Ride Day 6

Wow what a day of riding! We traveled the city of Newark, Delaware and then the back roads of Maryland and Pennsylvania. The route was made up of mile after mile of beautiful rolling farmland.

Our route took us through 87 miles of challenging hills. These came one right after another, with each one seeming to be larger and steeper than the last. After climbing these hills, Sugarloaf Mountain…we laugh at you, ha ha ha!

In addition to the beautiful rolling hills, we crossed the Susquehanna River by riding the bikes across the Conowingo Dam. While it is not an enormous dam, it certainly was interesting to take the bikes across.

As with our prior days of riding, we received very warm welcomes everywhere we went. At the end of the day, we rode into Gettysburg, where Gettysburg FD escorted us into and through the city. When we arrived at Gettysburg FD, we were greeted by an enormous American flag being flown between two aerial trucks, which the entire group processed under to enter the station. Gettysburg FD then hosted a touching memorial service and dinner for all of the riders.

It’s hard to believe that we completed Day 6 of riding today. We have ridden over 430 miles over the past six days and will complete the ride tomorrow. Our journey will end in Alexandria, Virginia where we will be holding closing ceremonies.

We are excited to get started on the final leg, which will begin very soon.

John