It can rain also in Pennsylvania – which does not come as a surprise when you look at the green and lush state, but is notable when you consider our almost rain free cycle tour. It was a drizzle but a drizzle which has been going on for hours leaves a wet pavement and things get dirty and wet.
I think I saluted the hills yesterday. Today we have had just a little too many. Total ascent 2250 and the same designer must have drawn the lines for all the towns we have come through. First there is a little curve left, then it goes downhill steeply, there is a traffic light at the foot of the hill which more often than not demands us to stop and waste our saved up energy and then you go uphill on the other side of the traffic light.
E Cigarettes and more
At a gas station where we bought some snacks we took a photo of this stand outside:
A significant assortment of alternatives to smoking which is most likely profitable business but hardly doing much good. Juul, e-cigarettes with nice flavors and who would not like to try mint-flavored Cannadips? 10 pouches of Cannabidiol with one hour’s effect per pouch.
A biker’s dilemma
I have not had a flat since Nevada. The combination of good tires and the Bontrager self sealing tubes, purchased in Elko, has been very effective. The tire is worn out and even though it would have been an accomplishment to have completed the tour on the same set of tires, I made a preventive exchange tonight, because I got a warning on the road that the back tire and tube might not last much longer. I had decided to wait for the flat to appear but if happens in rain and on the road and the solution is to put on a new tire, it was better to do it when we had a night stop anyway. Oh, what challenges and worries you have on a bike tour – If they do not get bigger than that we will probably reach New York!
Clearfield
We just steered towards Clearfield to discover that all hotels were 3 miles away next to the Interstate. Clearwater looked slightly more interesting but here we are in a motel village with some fast food restaurants. We hope to find Lewisburg Wednesday.
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