Thursday, June 27, 2013

Sorry I haven't posted in a few days, but  Carol (Zach's mother), Sammy and Samantha (her other two children) and I drove out to Ohio to spend some time with Karl and Zach before they were too far away.

We didn't leave until finish work for the day, so the riders put in a full day today. The bike riders started out from Columbus, Ohio and rode 53 miles to John Bryan State Park where they camped for the night. About 15 miles of today's ride was spent on the Ohio Erie trail before arriving at the campground. They learned about the campground from Matt,  a University of Ohio college student they met on the trail. He told them he rides to this campground from his home a few times a year,  spends the night and then rides back home. Matt led them to the campground and hung out with them there.

 They saw some deer at the campground and a fawn came out of the woods in time to get in the picture they took of their new friend Matt.

Sometime during the night, Karl was awakened by what he thought was dogs growling near the tent. When he looked outside with his flashlight, he discovered it wasn't dogs but racoons. One of racoons was on Zach's bike eating peanuts from a jar they had left in one of his water bottle holders. The racoon was smart enough to unscrew the lid and reach inside the jar to get the peanuts.

Here are some pictures Karl sent from today's ride, including one of their new friend, Matt.