“…its about the journey, not the destination…”

The sun trying to break through the clouds just east of Logansport Indiana.

     I am keeping in front of the rain so far. As I left Logansport Indiana I rode away from some angry clouds. When I crossed into Ohio looking back the sky looked ominous. Heavy thunderstorms were forcasted for the day. 

I rode out of Logansport on US 24 to Huntington. There I took US 224 to US 30. A really nice home in Huntington IN.  

  Today is going to be kind of a nostalgic ride. My wife is from the small town of Galion Ohio. Galion is right on the routed I’m taking to Canton Ohio. I pulled into Galion around 10:30 am and found a park with picnic tables to take a break in. My in-laws passed this spring and I rode by their house, which is up for sale. Then I decided to go to one of the restaurants they frequented. When I arrived at the restaurant, located in Ashland Ohio, it was closed for repairs until July 5th. “The best laid plans of mice and men often go astray…” or something. Instead, lunch at Denny’s!

At the Ohio border.

     From Ashland I only had about 60 miles to go to the motel. My tormentor, the heat, had returned with a vengeance. Toss in construction where you get to sit in the July sun with a helmet on and an air cooled motorcycle running between your legs and it gets uncomfortable very quickly. 

The square downtown Galion Ohio,

     SPOKE TOO SOON!!!…..I got within 20 miles of Canton and than started running in and out of rain. After about 5 minutes I was out of the rain so I pulled over and took off my jacket…. AND THEN the road started going STRAIGHT into the darkest clouds of the day…with an added bonus….LOTS of lightning! I made it to the motel in one piece just in time to be told my room wasn’t ready yet. That’s OK. I sat in the small breakfast area and worked on my blog. Nice and air conditioned... oh, and DRY!!! 

Chris, former Army Ranger and all around great guy.

     So....since this is the last night of the trip I looked for a good steak house to go for dinner here in Canton, and the Longhorn Steakhouse was highly recommended. I was less than two miles from here so why not? I had a great porterhouse steak dinner, along with a couple of Yuengling draft beers. A fella was sitting at the bar and we started a conversation. It turns he is an army veteran, served in Afghanistan, and now has his own business driving truck. Chris has a Harley that he likes to ride on weekends, and so our conversation covered motorcycles, our time in the military, and several other topics. AGAIN  what makes the trip really special are the people you meet. Thank you for your service Chris, and for a great evening of conversation.