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Day 2: {near point F on the map}

Pennington, N.J. to Riverton, Pa. - 45 miles. An easy day after a killer run of nearly 80 miles yesterday.

    Longitude: N 40 49.700'
    Latitude: W 75 05.164'
    Elevation: 124 feet

     New Jersey is nothing like Tony Soprano's down and dirty N.Y. suburbs. What we've seen is green and gorgeous, although snowplows stowed in garages let us know that winter isn't so kind. But now riding weather is perfect, with temps in the high 70s, no rain and little humidity

    Pedaling north toward Sussex County, we today encountered our first hills -- a taste of what lies ahead in mountainous Pennsylvania.   

    Hit Pittstown at noon: Its most prominent landmark? A huge sign painted on the side of a barn reading "So this is Pittstown." In truth the place wasn't much.

    Ben garnered the trek's first wolf whistle. "It was a creepy old lady passing in a car near Washiington (N.J.)," he confessed. But, hey, it's one more whistle than I got.

    Road kill continues unabated: Many possums, frogs, a fox and numerous unidentified pancaked critters and piles of skeletal remains. Tally on bloated, fly-infested deer also mounts, leading us to believe the state of N.J. has an "leave it out and let it rot" policy. On the plus side: Ben saved a yellow-line-bound turtle from a close encounter with truck tires by taking it off the road and aiming it back toward the woods.

    Bad news: Our Washington friends Mike and Berit, who had planned to ride the first two weeks with us, will likely leave us tomorrow. Mike's knee gave out on Day 1 and still kills him on the hills. Rather than chance the mountains of Pennsylvania, they will ride back to Philly along the Delaware River and head back to Battleground, Wa.

    We'll miss their company.

    Thanks to everyone for all the per-mile donations. The total was climbing quickly when we left and we hope they continue. Once we get back, we'll thank every one of you.

    And, oh yeah, we now have an email: trekforthetrack@gmail.com.  We'd welcome a few words from back home.