It's Hope Furnace at Lake Hope! Ok, that was pretty cool, but it doesn't beat the next pic!
It's REX at Hope Furnace!!!! I love the trunk on this little guy! It holds my 1/2 helmet, goggles, shirt, 2 quart canteen, bungie straps, tool kit, and of course my papers if I get stopped for speeding. LOL
The pack sits between my legs and holds my water bottle, my laminated Ohio map, camera, binos, suntan lotion, etc. In other words, all the little things I need fast access to.
The thing hanging down by the handlebars is my bar map. Obviously it holds a small map and I toss in directions. The wind keeps the map horizontal when I ride so it's easy to read. :)
Hey guys! Those of you who have been writing your life stories on your blogs inspired my new product review at Wrinkle World. :)
Here's another pic I took of the restaurant at Shawnee! 
You can see this on the back of the restaurant as you're going up the hill into the creepy village of Shawnee. The mural was painted by the local kids. Pretty cool, eh?!
Found a cruise that's better than anything I've been on yet! Rt 143 to 50 to 278 to Lake Hope! It was super!!! But not near as super as the drive back!
278 to 56 towards Athens, then 684 to the cottage! 278 to 56 was brilliant! The road runs along creeks, streams and fresh water marshes. There was lots of shade - a welcome relief from the burning sun. There's loads of caves, over-hangs and sandstone rock croppings and cliffs. Made me happy Rex only goes 35 so I could thoroughly enjoy the cruise! :)
Lake Hope is right up there with my beloved southern parks. It rocked! Loads of trails! Loads of birds! A Great Blue Heron flew right in front of me when I crossed the road to see the Hope Furnace. It must have seen me because it suddenly let out a long string of poop. LOL
Anyway, I took pictures (nothing all that great) and will post some tomorrow.
Total miles on Rex as of today: 1395.5
