Charm,Ohio - Amish Country

   Charm is a cozy little Amish Village in SouthEast Ohio that I like to stop in occasionally.Usually for lunch at Grandmas kitchen.
   One day while sitting out front after lunch these three Amish girls rode by and I snapped this perfect photo.

Bald Eagle

   I have been spotting Bald Eagles between Genoa and Woodville ,Ohio lately.
Last week I had one flying adjacent to me in a field,and last year I spotted 2 more.
   The picture is of one I pulled right up next to as he was eating an animal right at the side of the road.Then he flew up on top of the pole and I snapped a picture.It was an impressive sight to see in person.

     Also,I spotted one in the Smoky mountain area a couple of years ago while leaving Deals gap and heading to the Iron Horse Motorcycle Lodge,and I spotted one flying high above me in Lake Placid,New York last year on the way to Maine, and occasionally I spot one while in Northern Michigan.
   It is nice to see the Bald Eagle making a strong comeback from years ago,as when I was a kid growing up in the Great Lakes Region in the 70's and 80's we never saw them.
   It makes my day when I spot an Eagle while out on a ride.

Hocking Hills Area,Ohio

   The Hocking Hills area of Ohio is an amazing place to ride and visit along with exploring the cliffs and caves.

                                                            Cantwell Cliffs     

 

 

 

                                                     The Rock House

                                                                  Ash Cave                                                

Metamora,Michigan Trials

  Yesterday I had a great time riding at The Great Lakes Trials Club event out in Metamora,Michigan.
   They had 10 sections which we rode 4 times and the loop was 2 miles of sweet trails through the woods.
    A couple of the technical rocky sections with tight turns gave me some trouble and I missed a marker one time that cost me 5 points that I normally dont do.
   They had 2 sections with cool rocky creek crossings.
   Overall I rode well and placed  third in the Novice class.

ACADIA NATIONAL PARK,MAINE

   After leaving Bar Harbor we went to Acadia to find a campsite so we could spend a couple of days exploring the area.
   We stayed at the Seawall Campground.

 

 

 

 

 

                                       I set up my Big Agnes solo Seedhouse.

 

BASS HEAD HARBOR LIGHT HOUSE

 

                                         We rode the forest roads in the area.

                                 Then we stretched our legs and hiked a trail.

              
 Kennys feet were hurting from the Sidi Adventure rain boots.

 

                        Scotts feet were doing fine in the GTX Infinity boots.

 

LOW TIDE

                                   

 We stopped in here for some lobster.

 

                                                     THUNDER HOLE

 

 

               These 3 pictures are taken from the top of Cadillac Mountain which is 1,530 feet above sea level and the tallest mountain along the Eastern coast of the United States.

                      Looking down into BAR HARBOR from Cadillac mountain.

MAINE,BAR HARBOR

     After camping for the night in New Hampshire,we rode out in the morning and within a few miles we were in Maine. (2012)

 

                              We stopped in Bethal, Maine for Breakfast.

Then we took a few shortcuts down some back roads and ended up on this rocky ORV route.