OK, I'm rammy. I need to get out and ride. When I was younger my mom used to always tell me I was rammy when I became this way and to go outside and play. So here I am looking to do just that on a bike tour. But temps being what they are in February, it will have to wait a few months. And I'm looking to do this tour with my other half (spouse, wife, domestic partner, love of my life) and that means established trails and/or routes. Something like the GAP/C&O or the Katy trail. She prefers these to on-road adventures. Oh, and no camping.

That led me to more research on long trails, and I found the Ohio-to-Erie trail which leads from Cincinnati (on the Ohio river) to Cleveland (on Lake Erie). However, since we're riding in the opposite direction, people still refer to it as Ohio-to-Erie rather than changing it to Erie-to-Ohio. GO figure. 

I'm rammy just typing out this intro.

Touring with my partner in crime has its benefits. We generally ride on a know path with a marked trail. Also, each night we roll into a hotel/motel and it's super-comfy. Oh, and we eat out each night. Everyone is happy. Well, everyone except my wallet. 

So the plan is:

1. Drive ~7 hours to Cincinnati, park, and ride 12 miles to overnight
2. Pick up Haul truck next day, throw bikes in back, drive 4 hours to Cleveland, drop off truck in Cleveland, explore city (Uhaul was $100 one-way while rental cars with a van were around $450-$500)
3. Ride from Cleveland over 6 days (overall route and daily routes shown below)
4. Return to car, drive about 30 miles closer to home, and then all the way home before Mother's Day 

And, if you've decided in theory this sounds like a good read but would rather watch the movie adaptation, I got you covered there, too