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<p>24 Sep 08, Zanesville, OH
<p>Today was my hardest day of cycling yet. The hills of eastern Ohio were
killer, and I didn't have a low enough gear to conquer them comfortably.
<p>There was some other excitement today—I started the day by getting
pulled over by the highway patrol for riding on a section of Rt 22 that is
closed to bikes (or attempting to—I had barely made it down the on ramp
when he stopped me). He was nice, and helpful, and pointed out that 22A
paralleled 22 until I could get back on the main route (when it went from 65 to
55). While this meant more hills, I did avoid a lot of traffic. (Although I'm
not certain that a 45 mph two-lane road with little or no shoulders is safer
than a 65 mph divided 4-lane highway with huge shoulders.)
<p>After the worst of the hills were over, I stopped for a late lunch in
Cambridge, OH. As I headed through town afterwards I saw another loaded cyclist
going east. I crossed the street to chat with him—his name was Zach and
he was in the final leg of a cross-country tour that had started on July 17th
in Portland. He was returning to his home in McLean VA via Rt 40 and the <a
href="http://www.bikewashington.org/canal">C&O</a>. He was traveling
impressively light—just two rear panniers with a bag on top (counting his
tent & skateboard, he informed me). We chatted for awhile, admired each other's
bikes (at least, I thought his geared rear hub was really cool, and he
commented that he likes the <a
href="http://surlybikes.com/bikes/long_haul_trucker">LHT</a>), and went on our
ways. He's the first cross-country tourist I've bet on this trip, and the
second soloist, I think.
<p>Only other interesting thing today is that I'm camping in a cemetery. It's
something that I know cycle tourists do, but I hadn't tried yet. We'll see how
it goes. I've also got my tent on the ground for the first time*, and while
it's cramped, I at least don't have to deal with all my stuff sliding under me.
<p>Anyway, I've got only 65 miles to C-bus (I covered ~80mi today, despite
those hills!), and I'm going to try for a very early start so that I can avoid
riding thru downtown in rush hour traffic. So it's bedtime for me.
<p><i>* My tent is a hammock tent, so it's usually suspended between trees, or
whatever I can find to tie it to.</i>
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