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Parcher Road Loop In Pictures

I finally got out for a ride on my new found route the Parcher Road Loop and remembered to bring along my camera. It was a Saturday and the weather was beautiful for an afternoon spin. One of my favorite things to do on my bicycles is just head off without a destination in mind and explore. Thats how I discovered this loop. I try to pick routes that keep off the busier state highways and keep to the rural country roads. Im still amazed that I can find roads and places Ive never been leaving by bicycle from my driveway and the town Ive lived all my life.

The loop travels west and north into Crawford County Ohio and comes within a couple miles of the county seat; Bucyrus, Ohio. The route is mostly flat rural farmlands but there is a few rolling hills where the loop intersects the Olentangy and Sandusky River valleys. I welcome a few hills on any ride to break up the monotony of the surrounding glacial plains.

On the western leg of my ride I approached an overpass that would eventually carry me over Interstate Highway US30. I kept hearing the sound of a small high revving engine coming from somewhere ahead on the other side of the overpass. I knew it wasnt coming from the highway itself because the sound wasnt the steady drone of a highway going vehicle. The motor noise was erratic; rising and falling in pitch and intensity. I scanned the skies above looking for a radio controlled airplane but no aircraft was visible in the brilliant blue.

Finally I crested the rise and from my vantage point I discovered the source of the buzzing engine. Someone was enjoying the afternoon doing their thing piloting a radio controlled gas powered speed boat around this pond. Ive always been interested in the R/C world but with a bunch of other hobbies and interests competing for the small sliver of free time I have I never got into model craft.

The boat driver is visible on the small beach on the opposite shore.

Beautiful day to be out on a bicycle.

I hung out for a while watching the little boat run laps around the lake. It was amazing. The craft could really get moving and throw up a nice rooster tail in its wake.

Further along the loop I noticed this Ohio Historical Marker and learned something new about my county.

KNISLEY SPRINGS FARM

Long known to the Indians for the mineral spring water, this land was purchased in 1819 by Samuel Knisley. After 1880 it was developed as a resort area by Dr. Jerome Bland, who also established a cattle and horse breeding farm. In 1930 the land became part of PICKWICK FARMS which in 1976 was the largest standardbred breeding farm in Ohio and known throughout the United States and Canada.

The farm grounds are huge and cover a whole country block. From the road the barns are a good distance and sit up on the high ground.

And it looks like the breeding program is still underway and successful as this good looking herd of Black Angus demonstrates.

I dont mind watching a little Discovery Channel on the television if its raining outside but in the end the bicycle wins hand down for getting out and exploring the world. There always seems to be something interesting just around the next bend.

Parcher Road Loop

Bike: Motobecane Le Champion

Distance: 26.8 miles

Ride Time: 1:57:05

Average Speed: 13.7 mph

Parcher Road Loop In Pictures

More Veggie Pictures

My potatoes are apparently on steroids this past week. I know that potatoes like it cool but this is insane. I added more compost on Monday and one other time about a week before that. I had actually covered the stems up pretty well and as you can see it is time to take the last cuff out of the bag and add even more. I sure hope there are lots of baby potatoes in these sacks.

This is my first year growing potatoes and I am very hopeful. I am using only soil and compost as the bag directions stated but have read about many people using straw and layering it that way. If this does not work for me I will try something different next year.

I also have bell peppers. With the cool down of that last week and a half, I am suprised I have them but happy nonetheless. This variety is a Big Bertha, which I might add I chose because I loved the name. I have 16 of these planted. Last year I took my excess peppers and chopped them up like I would cook with them and used my foodsaver to bag and vacuum them, then froze them. I did not buy a bell pepper to cook with until March of this year. I love that since bell peppers are several dollars here in the winter. Mine were free.

And this is a North Atlantic Giant pumpkin plant (or three). Doyle likes to try to grow big ones for the kids every year. This year he says he is only keeping three on the vine, surely that will put some size on them. We will see, last year the cows ate every last one that crept through the fence into the pasture. They didnt even remove them from the vine, just ate the fruit. Crazy cows. Who says happy cows are from California, I am thinking they live happily ever after right here in Idaho, snacking on pumpkins.

More Veggie Pictures

Garden Pictures October 3rd

This Monday instead of posting pictures of my weekly garden harvests, I decided to just post pictures of the garden. You can only see so many pictures of eggplants and peppers before it gets redundant. So to recap the harvests for the week, more jalapenos, more eggplant, and more cow horn peppers. Now on to the garden pics.

Baby Lima Beans look unbelievably lush and healthy. They are just starting to flower. I planted these in late August. I hope they produce before our first freeze.

Bed of Great Lakes Lettuce, this will be enough for me and plenty to give away.

Close up of Lettuce Plant

Here is a bed of spinach that I planted, unfortunately I cant distinguish the spinach from all the weeds that sprouted in with it. I replanted some this weekend and hopefully I will have better luck.