Hockhocking Adena Bikeway Northern-half

 August 07, 2025

Part of a series about Ohio bike trails

Rating The Ride

Smoothness

9 / 10 Very smooth with only a few rough spots near Hocking College. NOTE: Smoothness changes with time and trails could worsen or be repaved

Scenery

9 / 10 Some really nice portions in which the trail follows the river. About 80% of the ride was in the shade. Plenty of birds singing.

Seclusion

8 / 10 Few others on the trail. About 6 or 7 road crossings.

Final score 8.7 / 10

Map of the Hockhocking Adena Bikeway northern-half with Nelsonville, Chauncey, and The Plains, Ohio labeled and a graph of elevation changes on the trail

In August, 2025 my father-in-law and I biked the northern-half of the Hockhocking Adena Bikeway from The Plains, Ohio to Nelsonville, Ohio and back. The full trail is 22-miles long, so we split it into two out-and-back halves.

The northern-half is 21.87 miles out-and-back with an elevation gain of 30 ft. Parking is located in The Plains near Eclipse Company Store: https://maps.app.goo.gl/gDqiMKrvBfANkF7i9

Restaurants nearby:

  • Eclipse Company Store
  • Gigi’s Country Kitchen
  • Casa Nueva


Kokosing Gap Trail

 August 01, 2025

Part of a series about Ohio bike trails

Rating The Ride

Smoothness

6 / 10 Nice tree cover, but that also means roots! I remember this as a slightly-rough ride. NOTE: Smoothness changes with time and trails could worsen or be repaved

Scenery

8 / 10 Some really nice portions in which the trail follows the river. About 70% of the ride was in the shade. Lots of birds singing.

Seclusion

7 / 10 Not too crowded. Only 4 or 5 road crossings.

Final score 7 / 10

Map of the Kokosing Gap trail with Mt. Vernon, Howard, and Danville, Ohio labeled and a graph of elevation changes on the trail

In August, 2025 my father-in-law and I biked the Kokosing Gap Trail from Mount Vernon, Ohio to Danville, Ohio and back.

The full trip is 26.39 miles with an elevation gain of 182 ft. This is an Out-and-Back trail. Parking is located in Mount Vernon near the intersection of Mt Vernon Ave Ext and Lower Gambier Road: https://maps.app.goo.gl/VhzWiJDJiDw4hYf19

Restaurants nearby:

  • Flappers Bar & Grille
  • Southside Diner
  • The Alcove Restaurant & Lounge


Adding Background Music to Puzzlescript Games

 October 28, 2022

Screen shot from the video game 'Return of the Dead Pixels' showing zombies

Step 1: Make a Puzzlescript game and export it as HTML.

Step 2: Add a toggle switch (a checkbox) inside of the HTML body. Preferably right after the opening <body> tag.

<label for="musicToggle"><input type="checkbox" id="musicToggle" name="musicToggle" onclick="playBgMusic()" checked>🎵</label>

Step 3: Add the audio component and the Javascript code. Preferably right before the closing </body> tag. Change YOUR-FILE-NAME-HERE.mp3 to the name of your music file.

<audio id="audio" controls style="display:none">
  <source src="YOUR-FILE-NAME-HERE.mp3" type="audio/mpeg"> Your browser does not support the audio element.
</audio>
<script>
  function playBgMusic(){
    if(document.getElementById("musicToggle").checked){
      document.getElementById('audio').play();
    }else{
      document.getElementById('audio').pause();
    }
  }
  document.addEventListener('keyup', playBgMusic);  
  document.addEventListener("click", playBgMusic);
</script>

Step 4: THAT’S IT!

Check it out by playing Return Of The Dead Pixels, my Puzzlescript zombie game:

https://ohiofi.itch.io/return-of-the-dead-pixels

Screen shot from the video game 'Return of the Dead Pixels' showing player surrounded by zombies



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