Left at 9am straight into the climb up Summit hill. At the top a great view of a large plain stretching away beyond Uniontown to the horizon. A three mile downhill blew the cobwebs away. As the road stretched away from Uniontown I found out that what appeared to be a flat plain from te top of Summit Hill wasn't flat at all. One ridge followed the next, up & down & up again. The downhills weren't very long so I felt I was climbing all the time. My legs have a tendency to stiffen on the downhills so it made for some painful ascents as the day wore on.
This was cow country & smelled like it. I stopped for some food at Brier Hill a small crossroads Hamlet at 11am & ended up buying a dinner. Further on I passed through Brownsville, where I crossed the Monongahela river, Richeyville & Bealsville. When I got to Scenery Hill (Hillsborough) I stopped in a diner for 40mins to rest & had a sweet apple dumpling & ice cream sundae, mmmmmmm. After this I pushed on for Washington PA, named after the bold Georgie Himself, but was feeling very tired at this point. A big storm passed close by but thankfully didn't affect the area. From here it was 20 miles to the border with West Virginia but I was determined to make it before nightfall.
I struggled on through hills that weren't very big but fatigue made them feel big & by 6.30pm I came into a small town near the border called West Alexander. I stopped here for food, had a ribeye Hoagie......???????? I found out there was a cheap motel about 3 miles down the road at Valley grove, 2 miles inside the West Virginian border. Perfect!!! Even better it was all downhill. 20 mins later I was in my room. Take it away............. whoever it was that sang 'Country Roads'......... my minds gone blank!!!!!!!!!! Good night.
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