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Thursday, November 9, 2017

Day One: New York To Texas, Our Off Highway Travels, NY to PA

That's right...  Eric and I are driving from New York to Texas on US Routes, State Routes and County Roads.  We are avoiding Interstates as we drive through the towns and cities no one sees from major highways.





Eric waves goodbye to
his mom, Jerry, as he
leaves her driveway
on November 8th.




Our first stop: Adams Cooling
& Heating to fill our Propane
Tank.





It's a crystal clear
day....










I point out the Onesquethaw
Creek Sign's companion.






Eric designed the blue and white Hudson River Estuary Watershed sign with the Atlantic Sturgeon when he worked at the New York State Department of Transportation.





Outcrops of Shale
roadside





We stopped for
diesel fuel.







I need to clean my camera lens thoroughly.





Jerry's Care Package...





... has cookies & bags
of Almond Joy.






We can drive all day and into the night with this kind of fuel.





An old AirStream motorhome
waits for service at a
small garage.





Smoke wafts across the sky.




.Water sprays across gravel
 piles to keep dust
down.









My first crane sighting.

I LOVE cranes.








A retaining wall is being 
built as part of the access
to a brand new bridge.





There he is... Gnome Chomsky!







Eric and I are stopping at Kelder's Farm to visit Gnome and do some shopping.





Here's one of the many signs
 with Hebrew in this section






This sign is for bungalow rentals.





This rambling old resort
reminds me of the setting






Hundreds of Catskill hotels hosted Jewish families escaping New York City's heat, by train, starting in the early 1900s.  This region catered to  those being discriminated against by many other hoteliers.  Young men and women met on vacation and fell in love.  Extended family members met to share summer getaways.  Many comedians got their start in stand up in the Catskills.  After reaching the apex of popularity in  the 1950s and 1960s, the number of vacationers began to drop.  The confluence of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and expanded travel options doomed the Catskill resorts.  






I took this picture of the Bethel
sign & our conversation turned
Festival in 1969.









I wonder if this is the
farm where so many
gathered for the love
of music.




We cross a metal deck
bridge that is being
rehabbed...










... & enter Pennsylvania.




Eric & I see our first
snowplow of the
season.





Northeast of Carbondale
we find snow dusting
the ground.




I take over the driving.

Eric needs a break during
today's seven hour drive.





This small Ferris Wheel-like
structure makes us wonder...





Ninety degree turn signs
are used for curves
in Pennsylvania.






Eric's time in New York Department of Transportation familiarized him with many road signs.  He often points out signs that do not fully describe the road conditions.






A stream flows next to
the roadway.










My favorite shot of the
looming bridge.




I think this is a side
view of what looks
like a grand home.






We stop for diesel at
Bowmans Creek
Service Center.





This is a super easy fuel stop, right next to the road. 





We turn south onto
Pennsylvania Route
42 South.

The Ultimate Answer to Life, The Universe and Everything is...42!  Yes, Eric and I are Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy fans.





Our first Amish 
buggy sign.







We will watch carefully for slow moving, horse drawn Amish vehicles.





near Washingtonville can
be seen from  miles away.










Sunset












We pull into the Walmart
parking lot in Lewisburg
to spend the night.





How did we pick this location?  Eric and I use OverNightRVParking.com to find free parking spots across the US and Canada.  I call ahead and ask for permission to stay the night.  When we pull into a free parking area, Eric and I know that we are welcome guests.

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