I agree with George. On Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at 6:11:15 PM UTC-4 George Schick wrote:
> That's a difficult request because I-69 runs pretty much North-to-South in > the area where it gets even a little bit close to the Cardinal Greenway > Trail. The closest access point that I can see would be at Gaston and > there are no exits off the interstate anywhere near there until you get to > state road 28. And I don't know where you'd park around there in order to > ride a bike plus you' have to ride East on SR 28 for a ways before getting > to the trailhead and I, myself, would not want to do that on that highway > (narrow, no shoulders). You'd be better off just going just a little > further South and taking to SR 332 into Muncie where you could get on the > Greenway Trail there. Maybe there's parking places along the train in > Muncie. > > On Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at 11:16:40 AM UTC-5 Al wrote: > >> I'm spending a long weekend in Indy and am planning to take my bike down >> (I live in Grand Rapids, MI). I'll definitely check check this out as I'll >> be going right through that area. Anyone recommend a good starting point >> near I-69? >> >> On Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at 10:00:10 AM UTC-4 brok...@gmail.com wrote: >> >>> My buddy Huston and I rode the Cardinal Greenway back in the >>> pre-Pandemic days. We rode from Richmond to Losantville, and then took >>> rural roads over to Summit Lake State Park, where we camped for the night. >>> It was a very well manicured trail, but I don't recall there being much >>> shade back then. Maybe it has grown up a bit more since then. It was mostly >>> corn on one side, soybeans on the other the whole way. I'd like to go back >>> and explore more of the upper section of it. >>> >>> On Tue, Jul 18, 2023 at 10:27 PM Steve <steve...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> George, I went to school at BSU in the '70s as well. Wound up in >>>> Muncie for nearly the entire decade. Had some good times riding the >>>> backroads in that area. Some of it was on an old canti-framed Schwinn I >>>> paid $20 for and built up as a "Little 500" racer; drop bars, coaster >>>> brake, and a rattle can orange paint job. >>>> >>>> I remember those long trains pulling coal cars - and getting caught at >>>> the crossings as they rumbled by. I had no idea though that they were part >>>> of the whole steel industry centered around Gary. Thanks for sharing a bit >>>> of the history of the Cardinal. It made me realize that rail trails all >>>> have a backstory rooted in a changing economy. Interesting!. >>>> On Tuesday, July 18, 2023 at 8:48:12 PM UTC-4 George Schick wrote: >>>> >>>>> I grew up in Richmond and am well aware that the Cardinal Greenway >>>>> Trail is a rails-to-trails conversion of the old C&O Railroad that used >>>>> to >>>>> haul long coal trains from the mines in SE Kentucky and West Virginia up >>>>> to >>>>> the steel mills along the Southwestern Lake Michigan shore. I attended >>>>> college at Ball State University in Muncie during the early 70's and >>>>> often >>>>> saw those freights along U.S. 35 as I drove that way many times. But >>>>> things have changed significantly over the past 4 to 5 decades. C&O >>>>> abandoned that stretch of rail once the steel mill industry moved largely >>>>> off-shore and the high sulfur coal from those mines was replaced by coal >>>>> from Western mines that was closer to the surface and had lower sulfur >>>>> content. Hence, the abandoned railway is now the Cardinal Greenway. I >>>>> haven't lived there in over 50 years and have never ridden the new trail. >>>>> >>>>> As I understand it, though, there are certain sections where some land >>>>> owners have claimed rights from the railroad right-of-way and have caused >>>>> trail users to detour onto sections of county roads for brief stretches. >>>>> This is particularly true once one gets North of Muncie. One of these >>>>> days >>>>> I may have to drive down there and ride that trail just for the nostalgia. >>>>> >>>>> On Tuesday, July 18, 2023 at 6:01:17 PM UTC-5 Josh C wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> My first attempt at this. The site is a bit old tech. It kept telling >>>>>> me that my post was too long, so I broke it up. May have been the pic >>>>>> size. >>>>>> Sorry for the typo's. I think I got the point across at least. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tuesday, July 18, 2023 at 6:26:35 PM UTC-4 Josh C wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> [image: IMG_0476.jpeg][image: IMG_0480.jpeg][image: >>>>>>> IMG_0463.jpeg][image: >>>>>>> IMG_0465.jpeg] >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Tuesday, July 18, 2023 at 6:23:16 PM UTC-4 Josh C wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> [image: IMG_0467.jpeg][image: IMG_0466.jpeg][image: IMG_0464.jpeg] >>>>>>>> Both of these rides were accomplished on my Atlantis, a 2008 Toyo >>>>>>>> 61 CM for those that want details. And yes, that’s a sign telling you >>>>>>>> not >>>>>>>> to drive your horse and buggy on the trail. >>>>>>>> On Tuesday, July 18, 2023 at 6:20:20 PM UTC-4 Josh C wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> [image: IMG_0467.jpeg][image: IMG_0481.jpeg][image: IMG_0478.jpeg] >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Tuesday, July 18, 2023 at 6:18:08 PM UTC-4 Josh C wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> So, I went back and wrote the southern portion today. I drove out >>>>>>>>>> to Richmond, IN, about an hour or so from Indianapolis on the >>>>>>>>>> Ohio/Indiana >>>>>>>>>> line, and headed north a little past, Losantville, IN for a total of >>>>>>>>>> about >>>>>>>>>> 60 miles. It was a pleasant ride with at least 3/4 being in the >>>>>>>>>> shade of >>>>>>>>>> trees along the old Cardinal. I just thought I’d share. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> [image: IMG_0477.jpeg] >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/48ab3d93-453c-4290-a44b-7064a0bd8407n%40googlegroups.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/48ab3d93-453c-4290-a44b-7064a0bd8407n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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