There must be some mistake. The title says that this is Ride Day 42, but how could that be? It isn’t possible that we only have six days left.
We left Ohio today, and it gave us a precursor to the hills of Pennsylvania. We crossed into Pennsylvania, rode through the town of Midland with a closed steel plant, and two nuclear power plants across the river. The town has more of an East Coast look than a Midwest look, with houses close together lining the main street.
We climbed out of the river valley and rode through hilly countryside. The farms are smaller, and the population denser as we go further east. There were several long climbs, and many rolling hills, some steeper than others. We rode 78 miles today in similar conditions to those we will see for the next three days. Reports are that things will be even hillier as we get further into Pennsylvania.
Our legs are well trained by now as are our lungs (most of us anyway). However, we’ve been on the road for more than 40 days with only brief rests, so we are tired. We’ve been hearing about these hills since before we left. Maybe they will prove to be like the boogeyman, but just maybe there really is a monster under the bed. We’ll know for sure in a couple of days.

Today was Wonderbread day. Here, I'm lifting my bike at the non-existent Pennsylvania border sign.

Matt is our rider of the day. Matt was our guest before the ride in Seattle. He is a former nuclear plant operator who is now a free lance biker, teacher, student, and general man about town. Matt is a delightful guy who has been charming people all the way across the country.