October 12, 2023
We left our little spot in the forest and headed south.
The trees continue to change:
It was a nice drive on the blue roads. We made a stop at a Walmart on I-80 for groceries. When we pulled in, we realized it was the one we stayed at on our way home in May. How funny!
Tonight we are staying at the Elks Lodge in Irwin, PA. Beautiful lodge and grounds! Once they opened, we stopped in for happy hour and their special lasagna. Yum!
Stats:
Miles Traveled: 145 Miles
Routes Traveled:
Pennsylvania: PA-321; US-6; PA-66; I-80; PA-66; PA-28; US-422; PA-28; I-76; US-22; Pleasant Valley Road; Sandy Hill Road; Elks Lane
October 13, 2023
We woke to a sunny day!!! It was so good to see –
We left the Elks and headed toward the turnpike. Well, we got lost in Irwin – lol. I can tell you that this part of Pennsylvania is very hilly – it would put sections of Pottsville to shame. And when we tried to find our way, you would not believe the places our GPS was going to send us.
I love when it says, “Turn right in 50 feet” and in 50 feet we look down the road and say, “Nope that is not happening!” LOL!
Anyway, we made it to the turnpike, then took some more blue roads. The hills became mountains and I am sure that some of the neighborhoods we went through were surprised to see our big RV meandering down the road. But it was as ADVENTURE.
We did eventually get back to red roads…
The trees are barely turning here:
Country Roads:
We passed a very unique cemetery – we think it was military. This was our second cemetery today. When we said “Nope, that is not happening” to one of the roads, we ended up in a cemetery. Like I said, today was an adventure.
And into West Virginia:
The mountains, oh my, were they just amazing! Can’t believe we never explored this state.
The roads went up, up, and up…. then down, down, down, and around.
Check out the rocks:
New River Gorge (we hope to explore more on Sunday):
Yikees, 7% over 5 miles:
And here we go – it was interesting!
What an awesome day!
We are staying at Hampton’s Summer Wind RV Park in Dawson, WV. It is small basic campground but that is ok. We will be doing sightseeing the next two days.
So stay tuned and enjoy today.
Stats:
Miles Traveled: 145 Miles
Routes Traveled:
Pennsylvania: Elks Lane; Sandy Hill Road; PA-993;…(Lost!); US-30; I-76; US-119
West Virginia: US-119; CR-857; I-68; I-79; US-19; I-64; Morris Branch Road; Lawn Road
2 comments:
That's really pretty country, but we usually avoid grades greater than 6%.
It truly is beautiful! Can you believe that grade was on the interstate! Yikees!
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