cumulative elevation gain:2110 feet
weather: 90, partly cloudy, humid
Attitude: relaxed and happy
Tonight we are in New Hope, PA, just a mile or so from the New Jersey border.
Today started out on the wide, smooth, Schuylkill River trail, which took us to a great combination coffee shop and bike shop. This guy's got a great location, right next to the bike trail and a commuter rail stop. After we got off the trail we were on a sort of suburban scavenger hunt: 55 turns in 42 miles. Our longest stretch without a turn was a whopping 3.5 miles. Keeps ya on yer toes!
It's still quite hilly here and we had some nice rollers for the last few miles.
Many of us chose to ride a few miles past our destination hotel tonight, on into New Jersey, to "score" another state, which our guide had encouraged us to do. Then we found out later that guide had made a mistake and we're going that way in the morning anyway. Oh well, it was a short day, and the little town of Lambertville, NJ, just across the Delaware River, is delightful, full of restaurants, coffee shops, and art galleries. And I know where Starbucks is, for tomorrow morning.
Yesterday, on our rest day, Chris, Nancy and I took a taxi into downtown Phoenixville, another place full of restaurants and art galleries. Unfortunately most of them are closed on Monday and Tuesday, but it must be a happening place on the weekend.
Just 14 days left!
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| Interesting car/bike combo in Phoenixville. |
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| Straddling the New Jersey - Pennsylvania state line. |
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| New Jersey! |
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| Coffeehouse and bike shop along the Schuylkill River trail. Building on the left from the 1700's. |
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| I just liked this mural in Phoenixville. |
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