I don't really think there is a truly "fun" way to get to Columbus without going out of the way. If we took a fun route, we'd inevitably have to slab west a bit to get to Columbus if we took the fun roads down to Millersburg/ Coshocton. I am down to not slab though, I think that's what made the last Epic Ride bearable for me is the fact we took fun roads down which kept me interested and moving around. My tank bag helped on the way home for sure. I was glued to that thing since we did more slabbing to get back home. But so long as there is a group of us, we could make anything interesting.