Day 55 - Cincinnati to Indian Hill OH

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Wednesday April 17, short day, just 20 miles today, end of day total miles: 3302. BTW, Indian Hill is actually a part of Cincinnati.

I had a fantastic time visiting my cousin Teri and her husband Jim. They fed me very well :-)


Today was cloudy but warm -- 70s.


First trail of the day - Five Mile Trail - was very nice.


This bridge crossed a small ravine and a busy road below.


Bicycling on trails is very relaxing. We need more trails.



Had a great chat about zero waste with Lucy, Rudy, and Bella. Lucy plans to study sports business and Bella math.


Always happy to go down hill, especially after a fair amount of climbing.




At the end of the Five Mile Trail, I then got on the Ohio to Erie Trail.


 Crossed a river.


Kayaking and canoeing are popular here.


Loved the mural on this underpass that educated people about the endangered Indiana Bat. #endangeredspeciesmurals



The informational plaques along the trail were very interesting.



Saw lots of cyclists on this trail. By lots I mean or two every few minutes. Moderately busy trails look empty to most people because bicyclists and walkers are skinny compared to cars.


The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy is doing a great job of expanding trails. Changing abandoned rail lines to trails is a fantastic reuse of this precious resource -- much better than selling off the pieces to neighboring property owners.


More beautiful trail.


I gave an oceans, plastic, climate change, and kids talk to triathlete husband/wife teamVaughn & Laurie while we biked along the Little Miami Scenic Trail.





Mike from Loveland Bike Rentals stopped to say Hi when I was checking my directions (my GPS trackers sometimes spontaneously turn off -- very annoying). He is a mountain bike racer who strongly agrees we must do more to protect our environment.


Climbing off the trail and through Indian Hills there were many very nice estates.




Had a great dinner and conversation at the house of my classmates Marcy Taylor and Gary Heaton. Also met Robert Sorscher '83 and another classmate Courtney Roberts '84. Marcy is now a farmer and making progress on going zero waste. She and Gary were aghast at how much plastic trash they had to clear from one of their farms after a recent flood -- close to 100 big trash bags of it. Robert is a strong environmentalist as well.


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