4/19/09 Day Ride, first of the year

It was a great day for a ride. My buddy Steve, his girlfriend Patrice and I rode out to Doug's place to start the day. We arrived at Doug's house around 11:30 that morning, his brother John met us there. We stood around visiting with John, Doug, and his girl Dawn for 15 minutes or so then took off. We made our way to route 28 and turned the bikes west. Route 28 is a nice two lane that runs through farm country and a few small towns. about 25 miles into the ride we come into the town of Leesburg Ohio when Steve notices his rear brake is getting hot and beginning to smell. We stop to look at the problem, sure enough the rear brake is dragging, it became so hot it discolored the wheel. We dig out the tools and Steve adjust the brake. With the brake adjusted, we turn south on route 62 to Hillsboro, getting hungry we stop for lunch at Ponderosa. It was a great time to socialize with each other. After lunch we met a group of riders in the parking lot, talked with them for awhile before heading out. Leaving Hillsboro we take route 73 north. We ride about 40 miles to Ceaser creek state park. The ride up route 73 was a nice one, the sun was shining and the air was warm. It was a little more than we thought as we all were sunburned. Once at the park we stop for a few pictures and to enjoy the scenery . Then it was time to head for home, we decided to take the quick way as it was getting late in the afternoon. We made our way to route 35, a 4 lane highway. Boring but the quickest way home. It was a short ride, about 150 miles, but we had a great time.