Discovering America by Bicycle | PART 24: AMISH COUNTRY (Ohio to Erie Trail Part 3)

We leave our campsite in Rustic Knolls Campground on a dewy morning, heading north through Mt. Vernon, a lovely town worth detouring the few extra blocks for. There we join the Kokosing Gap Trail, a very scenic stretch of the Ohio to Erie Trail, under a spectacular arched bridge over which US 36 crosses, past many railroad relics and gorgeous scenery. The Mohican Valley Trail takes us across the famous Bridge of Dreams. Somewhere along the way we begin to follow the Holmes County Trail which, although still incomplete, carries us through the most pleasant landscapes imaginable. We take a rainy rest day in Millersburg before heading back on the trail. Holmes county has the largest population of Amish people in the world, and they always seem curious about our trip. We meet Larry Ramer at his home, where he has set up a bicycle rest stop and campsite for travelers on the Ohio to Erie Trail, and share a long conversation with him about what it means to live a positive life. The episode ends in Massillon, contested birthplace of American Football. Easily on of the most memorable stretches of our cross-country ride so far.