Mohawk Dam Ride

September is one of my favorite months for motorcycle riding. Today was no exception. I awoke to a beautiful, blue, sunny sky at 7:00 a.m. I quickly prepared for a 300 plus mile motorcycle ride through central Ohio to Mohawk Dam. Mohawk Dam is approximately 15 miles west of Coshocton, Ohio and 25 miles east of Mount Vernon, Ohio. Access to the dam is via State Route 36, which connects Mount Vernon and Coshocton. We begin our route by take state route 199 to Fostoria. Just east of Fostoria we traveled along US 224 until we turned south on state route 61. Our journey along SR 61 took us through Amish country. The rolling hills and beautiful farm land, lush in fall splendor, made for beautiful scenery, enjoyed more because the route is lightly traveled. We joined state route 39 and road until we entered the Mohawk reserve area. We found our way to Pleasant Hill Damn where we stopped for an hour to enjoy the beautiful of the water, foothills and lush forest. After an opportunity to explore some of the footpaths we made our way to the Mohawk lodge for a light lunch. After lunch we returned north, retracing our journey along SR 39 until we came to Mansfield. At Mansfield we pick us US route 30 and traveled along 30 until it merged with 23 where we continued along 23 until it ended at Interstate 75. At Interstate 75 we headed back north on the heavily travel freeway. What a wonderful way to enjoy a fall day while exploring north Central Ohio.