Dayton Ride (July 18, 2019)

Amazingly hot day here in Ohio, been a heat wave the past few days with some of the hottest temperatures in years. Got up relatively early and took the motorcycle out for a cruise into Dayton. I have not been there a lot and it was well past time to get a good ride in there.  Made my destination Deeds Point Metropark to see the statue there of the Wright Flyer III which is above and the fountains that can be seen below. They actually light up at night. I have not seen that, but plan to in the future. Got quite a few photos here of sights in Dayton. I also visited the ballpark there and took a nice ride around the downtown area. Finished the ride with a stop at TJ Chumps. It was a very fine day and enjoyed being out on a beautiful day. Looking forward to some cooler weather in the near future though. Distance was just under 50 miles for this trip. Its  not far to Dayton but did a lot of exploring while I was there. Lots to see in that historic city and I plan to see it in the future.     

Sunday Yellow Springs Ride (July 14, 2019)

 Interesting Sunday ride, with storms in the area (but got no rain at all during the ride) and rode to Fairborn which is one of my favorite area towns with a nice and fun ride to get to it. It is actually the home of the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. In fact in photos below I have some photos of the flight line there. As with the photo at left, a few abandoned places there. The theater and below a drive in and skate rink are all abandoned. There was also some police action (also below) on this otherwise quiet Sunday morning. Still my favorite time to ride with low traffic and no people running around.  Rode out toward Dayton I thought but took a wrong turn on Dayton-Yellow Springs Road. Fine with that though as I ended up in Yellow Springs. A very interesting little town and got a number of photos below from that visit. The ride was a very nice cruise and enjoyed it. It was somewhere over 50 miles and covered a lot of country roads. Was not quite sure where I was going as I went a different route via some new roads along the way, but enjoyed the journey. From Yellow Springs got back to Fairborn. Due to some road construction got to travel some new roads which fortunately got me back to Fairborn and then via the roads I know to home. 

North Hampton/Battlefield Ride (July 10, 2019)

Beautiful day for a ride, and this was another short one. Rode out to North Hampton, as I had seen this very old and large building out there, and made a quick stop for a couple of photos. While out on "The National Road" (US40) I also got the photo below.
The rest of the ride was at the George Rogers Clark Park. A favorite place in the area these were taken at the battlefield and the museum there. This is a different section of the park. Being so long ago the battlefield is now just a field but some of the plaques there describe it. Very nice ride and a very interesting visit. 

The "Wright" Ride (July 8, 2019)

 Monday is a beautiful day to ride. Still blessed with a few days of sun, which is unique as the past few weeks have been more wet than dry. However, I do enjoy it, both for getting outside things done around the house and for getting some miles in on the motorcycle. Nothing like getting your knees in the breeze.
I went off in a different direction, heading to Beavercreek to see some sights in that direction. I ended up near Wright State, which is a college in the area. This is a photo of the bike (at left) at the Nutter Center. Sure that was some notable person but a very cool arena. 
Riding on I came across the National Museum of the US Air Force. Got there via a different route and stopped for a few minutes to see some of the outside displays. This is an A-10 at the left, and directly below is a F-15. After that rode out to the Wright Memorial. There I got this photo of the memorial which was dedicated near the sight where the Wright Brothers perfected their airplane.Third photo is Huffman Dam, while Huffman Field is off to the right in the trees. I have in the past ridden the motorcycle there, sure there are some photos on this site. Stopped at a museum at the Wright memorial and got the photo of the Wright Model G. It is just a few parts but what it looked like was in the next photo. Finally a modern flight suit (well, at least in the last century) and an ejection seat. I love aviation and find these places here interesting.
It was a great ride on a beautiful day and sure enjoyed being out and about exploring new routes to favorite places. 

Springfield (July 6, 2019)

 Three days in a row of riding, which is some kind of record for this season when counting both Spring and now Summer. It has been one amazingly wet season here. Still was rain not far from me, but for a few hours more had blue skies in my part of Ohio and took a ride to Springfield again. Came across this park entrance during the ride and had to get this photo. Rode around the park and found some more interesting things.
Did not want to spend a great deal of time on the ride, for while it was not raining did have higher heat and humidity than we have for most of the year. It was a sticky time to get out, but I will take it. 
Got this photo of a rather large building and the photos below of different sights there. Very interesting city. Many beautiful places and many abandoned ones. This ride was my first real time to explore it on my own. Previous visits where with my wife in the car. It was fun to check it out and see what the area has to offer. Last photo was the only non Springfield photo, as I made a quick stop at Legend's Restaurant in Enon. 

Ride to Springfield and North Hampton (June 5, 2019)

Second time ride to this city, made a quick morning ride to Springfield, Ohio on this fine day. Amazing....no rain two days in a row! Got in a lot more miles then the 20 of yesterday, and enjoyed it a great deal.
Made a stop at McDonalds for a breakfast and then rode back to check out the (think it was called) Lower Valley Mall in Springfield. Once had a JC Penney and a Sears, but now is mostly abandoned with just a few places open. Sad, but things change.
Lots of cool buildings in Springfield (have seen that touring with Debbie in the car) and will be back to see Springfield some more again soon.
 

 Headed back down the road, and made a quick stop in North Hampton. Checked out the covered bridge and the train Caboose there. Not sure if either are real but a nice place for a quick stop and I have some photos of the area to the left and also below.
The last photo below was taken in New Carlisle, Ohio. As I said, a nice ride today, close to 50 miles and in a short period of time, though longer than the 4th of July ride. It was hot and humid today. Ohio is certainly getting some wild weather last Spring and now this Summer. Still, its a fun and very interesting place to ride the motorcycle!   

July 4 Ride (July 4, 2019)

A short quick ride on this Independence Day, but something that I wanted to do, especially since for a change its not raining here. I have been on a trip with my wife to Louisville, Kentucky and Rising Sun, Indiana for the past few days, so this was the first ride in a while.
It was not a big one, but rather rode out of my neighborhood, to 40 and then into George Rogers Clark Park (seen at left) followed by a ride back home up Lower Valley Pike. It was a nice ride and good to get out after not being able to do so for a while.
The next ride was even better......