Yay! I feel like I made some great progress today. After a hilly 22 miles, I crossed into NY. I’m finally out of Pennsylvania! Don’t get me wrong — I love PA; the countryside, the farms, the small towns, the people giving me room as they pass, and whoever ordered great weather for the whole 12 days I rode there. But I loved seeing this welcome sign.
Mike just missed the sign. He rode with me to Sayre, PA (about 1.5 miles before NY) and then turned around to get the truck. I think he had a harder ride than I did. The 1st 20 miles weren’t as difficult as yesterday, but there were a couple decent sized hills and a lot of rolling hills that posed a challenge. So he did a hilly 41 miles out and back to Towanda, and my last 60 were moderately flat as I continued North-West to Bath for a total of 78 miles for the day.
There were a lot of small towns along Routes 1043, 56, 60, 352, and 415. I didn’t take many pictures but I did find the Corning WHQ building in Corning, NY and thought it blog-worthy.
In the middle of Bath, I crossed this intersection. To the right is the Pioneers Cemetery. I wonder if any Howells were buried there? I want to know who this street was named after. Ugh! I just end up with more questions every day 🙂
Thank you Dennis for giving me a beautiful vacation; all from my couch.
So glad you are enjoying it. I’m having a blast.
My grandmother on my Dad’s side finished her last few year’s in what can only be called ” an old folks home “, in Bath, NY.
The old folks home is unfortunate for sure. Today, it looks like an excellent place to be. It has a really cute park in downtown that was cleared in 1793 by Col. Charles Williamson — called Pulteney Square.
Becko sent me the link to your blog today and I loved reading all about your journey from the start…the good, the bad, and the hilly. I appreciated the beginning OH part and I have been to Clyde, Norwalk, and Findley State Park. Way to go! Your trip is amazing!
Thanks Kari! Having a blast and trying to share as much as I can to keep it interesting.
When I lived in Endicott, NY (just north of the Susquehanna River) my sales territory included Sayre, Towanda and a lot of little towns in the Southern Tier of NY. Enjoy!
Pretty area! Fun to bike ride through. Not sure I would want to live here though. Thanks for the fun facts on Johnny B. I did not know you lived here.
Is this the half way point? You got really lucky on the weather. Be ready for the heat!
New Jersey was the 1/2 way point. I’m way past that now — like 283 miles from Hope, NJ after the ride today (Wed)
In the Hope Cemetery in Corning there is a huge monument for the Howell’s some of our relatives are buried there. And no the Bath, NY ones are not related. 🙂
I didn’t take any time to explore the cemeteries up here. Bummer that the Bath, NY Howells came from Edward (probably) and not Hugh.