One of the most popular questions I have been asked on this hike is am I hiking for a cause? People want to know if I am hiking to raise money for a charity, in memory of someone or to bring awareness to an issue. They seem disappointed or bewildered when I tell them I have no cause or my cause is "just cause".
They don't seem to understand why someone would want to hike from Cincinnati to Cleveland on bike paths. One guy asked me if I had ever heard of the Appalachian Trail. I politely told him "yes" and then told him I have hiked the whole Appalachian Trail end-to-end three times.
My goal for hiking the Ohio To Erie Trail end-to-end is to show people that the wonderful bike paths we have here in Ohio are backpackable. Yes, you can backpack on a bike path and have a great time. These bike paths are not just for bicycle riders. I get a chuckle from the signs along the trail that say that bicycle riders must yield to all other trail users. To me this means us hikers are special!
So if you learn one thing from reading this blog I hope it is that "yes" you can backpack on bike paths and on the Ohio To Erie Trail.
