Biking Team: Dave Miller, Rosie Miller, Holly Eller
Date: July 19, 2025
Rosie had us training for our upcoming 50-mile bike ride, so we put in 47 miles today beginning at Spring Valley on the Little Miami Bike Trail and heading north to Xenia. Just past the Xenia Station Bike Hub we turned east and headed to Jamestown on the Xenia to Jamestown Connector Trail and then on east toward Washington Court House along Shawnee Creek. We turned around just before the village of Octa near Rattlesnake Creek. We were quite surprised as this eastern trek was 90% tree covered. Later on, the South Branch of Caesar Creek ran parallel to the bike trail for a few miles. We biked past lots of corn fields, deer, a few farm silos, and saw a parachuter landing at the nearby Greene County Airport (Skydive Greene County).
We had a surprise on the way back at Xenia Station about 38 miles into the ride. A “Friends of Xenia Station” group had free food and handouts. Against Rosie’s advice, I ate a free, delicious chili dog which “fueled” my final part of the journey. During the short stop, I climbed a spiral staircase to the top of Xenia station (a converted railroad station). Back outside I got my photo with a local “Ghostbusters” movie fan club posing by the field investigator vehicle and a green, slimy ghost.
