US-20 in Western Ohio Could Benefit from some Military Presses

Sometimes the best thing you can say about a day is that you accomplished what you set out to accomplish.  Today was a little like that, although we met three great folks who offered us some encouraging words. Damien, Harry, and Rin...you were the highlight of the day.

We did finish things out at our target destination, Ashtabula, OH.  I also learned that this is the hometown of Urban Meyer, head coach of The Ohio State Buckeyes football team.

Entering Ashtabula - Hometown of Urban Meyer

The rest of the day, it felt like the scenery consisted mostly of the endangered American strip mall.

It seemed like we walked through more than our fair share of these today.

Of course, the walking was better than that, but we’re on a fifteen day streak of making solid forward progress, and I think we’re getting a bit tired.  

The one thing that’s been challenging is that US 20 in Ohio could benefit from doing some military presses.  There has not been a shoulder in sight since we crossed the Pennsylvania border. There are sidewalks in some of the urban areas, but we walked the vast majority of the mileage today on shoulderless roads.  I’ve begun to get used to it, but it’s a little unsettling.

Anyway, that’s about it for today.  We’re going to head west for tomorrow and try to break out of the urban and suburban terrain.  Wish us luck. We’ll see how it goes.