George Kmet, left and brother Ted on the Bridge of Dreams, Brinkhaven, OHON THE MOHICAN VALLEY TRAIL--
I thought I heard Ted Kmet say something about a goat while he was bicycling ahead of his brother George and me on a back road into Brinkhaven.
Sure enough, around a little bend in the road there was Ted taking pictures of—a goat tethered in the weeds. It seemed like an obliging critter so I s
topped for a picture as well only to have my attention diverted by the prompt arrival of a domesticated turkey.
The turkey squawked a lot but I quickly concluded it was just trying to hustle us out of a snack as it applied a huge dose of turkey curiosity to my reclining mountain bike. I hoped there was not some questionable fondness developing.
It was one of those delightful days for a bike ride. It looked like God spilled deep blue paint on the sky when we
launched earlier in Danville and rode the crushed gravel, Mohican Valley Trail about 5 mostly wooded miles to Brinkhaven.
Mountain bikes were the correct choice with their wide knobby tires.
As you approach the Mohican River crossing at Brinkhaven a delightful covered bridge comes into view; The Bridge of Dreams, which, at 370 feet is the longest covered bridge in Ohio.
Its name came from it just being a “dream” when it was conceived in 1990 by an energetic bunch of local volunteers. It was dedicated in 1999.
This trail connects the very nice Kokosing Gap Trail which has 14 miles of smooth pavement from Mt. Vernon to Danville with the Holmes County Trail which is under construction.
We were working our way between those trails when our “zoo” visit broke out.
Eventually, folks will be able to ride from Mt. Vernon to Millersburg.
While Amish buggies do not use the paved Kokosing trail there is ample evidence of their use between Danville and Brinkhaven. I noticed the hoof prints and buggy tracks and could imagine a scratchy clip-clop as a family of that timeless culture made their way through this bucolic setting.
I thought I heard Ted Kmet say something about a goat while he was bicycling ahead of his brother George and me on a back road into Brinkhaven.
Sure enough, around a little bend in the road there was Ted taking pictures of—a goat tethered in the weeds. It seemed like an obliging critter so I s
topped for a picture as well only to have my attention diverted by the prompt arrival of a domesticated turkey.The turkey squawked a lot but I quickly concluded it was just trying to hustle us out of a snack as it applied a huge dose of turkey curiosity to my reclining mountain bike. I hoped there was not some questionable fondness developing.
It was one of those delightful days for a bike ride. It looked like God spilled deep blue paint on the sky when we
launched earlier in Danville and rode the crushed gravel, Mohican Valley Trail about 5 mostly wooded miles to Brinkhaven.Mountain bikes were the correct choice with their wide knobby tires.
As you approach the Mohican River crossing at Brinkhaven a delightful covered bridge comes into view; The Bridge of Dreams, which, at 370 feet is the longest covered bridge in Ohio.
Its name came from it just being a “dream” when it was conceived in 1990 by an energetic bunch of local volunteers. It was dedicated in 1999.
This trail connects the very nice Kokosing Gap Trail which has 14 miles of smooth pavement from Mt. Vernon to Danville with the Holmes County Trail which is under construction.
We were working our way between those trails when our “zoo” visit broke out.
Eventually, folks will be able to ride from Mt. Vernon to Millersburg.
While Amish buggies do not use the paved Kokosing trail there is ample evidence of their use between Danville and Brinkhaven. I noticed the hoof prints and buggy tracks and could imagine a scratchy clip-clop as a family of that timeless culture made their way through this bucolic setting.
Thanks God for a delightful venue and good friends to share it with.
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