Day Fifteen: US 50 East to Athens, Ohio

Today's drive starts at a 

"sign garden."

(US 50 East... )

Welcome to Ohio

A roadside Scrapyard

The Cincinnati skyline

Paul Brown Stadium is the home

of the Cincinnati Bengals.

Grey mesh covers the lower

part of this hillside, preventing

erosion & keeping debris out

of the roadway.

Eric & I drive beneath huge

shade trees in the Village of

Mariemont.

The GPS prompts us to drive south to Ohio State Route 32, a faster route.  Eric and I stay on our chosen route, US 50 East.

Future "Widow Makers" loom

 over passing vehicles.

 

Here's proof that oHIo is

high in the middle.

Eric and I attended an Election Rally at the Ohio State Capitol in 2012.  An organizer used the call and response to warm up the crowd.  The call was OH! and the response was IO!  Senator Marco Rubio was the featured speaker.  

Welcome to Bainbridge

Watch for Amish Buggies

Eric & I drive past farms.

This piece of farm equipment 

takes up the entire the lane & 

road shoulder as it moves

from field to field.

Today's drive is lovely, &

Garage Sale free!

A sign that no one can miss...

City of Athens lettering on 

this overpass.

Our GPS directs us through

Ohio University on brick

covered streets.

This building reminds me of

a fortified castle.

It's the Athens, Ohio Armory.

We arrive at the city's Walmart.

The store is WAY back there...  

This large adjoining lot has

lots of space for "big rigs."

Our neighbors are

tractor trailers.

Today's drive was five and a half hours on the slower US Route 50.  Eric and I agreed that today's leisurely pace allowed us to see Ohio's smaller towns, cities, and rural areas.