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This years summer vacation

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  • bachophileB Offline
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    bachophile
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    #43

    So, currently in Grand Island Nebraska.

    As I said going fast over the plains. Here there be…basically just cornfields.

    Some catch up

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    The south west deserts are just beyond spectacular. Every turn was a new canyon, a new mesa, colors unbelievable.

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    But fraught with danger.

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    Four corners

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    Joshua trees

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    Ouray Colorado

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    Scottsbluff Nebraska.

    Tomorrow booked a hotel overlooking the Mississippi in Iowa.

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    • MikM Offline
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      wrote on last edited by Mik
      #44

      Nice trip!

      Our drive from North Carolina to Las Vegas last summer was kind of a survey of American deserts. Quite spectacular.

      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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      • markM Offline
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        mark
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        #45

        Are you passing by Northern IL, Southern WI?

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        • bachophileB Offline
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          bachophile
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          #46

          No sorry. Swinging fast in abit more southerly route across Indiana and ultimately toward Pennsylvania and New York, I’d like to visit the hallowed ground of Gettysburg. And maybe Amish Pennsylvania.

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          • bachophileB bachophile

            No sorry. Swinging fast in abit more southerly route across Indiana and ultimately toward Pennsylvania and New York, I’d like to visit the hallowed ground of Gettysburg. And maybe Amish Pennsylvania.

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            George K
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            #47

            @bachophile said in This years summer vacation:

            No sorry.

            Damn...

            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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            • MikM Offline
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              #48

              Damn. I wonder if Krogers will let me return the matzoh and brisket.

              “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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              • LuFins DadL Offline
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                LuFins Dad
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                #49

                Gettysburg is fantastic. Enjoy!

                And again, take Route 40 if you can, though 30’s nice as well and will take you past the Flight 93 monument.

                The Brad

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                • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                  Gettysburg is fantastic. Enjoy!

                  And again, take Route 40 if you can, though 30’s nice as well and will take you past the Flight 93 monument.

                  bachophileB Offline
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                  bachophile
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #50

                  @LuFins-Dad I see 30 running through Gettysburg towards Lancaster but I don’t see 40, what towns does it run through?

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                  • bachophileB Offline
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                    bachophile
                    wrote on last edited by bachophile
                    #51

                    New update from Muscatine Iowa on the Mississippi.

                    First some thoughts on Nebraska vs Iowa.

                    Western Nebraska was very much like Colorado east of the Rockies, lots of prairie grass, and grazing herds of cattle. Eastern Nebraska was just plain boring and not particularly beautiful.

                    On the other hand, crossing into Iowa I was struck on how simply beautiful the landscape was. Sure, lots of corn fields but just stunningly green, verdant. Also not flat pancake like Nebraska but rolling hills.

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                    This doesn’t do it justice but really a very relaxing drive. Stayed off the interstate and drove the small country roads through the fields. Also Mennonite country.

                    Eventually ended up at Iowa border on the Mississippi.

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                    Signs of recent flooding.

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                    Ol’ man river

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                    Huge barge being pushed upstream

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                    Another huge barge just sitting askew I guess waiting to be also moved.

                    (For those with long memories, barges will now always remind me of an unpleasant exchange about “the barge” with a certain former forumite. )

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                    • bachophileB bachophile

                      New update from Muscatine Iowa on the Mississippi.

                      First some thoughts on Nebraska vs Iowa.

                      Western Nebraska was very much like Colorado east of the Rockies, lots of prairie grass, and grazing herds of cattle. Eastern Nebraska was just plain boring and not particularly beautiful.

                      On the other hand, crossing into Iowa I was struck on how simply beautiful the landscape was. Sure, lots of corn fields but just stunningly green, verdant. Also not flat pancake like Nebraska but rolling hills.

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                      This doesn’t do it justice but really a very relaxing drive. Stayed off the interstate and drove the small country roads through the fields. Also Mennonite country.

                      Eventually ended up at Iowa border on the Mississippi.

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                      Signs of recent flooding.

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                      Ol’ man river

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                      Huge barge being pushed upstream

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                      Another huge barge just sitting askew I guess waiting to be also moved.

                      (For those with long memories, barges will now always remind me of an unpleasant exchange about “the barge” with a certain former forumite. )

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                      jon-nyc
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #52

                      @bachophile

                      For those with long memories, barges will now always remind me of an unpleasant exchange about “the barge” with a certain former forumite.

                      I see too many, as my apartment overlooks the hudson. When I see the word written out, though, it’s another story.

                      Only non-witches get due process.

