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[Dirt Girl]

Dirt Girl:

Where are you now? How long have you been away from Ohio? I love the Little Miami trail for biking. It runs all the way from Cincinnati north past Dayton to Yellow Springs, Xenia and beyond. And the trails through and around downtown Dayton have been expanded to include miles and miles now. I don't like to ride in traffic, so I love the fact that I can put in fifty miles on scenic trails without ever getting out on the roads.

I left Ohio in 1987 after graduation, lived in Fort Wayne for 9 years and have been in Spokane, Washington since 1996. My family still lives in Cincinnati, so I visit once in a while. We have a 37-mile trail that follows the river when it can. I'm also hooked on the Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes in nearby Idaho. I haven't done the entire 72 miles yet, but hope to do so this summer. Much of it follows a lake--see photo. The other photo is a view of the Washington Palouse. This is right over the mountain that borders our neighborhood. We mountain bike up there for the incredible views--the city on one side, the Palouse on the other.