Glad I settled on the warm gear ...chilly along Lake Ontario, chilly south of Buffalo .....got warm for a while then semi-serious fog and generally cool and gray.
Stopped in at Falling Water today since I was ahead of schedule ....skipped Letchworth as I was making too good time and would not be hungry.
Had a single source coffee at Sheetz and now doing justice to an Amish buffet. Tasty and filling.
Some nice roads - bit sore from new bike
new area for me
The National Road, in many places known as Route 40, was built between 1811 and 1834 to reach the western settlements. It was the first federally funded road in U.S. history. George Washington and Thomas Jefferson believed that a trans-Appalachian road was necessary for unifying the young country. In 1806 Congress authorized construction of the road and President Jefferson signed the act establishing the National Road. It would connect Cumberland, Maryland to the Ohio River.
In 1811 the first contract was awarded and the first 10 miles of road built. By 1818 the road was completed to Wheeling and mail coaches began using the road. By the 1830s the federal government conveyed part of the road's responsibility to the states through which it runs. Tollgates and tollhouses were then built by the states, with the federal government taking responsibility for road repairs.
This inn doesn't go back quite that far
History of The Casselman
Built in 1842, The Casselman was one of the numerous inns along the National Trail to serve the stage coaches, covered wagons, drovers and riders that made the Old Pike the busiest thoroughfare crossing the mountains. In its over 180 years of history, the Casselman has been called Drover's Inn, Farmer's Hotel, Dorsey's Hotel, and The Casselman. Daniel Grant, an English engineer from whom Grantsville took its name, was the original owner of a tract of land that he called Cornucopia. It included much of Grantsville and one thousand acres around town. A later owner, Solomon Sterner, built The Casselman of brick that was handmade and burnt on this land. A fireplace in each room furnished heat and cooking facilities for the original building.
Kinda neat to think of those various travelers in this dining room
serious fireplace
Couple hours to Marietta tomorrow. Hope it gets a little less grey. NT is an okay tourer - not so agile but decent range and quiet enough on the highway ....chewed a long ways through one of the game of thrones books on Audible.
One minor scare when an engine warning came on that was just about impossible to find in the manual...Something with the emissions system...I think I gave it too much throttle starting - it stumbled a bit and the light came on and stayed on.
Thought maybe I blocked some intake under the seat with the tire kit - moved things around but nothing obvious...been fine since.
Not a twists bike at all but motors along smoothly at lowish RPM and rock stable.
Be fine once my muscles adjust a bit. I should take more breaks.
If you want a rider friendly spot
7311 Brick Church Rd, Cambridge, Ohio, I've rode the Triple Nickel as the call HWY 555, very curvey. But great ride if you don't take the turns like batman. I also have a garage if you need to put your motorcycle. I ride too, but got a flat tire right now. Are you traveling with someone or by yourself. (phone number hidden) house number.
Thanks
Charlene
$92 all in Canadian that is for two nights not one....$41 each night plus $10 cleaning
