Yes, Glaciers have made those areas very flat. There is nothing flat about Southwestern Ohio around Cincinnati, except the Little Miami Bike Trail. Southeastern Ohio has the Appalachian Mt's. Do TRIRI (The Ride in Rural Indiana) especially, the southwestern part, or the Hilly Hundred and you will find plenty of good steep hills. Joe, the organizer of these rides, is out to prove Indiana is "not" flat.
I don't know a lot about Illinois but can tell you that around Galena it is not flat. I did a bicycle tour in that area last summer and was quite surprised how hilly it was.
I will agree I think the the hills around Cincinnati are small compared to the Rockies but there are many and I miss riding the rolling terrain in the river valleys of Ohio, Indiana and Ky.
And how can I forget? The humidity and air pollution in the Greater Cincinnati Area!
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06-08-2011, 07:42 AM #6
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