Today I rode 106.65 miles from Cleveland, OH to Meadville,
PA. The 3,863 feet of elevation gain made the distance seem more than it was. I
was exhausted at the end of the day and was barely able to stay awake to down
my dinner at Chovy’s, an upscale Italian restaurant in Meadville. That is
also the reason for the late updates for the last two days.
Family members of riders have joined them from time to time
to make the journey a little easier. A common thread that binds us all together
is the feeling of “homesickness”. All of you reading this blog please tell my
wife Sheree that she too should make it a point to come and be with me for a
part of the journey. The memories with my fellow riders are truly precious but
if Sheree were to share some of the journey with me, those memories would be
indelible. Seen in this picture are Maryann Guthrie, Nicole Mazza’s
grandmother and Katerina, Nicole Mazza’s younger sister who is a
Registered Nurse and works in the L.A. area.
Our ride out of Cleveland this morning took us right past
Cleveland Clinic on Euclid Avenue. This brought back memories of the week in
2007 when Sheree and I had come here for her Mitral Valvuloplasty done by Dr.Samir Kapadia. This place works medical miracles every day. This certainly
reinforces my belief and faith in the Allopathic branch of medicine that I
represent.
The Holden Arboretum, in Kirtland, Ohio, USA, is one of the
largest arboretums and botanical gardens in the United States, with more than
3,600 acres (1 456 ha), 600 acres (243 ha) of which are devoted to collections
and gardens. Diverse natural areas and ecologically sensitive habitats make up
the rest of the holdings. Holden's collection includes 9,400 different kinds of
woody plants, representing 79 plant families.
The border between Ohio and Pennsylvania runs through
Pymatuning Lake.
Pymatuning State Park is a Pennsylvania state park covering
21,122 acres (8,548 ha) in Conneaut, North Shenango, Pine, Sadsbury, South
Shenango, West Fallowfield and West Shenango Townships, Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, in the United States. Pymatuning State Park is the largest state
park in Pennsylvania and contains the 17,088 acres (6,915 ha) of Pymatuning
Lake, three-quarters of which is in Pennsylvania and one-quarter of which is in
Ohio.
“Where the ducks walk on the fish”. Read all about the
Pymatuning Spillway here.
Here is the team of 4 that rode together most of today. We
are celebrating with high-fives and thanking Randy Kohlhase for taking this
photo. A satisfying end to a challenging day.
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