Day 12: 10/10/2022: Chester Springs to Solebury, PA

 I woke up about 6:15 a.m. after a solid night's sleep.  I opened the curtain in the room in which I was staying, and this is the view I saw...

My route today is a lot less miles than any other day during this trip.  As a result, I was able to start pedaling a little later.  For breakfast, Ed cooked me a couple of fresh eggs that came from his hens and also toasted me a bagel.  

Pics below of Ed and Annemarie seeing me off this morning for the last day of this journey.

A couple scenery pics from this morning.

I went through Valley Forge National Memorial Park (pics below).

Washington's Headquarters

Washington Memorial Chapel 

For about 3.5 miles I was on the Schuylkill River Trail.  Below are some pics of the trail and the river.

Pic below of a very colorful house near East Norrinton.

Some pics around North Wales.

For several miles I rode on the US Hwy 202 Trail (pic below).  It's a nice wide paved trail that runs parallel to US Hwy 202.  It was nice not having to ride on the shoulder of that major highway.

Pic of my view during snack time at Doylestown.

I made it my final destination of this trip and to the home of my daughter, son-in-law, and granddaughter (pics below).

Total miles today: 52.4

Total miles this trip: 1068.9

Day 11: 10/9/2022: York to Chester Springs PA

I woke up at 6 a.m. which has been the latest I have slept this trip.  I loaded up and headed out.  I quickly learned that there's something that can divide a city like a river - it's an Interstate.  My route today had me riding on PA 462 out of York.  That road was closed at I-83 due to construction, so I got out google maps to find a way around.  There were no roads crossing the interstate relatively close by.  I had to take about an 8-mile detour just to get on the other side of that interstate.  Like everything, it could always have been worse.

I rode through the towns of Hallam, Columbia and Lancaster before heading into more rural areas.  Some pics around Lancaster below.

Pic of Witmer's Tavern and information about it below.

I was on Pennsylvania Bike Route S most of the day.  Right after leaving Lancaster, the route goes through a lot of beautiful rural area that has large Amish and/or Mennonite farms (pics below).

Next town was New Holland (pics below).

I came across Weaver's Mill covered bridge (1878) pictured below.

In Churchtown, there is the historical church pictured below.  I thought it was interesting that the graves take up almost the entire yard of the church.

A couple more scenery pics from today taken just prior to getting to my final destination for the day.

I noticed that after New Holland the hills were getting a little longer and steeper which began making my ride slower.  However, I had a nice tailwind today to help me along in the flatter terrain.  It was almost dark by the time I arrived.

I'm staying with my 3rd Warm Showers' hosts this trip.  They are Annemarie and Ed (pic below).  Annemarie made us a wonderful vegetarian spaghetti and salad for supper.  For dessert, we had apple crisp that their daughter made with ice cream on top.  Everything was delicious.

Total miles today: 79.3