Eric & I Drive Southeast to Austerlitz, New York

Jerry sits on her porch to
watch Eric & me prepare
to leave for our drive
to Austerlitz.






I'm glad she's wearing a sweater because it takes time to get the motorhome ready for a
road trip.

I see that I have to lower the

 DirecTV satellite dish as I get

this shot of Eric moving a board

that was under our front jack.

Eric pulls out of Jerry's
driveway....

.... and pulls out into the road.

Yes there is enough room for

him to make the turn.

Look at where the front

wheels are on the motorhome.

Our drive starts on
New York State
Route 158 South.

A shot of a cow & barns on

this drizzly day.

US Route 20 in Guilderland
is a busy four lane road.

Oversize Load & a larger

Oversize Load up the

road.

Everyone would like to
drive past this "half a
house" on the left.






Take a look at the road striping.  The road shoulder is pretty wide here, at an intersection.  As a local, I know that the "chase car" will have to move into the left lane to provide room for the tractor trailer to move to the left lane because trees come closer to the road, just after the traffic light.

It's OK to sit back a bit and watch the "half a house" make its way east toward Albany.

Eric is excited to drive the

motorhome on this access

ramp to the the Northway,

Interstate 87, the Thruway,

 Interstate 90,

He remembers that this ramp has an amazing curve.  I start to get nervous... and then remember that the access ramp has to be wide enough for tractor trailers to negotiate.

He remembers the curve
correctly...

... & easily negotiates it.

We continue east on
Interstate 90.

Our first glimpse of

Fall Foliage.

Exit 1 E takes us onto
US Routes 9 & 20 East.

We are alert for horses

along the road.

Here's Lebanon Valley
Speedway, the home of
a Clay 1/2 Mile Oval 
Track,  a Dragway &
& a Go Kart Track.





This is the place to be for auto racing in this region of New York State.

Eric turns onto New York

State Route 22 South.

This section of road parallels
the Thruway.

Next turn...

Middle Road

We take our time negotiating
holes in this dirt road.







Eric and I reminisce about driving the Dempster Highway to the Arctic Circle.  The road can't be as tough a drive as that 250 mile stretch of Canadian Tundra.

Eric turns left into Woodland

Hills Campgrounds,

in Austerlitz.