Another change of plans today. The planned trip to Erie was put on hold because radar showed pretty persistent rain.
Wow that was a little disconcerting! I just had a large black ant crawl across my screen and onto my hand as I'm laying in bed typing this on my tablet. I can't seem to get the laptop to connect to the router tonight.
Anyway, we went with plan B today. It turned out to be a great day of riding. We decided to go check out Rt 949 that we missed yesterday.
We left the cabin about 1030 and made the short trip to get gas and find the route. It turns out that it was in fact a great road to ride with lots of twisties and scenery that was amazing. It follows Clear Creek part of the way and winds it's way through the Clear Creek State Forest. The weather was cool and overcast most of the time, but the sun did peek out every now and then. After about 30 miles we found ourselves in Ridgeway again and decided to take Rt. 948 back north to Sheffield where we caught Rt. 6 and followed it to Warren. Lots more nice riding, much of it through parts of the Allegheny National Forest.
We made a lunch stop in Warren before deciding to head back south toward the cabin. We did encounter a few raindrops now and then, but were very fortunate not to hit any real rain. We returned via Rt. 62 which winds it's way along the bank of the Allegheny river. I am truly amazed at the great riding we have right here in our own state of PA.
We really didn't stop to see any sights today. We just enjoyed the ride. So, I don't really have any pictures to share. We did detour through Clarion on the way home to pick up some food for supper. The menu was widely varied with Mark and Kevin enjoying frozen pizza, Scott and Scottie enjoying some wings, Jay having steak on the fire and me cooking up some great chicken on the fire. About 9:30 a storm moved in putting and end to any further campfire for tonight.
Tomorrow we will make another attempt at getting to Erie. The weather is still a big question, but we will check it in the morning and see what happens.
We are currently experiencing a pretty good thunderstorm. The electricity has flickered a couple of times so I think going to bed is advisable. I hope you are all safe and dry where you are.
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