However, the view from the top was great.

I could have spent a lot of time running back and forth as far as the eye could see along the power lines 🤪

My steering has been compromised…

The one thing I haven’t really properly replaced are the ends of the front track bar.  They were re-welded when I bought the Jeep.  I noticed that the frame end was coming loose, so I did my best to reinforce it to get me back down to the road.  The looseness caused the steering stabilizer bolt to shake out too.  So I put a substitute bolt in, but it was a smaller diameter and too long.  So I used some electrical tape to keep it in place.  Spoiler alert, the ratchet strap barely held long enough to get off the power line trail.  The electrical tape made it all the way home at least, haha!

Looks like the start to a nice sunset

A side quest power line run

I found a slightly more challenging little climb off the side of the road along the GOAT.  Actually got to use 4WD. 🤪

Side trip into the woods

I had to take a peek at a gravel quarry.  On the way back, I liked the view of my jeep and the woods.

And got this cool shot in the process

I had to stop and check out this 200 year old cemetery!

I enjoyed the rolling meadows on my trip

Just pretty back roads Ohio

Cool old pharmacy in Ripley, Ohio

Cool to see these Civil War era stone walls along the “road”

The view from the cockpit, haha.

It starts here, quaint and pretty Ripley

GOAT segment one

I was on the way to the start (blue dot, upper left corner.  The green squares are the off-line maps I downloaded on the way.  It starts in Ripley right at the Ohio river.  Then basically whenever you have the option, turn onto the less traveled road haha and wind you way Northeast to (eventually) Cleveland and Lake Erie.

The long and winding road

Just some of the cool roads and scenes on the GOAT :)