haven’t had to know the day of the week. All the days are the same routine, just a new route. Ken and I left first this morning, which isn’t unusual. He was out of site in front of me after a few miles, which is also an everyday occurrence. The difference today, is that I did not see a single rider after that. I was slow today, but I guess everyone got off on a slower pace also. Our first SAG stop was at thirty three miles, and it was special today. It was in Bud’s home town of Canton, so his wife and daughter brought extra goodies for the group. I enjoyed some treats, but was expedient as usual and got back to cycling. I heard that the other riders behind me took more time to feast out, which is why my usual riding partners did not pass by me later in the day. So, I enjoyed a lone Saturday cruise though the Ohio country side and suburbia. There were less farms on the route today. I cycled through more woodland areas and many residential areas. There were very few photo ops. However, I took a few photos of houses just to remember that at this point of our trip we are getting into the more populated eastern states.

Our route took us through the town of Canal Fulton and down its brick paved main street. It was fun to ride on even though it was a bit bumpy. It was only 8:15 AM when I cycled through, so there were few people out. However, the town was all set up for a big street fair and parade. I looked it up later and found out it is the Olde Canal Days Festival. We were too early to enjoy that fun event.

At one farm, I saw a nice horse and its colt. They were not cooperative about posing for a photo, but I got an okay one. In the same corral, some alpacas were more cooperative and came out of the barn to visit children at the fence. Another thing I enjoyed today was riding by a large reservoir. It has been a long time since we have seen a large body of water reflecting the blue sky. It made me remember Lake Taos and Donner Lake, and miss them very much. The little reservoir didn’t compare, but brought back some great memories of early parts of the trip.

I started the day feeling tired, but ended feeling much better. The eighty five miles felt easy compared to the previous two days of over one hundred miles each. I finished at 1:30 PM, giving me a little time to rest this afternoon.

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