10/12/2023

October 9-10, 2023 Into the Forest, Allegheny National Forest

October 9, 2023

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY ANDY!

After saying our farewells to Anne, we headed west and then south.

Beautiful farms:

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Some nice two lane roads:

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Through small towns – love the mural:

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More farmland:

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Leaves are peaking!

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And the barns, oh my!

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Horses in the field:

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Lumber Mills:

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Check out the signs…  Never saw a bear sign before:

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And back to PA:

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We made our way to Red Bridge Campground in the Allegheny National Forest where we will be for 3 nights – Love the forest.

“And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul”

― John Muir

We had planned to have steak over the fire but it was so windy that we decided to wait until tomorrow. The local Elks was serving food so that is where we went for Andy’s birthday dinner.

Stats for today:


Miles Traveled:  205 Miles

Routes Traveled:

New York: 281; Foster Road; NY-90; NY-281; US-13; I-86; US-219

Pennsylvania: US-219; PA-770; PA-59; PA-321

Tuesday, October 10, 2023

We decided to hang around the campsite today.  We had to do a few chores and we wanted to enjoy a campfire – Smile

Our site:

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Our “new to us” truck:

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Ask us about our new license plate – LOL!:

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Enjoying the campfire:

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Looks like he is up to something – LOL! 

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Yes, we enjoyed out steak and potatoes over the fire!

Tomorrow we will be heading to Kinzua Bridge State Park – Stay tuned and enjoy today.

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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous! I miss the beautiful leaves of fall. Enjoy!

Diane said...

Thanks!

Robert said...

Looks like fun Diane!

Diane said...

I just love the forest!