Category: Ohio Byways
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Travel Ohio with Dusty Tires: Triple Nickel highway may be Ohio’s twistiest road
State Route 555, a 63-mile two-lane highway that winds from Zanesville in the north to Little Hocking in the south, has near-legendary status for motorcycle riders and driving enthusiasts..
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Antiques and more on East Pike near Zanesville
During the National Road Yard Sale week, I wanted to go east of Zanesville to find some of the goodies on sale there. I didn’t make it then, so recently I went to some of the permanent antique shops and flea markets in this area. They are well worth a visit.
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Travel Ohio with Dusty Tires: National Road Yard Sale
I recently traveled on US 40, the National Road, in Muskingum and Licking counties to visit a number of yard sales during the National Road Yard Sale week.
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National Road Yard Sale set for this week
The 23rd National Road Yard Sale starts tomorrow, Wednesday, May 27, and runs through Sunday, May 31, for the entire 824-mile route of U.S. 40 from Baltimore, Md., to St. Louis, Mo.
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Travel Ohio with Dusty Tires: A Three-Buggy Day
Each year, my extended family and I go on an extended weekend getaway to a cabin, usually either in the Hocking Hills area or in the Mohican or Amish Country area. My mother started this years ago as a Christmas gift to the family.
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Travel Ohio with Dusty Tires: Tracking Zane’s Trace Part 2
This week we’re picking up where we left off on Zane’s Trace. We’ll drive from Lancaster to Chillicothe on US 22 and SR 159, in general following the trail of the historic Zane’s Trace.
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Central Ohio has a bit of Mother Road flavor on U.S. 40
You might know about the famed Route 66 with its weathered old motels and neon signs that bring about a sense of nostalgia for a long-lost age.
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Travel Ohio with Dusty Tires: Coshocton & Canals
This week we’re traveling in Ohio to northern Muskingum County and neighboring Coshocton County — to Dresden, Coshocton, Roscoe Village and West Lafayette, plus other sights to see. The ultimate goal of this trip is to find the oldest structure in Ohio, the Old Stone Fort, near West Lafayette.
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The Jacktown Trail – Chapter 7
Tritt, still sitting at the table in the tavern after Mac had left on an errand, looked at Susan, now sitting across from him. “Oh, you’re wondering what I’m doing here? Well, I’ve been asking myself some questions,” she said.
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The Jacktown Trail – Chapter 6
The man rode a circuitous route back to a secluded area where four men sat around a fire. One of them stood up and pointed a pistol when the man rode up, then relaxed when he recognized him.
