Reaching Land's End

At Lake Erie's Shore ~ Land's End

June 11

Austinburg, OH to Erie, PA

60 Miles

Total Miles to Date ~ 1,485

Today was glorious from the weather to the roads. Sure, there were those moments - a rough road on a downhill where we found ourselves breaking rather than charging the hill, two flats that made no sense, drivers to whom we are invisible and those who see us but think we belong on the sidewalk. But, overall, beauty was the word of the day.

Despite the fact that our final destination is north of the border as we follow the footsteps of slaves escaping to Canada, seeing Lake Erie from Lake Avenue was filled with more emotion than I could have anticipated. At first we were just stopping to take a picture. However, when we got off the bikes and crossed the road we all - Holly, Mary, and I - found ourselves choked up and nearly simultaneously we reached for our cell phones to call people who are most important in our lives (I called my Dad). We have peddled our bicycles from Mobile Bay at the south to the shores of Lake Erie at the north and that is a remarkable statement to be able to make. In the middle of it all, while we are in Kentucky or Tennessee, we are just on the road. Here, on the shores of Lake Erie, we have reached Land's End.

Entering Pennsylvania

Photo taken from the seat of my bike

Tomorrow we ride or last long day, 88-miles, and cross into New York. We are nearly at our final destination. Glad you are along for the ride.

TheWanderingJu a/k/a Judi :-]