Cycling the Underground Railroad--Part 2
DAY 4: Falmouth, KY to Aberdeen, OH This afternoon I entered the third state on this trip--Indiana, Kentucky, and now Ohio. I'll be pedaling the Buckeye State its entire length, south to north, so I'll be here for about 10 days. But getting here today was not a simple task. The last two days I've ben chased by TWELVE dogs! I haven't had to pull the trigger with the dog spray yet, but one mutt almost got a stream of pepper spray in the snout. He made the right decision not to take a chunk out of my calf. Today was another "ridge and hollow" day, but with a lot more and steeper hills. Strava (the cycling app) said I climbed almost 3,800 feet today (and it felt like it!). Perhaps the scariest part of the day was crossing the bridge over the Ohio (almost a mile wide) from Maysville. KY to Aberdeen, OH. Bridge across the Ohio River from Maysville, Kentucky to Aberdeen, Ohio. It's a narrow two lane affair with no shoulder or bike la...