                      • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                      • jon-nycJ Offline
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                        jon-nyc
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #53

                        Cool photos and trip.

                        Only non-witches get due process.

                        • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                        • JollyJ Offline
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                          Jolly
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                          #54

                          The barge crews make a decent living, but you're away from home a good bit. It's interesting to watch them work the barges in a tight turn.

                          “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                            89th
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                            Nice pics! Thanks for sharing so far. If you head north on the Mississippi you'll eventually run into a stream near my house. I'll leave the back gate unlocked.

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                            • bachophileB bachophile

                              @LuFins-Dad I see 30 running through Gettysburg towards Lancaster but I don’t see 40, what towns does it run through?

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                              @bachophile said in This years summer vacation:

                              @LuFins-Dad I see 30 running through Gettysburg towards Lancaster but I don’t see 40, what towns does it run through?

                              40 is tricky as it blends in with a couple of major highways like 70 and 68, but typically there will be Alternate 40 routes that are a little more interesting.

                              In West Virginia through Western PA, you’ll go through some small industrial cities like Wheeling, WV and Washington, PA. There’s a lot of history in those towns, then it cuts south along the Mongahela river through some smaller little towns like Brownsville and California. These are primarily mining towns, with a University being built in California.

                              It gets a lot better when you get to Uniontown. From there, it will take you up into the mountains. It’s a fun ride driving up to the summit, with several nice inns and the Nemacolin resort. From there you have Ohiopyle, Lural Caverns, and more. If you’re interested in biking or trains, you can visit the Great Allegheny Passage. The train ride to the Continental Divide is nice. I’ve always wanted to do the Ohiopyle White Water Rafying trip for a day, then do the bike trip from there, travel the gap, then coast all the way down to Cumberland, MD.

                              From there, there are a number of alternate paths to take depending on what interests you. You can easily get to @Aqua-Letifer s old stomping grounds at Deep Creek Lake, or start heading NE towards Gettysburg. Alternate 40 through Hagerstown and Frederick is nice…

                              The Brad

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                                LuFins Dad
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                                #57

                                Of course, Rt 30 will take you through Latrobe and past Saint Vincent’s College, which is where the greatest American Football Team of all time is currently holding training camp through mid-August…

                                The Brad

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                                • MikM Offline
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                                  Mik
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                                  #58

                                  I love taking the US highways whenever I can over the interstates. It's a little slower but a whole lot more interesting.

                                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                  • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                                    Of course, Rt 30 will take you through Latrobe and past Saint Vincent’s College, which is where the greatest American Football Team of all time is currently holding training camp through mid-August…

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                                    #59

                                    @LuFins-Dad said in This years summer vacation:

                                    Of course, Rt 30 will take you through Latrobe and past Saint Vincent’s College, which is where the greatest American Football Team of all time is currently holding training camp through mid-August…

                                    The Patriots?

                                    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                      @LuFins-Dad said in This years summer vacation:

                                      Of course, Rt 30 will take you through Latrobe and past Saint Vincent’s College, which is where the greatest American Football Team of all time is currently holding training camp through mid-August…

                                      The Patriots?

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                                      @Jolly said in This years summer vacation:

                                      @LuFins-Dad said in This years summer vacation:

                                      Of course, Rt 30 will take you through Latrobe and past Saint Vincent’s College, which is where the greatest American Football Team of all time is currently holding training camp through mid-August…

                                      The Patriots?

                                      Did I say anything about the Greatest Cheaters?

                                      The Brad

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                                        @bachophile Thanks so much for sharing your trip!! Really really nice pictures and journey!

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                                        • bachophileB Offline
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                                          Just outside of Cumberland Maryland.

                                          Just a quick personal note, I wanted to thank all those who, public and private, invited us to stop by. We decided usually on the spur of the moment where to spend the next day and it was not really possible to plan in advance where or when we would be anywhere but I do thank you, and whenever we passed areas I knew people were not that far away I gave you thoughts.

                                          @LuFins-Dad we came into Appalachia first on US 50 into West Virginia and continued north on 40 which was contiguous with I-68. The hills were really beautiful, although my first thought was that this is an autumn drive when the foliage must be spectacular.

                                          Indiana, meh. The trucking around Indianapolis was horrible. we liked eastern Ohio when the landscape turned more interesting although the cross into West Virginia began really beautiful scenery.

                                          Although not to give Indiana such a bad rap, we went off highway when the trucking was just too much into some very rural areas and I leave you with a covered bridge which would do no shame to Madison county in Iowa.

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                                          Tomorrow Gettysburg.

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