Once again this year the annual rideohio.org campout was held at the Mohican Reservation in Loudonville, OH. It ran from August 14th through the 16th and was a fantastic success.
This is the one event each year that is more about socializing than riding. Friday consisted almost entirely of socializing. We had a lot more people for Friday night than we had last year and we managed to sit around the fire until 3:30AM. Ralph visited one of the participants but unlike last year the unnamed person was able to keep Ralph out of both his boots and his tent. This year the unnamed one brought his girlfriend and she was totally unwilling to share the tent with Ralph.
As usual we ate really well all weekend. Mostly this was due to Gypsy, Chickaree, and Warlock. Gypsi made some awesome breakfast and I finally got a piece of he Pineapple Upside Down cake cooked at the fire. Warlock made some awesome wings and Chickaree brought a huge variety of pirogue. Much thanks goes to them for all the hard work providing such excellent food for the group. Everybody brought something for the group and that is part of what makes the campout so great.
Saturday was the day of the ride. There was much confusion and several U-turns involved, but the ride was great. There is some very nice riding in the area. I never really got a count, but I heard rumor that there was something in the neighborhood of 42 bikes on the ride. We ate lunch at The Depot and then got some ice cream for desert.
Saturday night was much more subdued in the campground. We can party pretty hard for one night, but two nights in a row is just too much for us. We still managed to stay up pretty late, but the drinking and craziness was much more subdued.
I cant wait for next year!