These days, I moved back to my hometown of Painesville of Lake County for the time being. I asked about sharp declines and inclines in the immediate vicinity of streams to members of the Buckeye Trail Association's (BTA) Facebook page for the Scioto Trail, Sinking Spring and Shawnee Sections of the Buckeye Trail (BT) [North Country (NCT) & American Discovery Trails (ADT) concurrent]. The inquiry was in regards to snowshoeing. And the information that I got back was that this effect was not isolated to the Whipple Section, but I've determined that it may not be safe to hike when there's snow, or ice on the ground. Therefore, hiking in January and half of February might be out of the question with out re-routing on to the road. I could move my end point, which is currently in the Village of Mount Orab of Brown County at the West Union Section, Pt. 32 to Shawnee Section, Pt. 23 of the current map, I could possibly eliminate that section in the winter because it's almost all on-road.
Tentatively, I'm planning to hike between Scioto Trail Section, Pt. 21 to Sinking Springs Section, Pt. 23 in early December. This is because the Village of Waverly in Pike County is near ST 21 and Village of Peebles in Adams County is at SS 23 are both linked by the regional Greyhound affiliate "GoBus.' Pike County has a local rural transit agency offering shared/ dial-a-ride/ curb-to-curb type services who cater to the general public. The GoBus stop is actually in the nearby Village of Piketon in the same county.
Since the BT's is a 1,426mi circle within the four corners of Ohio, the BTA Store sells pocket size map and guide combos on one document. The trail can be hiked in both directions and there is mileages for both, but it only fits the guide in the clockwise (CW) direction. Even with a GPS, I personally prefer to hike CW when ever I can. Because the BT's maps are digital and look great these days, but in navigating odd intersections off-road, or having to turn on to something unsigned on the on-road can be little harder when reading the CW directions, then reversing the mileages mentioned (for instance) while heading counter clockwise (CCW). So, I see myself starting this trip from ST 21 on foot, hiking. It's a 73 mile trip that should take roughly 5 days to complete.
But at the moment, I'm staying in a 15' x 20' room. Space is in short supply here, so I acquired some of the hardware to lift my queen size box spring and mattress. I'll be using 4x4's to lift it about 3 to 4' off of the floor. Then the framing will be built out of 2x6's and 2x4's all the way around. It will be bolted, but I'm not sure with what yet. And I'm not sure how much support the underside of the bed frame will need to support everything without having to rely on another support going to the floor. And two sets of rails will be installed along the bottom and mid way to the bed frame underside. But the left side of the structure can not have a mid brace due to the fact that the underside of the bed will be used for storage and it needs unobstructed access.
When I had my last apartment, I'm a single guy, so I had two smaller marker boards mounted in the vertical position, and a larger unit next to them in the horizontal. Today, I purchased the same type of boards from Wal-Mart in Chardon of Geauga County. They'll be installed just like before with double sided adhesive tape. I got them today, because I needed the big one to draw out the plan for my new bed frame. Otherwise, they'll be used for my projects, such as the Ohio Transit Hiker's Resource (OTHR).
Right now, I'm waiting to receive a 'L" shaped desk. I inherited it from a relative, but right now, it's in his condo. It's going on the market soon, so they need to use it for photos. In the meantime, I have a plastic table that I'm using as a temporary desk. The laptop is on what I like to call the "wheelie desk," which is a raised platform on wheels just large enough for it with a small amount of space on the side. So, I can still work on a project, but the setup in one corner of my new room hasn't been finalized yet.
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