Day 43: From Washington, PA to Confluence, PA: 87 miles

We left camp this morning and started off the day with multiple climbs and I got my sweat on for the first 30 miles, despite it being pretty chilly. I cannot believe it was in the 40s this morning. Usually, Big Ride groups experience terrible heat during the end of July in PA but like I said, we have been extremely lucky. We spent the next 57 miles on the YRT bike trail. It used to be a railroad that ran by Pittsburgh and even DC! We finally saw a sign to DC today (279 miles), how crazy is that? The trail was made from crushed limestone but was pretty easy to ride on and it was so nice to be away from the cars. The trail was lined with trees and we were treated to many miles of shade, with the river running alongside us the whole way. The trees would open up from time to time to give great views that were only beat by the views from the few bridges that we crossed.

We are staying at a Bed and Breakfast (The Parker House), THANK YOU LAURA. We ordered in from the Lucky Dog Cafe, which was surprisingly hip for such a small town. All the girls are watching the Bachelorette and it feels so nice to be cozy in a real house. The boys are back in the tents but the men can handle it.

Photo courtesy of Nelle

We take ourselves very seriously

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