Start: York, PA 10 am

End: French Creek State Park, Lancaster County,PA 5:45 pm

Total miles: 68

I was pretty freaked by that last 20 miles yesterday and was really nervous about today. So nervous that I stopped for my first donut of the trip a few miles in.

But it was…ok. The road out of York, still PA Bike Route S, had a much better shoulder than on the way in. It was pretty much suburban commercial hell all the way to Lancaster, punctuated by an amazing mile long bridge over the Susquehanna River. Sorry I couldn’t stop to get a photo, but I was navigating hills and traffic.

Lancaster has a very charming historic center and a beautiful public market! Yay, public markets!!!

Coming out of Lancaster, the route went right back into the amazing farmland that I fell in love with yesterday. There were also lots sf Amish farmers. Kids, women riding bikes, kids driving pony carts. Also lots of CAFOs. Very weird juxtaposition.

The landscapes reminded me of southern Wisconsin.

Exhaling.