I feel really lucky. After all the rain we have had at home, I planned on a rainy vacation. Today was perfect weather for a two mile hike among limestone ledges. So cool to see the patterns of erosion through the different layers. I then raced over and caught the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railway train. It offers $3 one way tickets to bike riders so you can ride your bike as far as you want and then hop the train back to your car. I did that in reverse so I could time it better (thanks mom). So I took that to the north side of the park and the car was filled with other cyclist. Then rode down to the south side and then backtracked a wee bit up to my car. I topped off the ride with salted caramel ice cream, yum.
As I said on Facebook, this is my 10th national park, in my adult travels. Each park has been completely different. This park is small, 35 miles long or so and not too wide. It touches Cleveland to the bother and Akron to the south and is a bit of a natural playground in the midst of two cities. The valley its in was the site of the Erie Ohio Canal, and the bike trail was the ox and horse path next to the canal.
My plan for tomorrow is to visit the Flight 93 Memorial first thing in the morning and then make my way to Shenandoah.
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