Up Down and Around


Tuesday, May 14, 2019

We ‘almost’ had the tent trailer taken down this morning before it rained.  Most of the day it rained, sometimes heavily but mostly just a sprinkle.  Three days on the road and three days of rain…just keeping our track record intact.

When we were planning our route for this adventure, we set a goal to drive on 2 lane highways and as little as possible on expressways.  We wanted to see the rural areas and small towns of the US that most tourists do not get to see.  Today we accomplished just that.  We traveled on State highways that were narrow, rugged, and most certainly filled with curves and lots of hills.  At times it was ‘white knuckle’ driving as we exited New York State and made our way south across Pennsylvania.  The scenery was spectacular and it was a blast!

Our intended destination was Ravensburg State Park but upon arrival realized that it was for tent camping only and we would have been illegal even with our tent trailer.  It also was right on the highway and had no electricity.  I can hear it now.  They have become soft travelling by automobile.  That is partly true, but the real concern was the 40 degree (that is Fahrenheit) temperatures predicted for tonight.  In a tent that is okay because our bodies can partly heat up the small space…not true in our trailer. 

We are instead set up at Raymond B Winters State Park.  To get here from the first park we traveled through a beautiful agricultural area farmed entirely by old order Mennonite. We are just south of Williamsport which is best known for the Little League World Series that they host each year.

Distance Traveled = 343 km. (It seemed further!)  Wildlife Sightings = Chipping Sparrows, Turkey Vultures, Cardinal.  (not exactly an impressive list!)

P.S.  Sue saw in a local newspaper that Donald Trump will be in the area in a few days…maybe we should wait around to see him…probably not…I would not go across the street to see a ‘clown’ like him!!!!

Sussquehanna River in Lock Haven

Our very own waterfall behind our campsite

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