Day 55: Chambersburg, PA to Lancaster, PA- 82.37 miles, Total 3419.6 miles Thanks to our new friends from yesterday’s diner, we knew the lay of the land. One climb faced us today- South Mountain. Though, nothing like it’s predecessors in terms of grade, we should have a nice gradual slope. We made it out pre [...]

Day 54: Bedford, PA to Chambersburg, PA- 63.74 miles, Total 3337.2 miles I’m not going to write about our breakfast, a late start or revisiting certain routes today. Though, I will write about the torture chamber that is Pennsylvania. Up and down and up and down and… Edie and I cursed the state for most [...]

Day 52: New Stanton, PA to Bedford, PA- 78.04 miles, Total 3273.5 miles I realize that most posts start with a mention of breakfast, typically at a hotel and involving waffles. This morning, however, left Edie and I scratching our heads. First, why vomit in the hallway on the way to breakfast? Second, why were [...]

Day 50: Zanesville, OH to St. Clairesville, OH- 72.02 miles, Total 3108.1 miles I think we woke up in a Fairfield Inn… it’s all getting very confusing. The terrain, rooms and continental breakfasts are blurring together. I do know we rode on Route 40 again, though it got quite hilly. In fact, surprisingly hilly. So [...]

Day 49: Columbus, OH to Zanesville, OH- 64.12 miles, Total 3036.1 miles Edie and I realized that the chances of us camping again for the remainder of the trip are slim. We haven’t camped in some time and the nights aren’t getting any warmer. Why, then, would we continue to carry around our camping equipment? [...]

Day 47: Carmel, IN to Englewood, OH- 106.64 miles, Total 2896 miles After breakfast, we left our suburban digs courtesy of Jen and Chris (thanks so much, you two). They left Edie and I alone yesterday and we basically played house in Indiana. We cooked our own meals and, even, went grocery shopping at Whole [...]

Our day 45 rest day felt so good, we decided to double down. Day 47 will be big- we promise.

Day 44: Terre Haute, IN to Carmel, IN- 43.36 miles, Total 2783 miles The forecast called for rain in the morning. We slept in with this in mind and tried to compensate for the hour lost in our new timezone (EST). Strongly considering a day off, we got word from Edie’s dear friend, Jen Pixley, [...]

Day 43: Vandalia, IL to Terre Haute, IN- 102.62 miles, Total 2739.7 miles It turns out Vandalia was the state capital of IL from 1819 to 1839. Who knew! Abe was there, too. End history lesson and back to bicycle riding. Today proved all business- we set out with 100 mile day in mind and [...]