Great Cacapon Caper AKA Ride to DTI

Thanks to Tom Evans for his tip on the OSM Cycle map and David Shumaker's comments I've done major revisions of the tour to DTI. For the first time I can see this happening. I needed to get more concrete plans before inviting Ross etc. but had the chicken and egg dilemma. I'm running out of time and must get to bed before the 5:30 am alarm for the kids tri. Here are the highlights. Ride starts in Loveland (Cincinnati) OH on the Little Miami River Scenic Rail Trail. If someone wants to do EFI of the Little Miami we canstart in Milford, OH. No route is over 68 miles and the longer ones have very little climbing. We will need to all van a couple of times to avoid bad traffic or to make the day's distance reasonable the everyone in van segments are not very long so could be shuttled if needed. Also some hearty soles might want to cycle EFI. Total riding days are down to 9 . I'd suggest a rest day after days 4 or 5 Motels look like they will average abou...

From: David Shumaker Sent: Friday, August 10, 2018 4:51 PM Bruce, For your consideration, we can change the Day 7 route at mile 47 and divert north on the Olentangy Trail to OSU and then ride through the campus that I remember including where I was on the Oval Nov 22, 1963 at approximately 1: 50 PM (Eastern) when I learned President Kennedy was shot.  This excursion is about 5 miles.  Then I suggest the SAG van meet us at the student union and we then SAG to our hotel in East Columbus.  Saturday, Sept 29 the football game is away at Penn State.  So that day or Sunday, Sept 30 is probably better for trying to get through Columbus.  If we go through Columbus the following week then Sunday is best to avoid the home game on Saturday.  Below is a link to the revised route.  This would reduce the mileage that day from 59 to 52 total.   https://ridewithgps.com/routes/28312327

From: David Shumaker Sent: August 7, 2018   I have talked to three persons about our upcoming tours.  Dan Beyer declined because of knee problems.  Charlie Opferman (my cousin in Milwaukee) can not this year because of work.  He may retire next year and is very interested in the Lake Champlain ride.  Sharad is working also.  But he is interested if his work allows.  I will keep both Charlie and Sharad in the loop for both rides.  I also talked to DTI and invited him to join us for the entire tour up to his house.  I said he could ride or not as much as he wished.  His only obligation would be to have lots of ice cream and beer.  Right now he is totally consumed with preparing for his U Haul van move to his chalet.  But when he is more relaxed afterwards hopefully we can sway him to come along and ride as much or little as he wants.  

From: bruce Sent: June 22, 2018  David , Every option is open for now. This tour is currently a folie à deux of David Shumaker and I accompanied by delusions of grandeur. Pardon my French. Just couldn't help myself. On 06/22/2018 04:00 PM, David T Irvine wrote : Bruce, Thanks for the approx dates; if I am not completely moved into my hillside chalet by then, I suspect my daughter will have me declared a senile old dotard and hire a crew to come to Nashville and evict me.  I will be the rest of the year getting settled into my new accommodations, but I do want to pedal at least part of the final day's route; maybe I could pedal from Lamontay Lane to Paw Paw, meet y'all there and drive the sag wagon behind the group to Cox Campground so everybody can get a taste of West Va topography?  Then I could pedal/coast back to my place.  Just a thought. On 6/22/18 11:26 AM, Bruce wrote: DTI, If we do it this year it would need to be late Sept, early October...

From: bruce Sent: June 13, 2018. Tom E, That is a coincidence. Last Thursday we discussed a possible trip to DTI's in WV and I said I'd look at a northern route. Can't remember if I mentioned Aussie Bob's tour going that way. Anyway, it does appear doable. Wilma thinks I'm crazy for expecting anyone else to want to do two weeks on a bike.  Before the Fogbees I would have agreed. Since then I've learned others share my insanity. Bruce On 06/13/2018 09:38 PM, Tom Evans wrote: Trip to DTI abode?  Wasn't my motivation for introducing GAP.  My son sent me that GAP link as FYI after I mentioned our interest in doing Tunnel Hill. I had not heard of the GAP. I was just curious in any of you all had ever heard about it.  I was thinking about it solely something else for us to do.  I see where it surprisingly lies on your Google query and how our signals got crossed. The fact it lies so close to DTI-WVA makes it more of a possibility On Wed, Jun 1...