Ohio dogs not as fast as Indiana dogs
A don't have a ton of stuff to update, mostly just been riding my bicycle a bunch. We crossed Indiana in about 2 days, it was pretty much exactly the same as Illinois, but with slightly more trees. The first day we were riding all along the edge of this massive thunderstorm, but as soon as it looked like we were going to get hit by the rain we would come to a turn in the road and avoid the storm. It was great, my friend Scott is convinced that the lucky bell on his bike (Sancho) wards off evil road spirits that create crashes, storms, and flats. So far, it's worked, so I'm not going to argue. The next day of riding took place in a really thick fog, which was really fun. Not too many semi trucks either.
Riding through extremely rural areas has some positive and negative aspects. The other day we were riding and were running out of water due to the unbelievable heat and humidity, so we stopped at a farmhouse to ask to use the hose. The woman in there was waaaaaay too friendly, giving us ice water and offering us cake and other snacks. When we got to the town we were staying, a man offered to take us to his farm to swim in his pond. Never turning down a good pond-swimming, we went and this pond was so sweet. The water was like a warm bath, but really clear and clean. It had a diving board and slide, so we swam and played for a long time before heading back. Stuff like that is so enjoyable, it makes me feel like a good ol' fashioned country boy. One of the negative things we experience is an amazing number of dogs, and all these country dogs like to chase bicycles. When it's a little weiner dog or jack russell chasing and barking it's not a big deal, but when a HUGE German Sheperd starts barreling down on you (like today), it's not as fun. The thing was running at like 25 mph, pretty scary.
Sorry about the long blogs, but if you don't want to read this much, don't. Now, some photos from the new camera. And Biz, I went relatively cheap, but on the bright side I got it from Office Max.
While in Chi-town we decided to go swimming late at night at Lake Michigan. I took this photo looking back at lake shore drive from the water. It was a very foggy night and a great swim. But Chris, you might be asking yourself, how did you go swimming if you did not have a swimsuit?
This is the farmhouse where we stopped for water. Note the little kids on the deck trying to ride their bikes with us. Also note the corn fields behind house.
Sunrise over a foggy Indiana lake.
Riding through extremely rural areas has some positive and negative aspects. The other day we were riding and were running out of water due to the unbelievable heat and humidity, so we stopped at a farmhouse to ask to use the hose. The woman in there was waaaaaay too friendly, giving us ice water and offering us cake and other snacks. When we got to the town we were staying, a man offered to take us to his farm to swim in his pond. Never turning down a good pond-swimming, we went and this pond was so sweet. The water was like a warm bath, but really clear and clean. It had a diving board and slide, so we swam and played for a long time before heading back. Stuff like that is so enjoyable, it makes me feel like a good ol' fashioned country boy. One of the negative things we experience is an amazing number of dogs, and all these country dogs like to chase bicycles. When it's a little weiner dog or jack russell chasing and barking it's not a big deal, but when a HUGE German Sheperd starts barreling down on you (like today), it's not as fun. The thing was running at like 25 mph, pretty scary.
Sorry about the long blogs, but if you don't want to read this much, don't. Now, some photos from the new camera. And Biz, I went relatively cheap, but on the bright side I got it from Office Max.
While in Chi-town we decided to go swimming late at night at Lake Michigan. I took this photo looking back at lake shore drive from the water. It was a very foggy night and a great swim. But Chris, you might be asking yourself, how did you go swimming if you did not have a swimsuit?
This is the farmhouse where we stopped for water. Note the little kids on the deck trying to ride their bikes with us. Also note the corn fields behind house.
Sunrise over a foggy Indiana lake.
posted by Chris Hart at 7:02 PM
2 Comments:
Chris,
Speaking of dogs, Scully and Ranger give you a BIG, Colorado Bark-out!! My guess is that they can beat an Indiana or Ohio dog any old day.
Get ready for a big homecoming/ 21st birthday bash! any of your friends reading this can call me to make secret plans. Apple juice and burritos for everyone!
Keep safe and we love you soooo much.
Mom and Dad
hey buddy, watch out for this global warming thing. it can't be helping that swamp thing on that thing you sit on all day. whatevers. grandpa nate points out that it will eventually get cooler. he's right. bike on,
uncle b
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