Leap Day Ride

[the Ferret]

Last night it snowed really hard. Woke up to about an inch on the porch, grass etc, but the sidewalk and driveway was clear. It was supposed to get into the high 30's today so I know the roads would be good. About 1:15 I suited up and took a 93 mile round trip ride up St Rt 52, the Ohio River Scenic Byway, along the Ohio River (duh) to a little town called Aberdeen and back. Got up to about 37 degrees, the sun was out and shining brightly, it was simply a beautiful day for a ride on the 29th day of February

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Nice stretch of road, bright sun, blue skies and what appears to be puffy white clouds



only the clouds were man made lol



Speed limit plus 5 is not fast enough for some people lol



the side with the little house is Ohio..the other side of the river is Kentucky. Hard to believe one fought for the North and one fought for the south during the Civil War. We still think people that live on the other side of the river have an accent



The large Sycamore tree in the middle of the picture has a Bald Eagle's nest in it. Sometimes we see the pair nesting there, or flying nearby hunting. I didn't see them today but I did have a River Otter cross the road in front of me. First time I have ever seen one in the wild.



Competition is good, but this is a little ridiculous.. in the little town of Ripley two Dollar Stores right next to each other. Every dollar means a lot to these people in one of the poorer counties in Ohio, unfortunately the local gas station was 24 cents higher a gallon than the one 20 miles further west on the road, which was 17 cents more expensive than the one ten miles to the north. $2.49 a gallon in Ripley, $ 2.25 a gallon in Moscow, $2.08 a gallon in Amelia.