Pick my route home!
Right now I’m about to head out the door to Wheeling, WV, my last stop on the trip. I’ll be there for but a day. On Friday morning I’ll be heading out to New Berlin, PA.
But how will I get there?
You, dear readers, should pick it.
The choices are (everything starts with US 40)
-US 40/National Road to US 522 North (goes into Maryland )
-US 40/National Road to US 30/Lincoln Highway to US 522 North (basically how I got to Wheeling at the start of my trip)
-US 40/National Road to US 11 through Shippensburg and Carlise.
-US 40/National Road to US 22 to PA 45 (hilly and rural)
-Or some other fun combination.
Anyone? I plan on making a day of it. Interstates are not out of the question to quickly change routes, but I’d rather keep off of them for longer stints.
So check out a map and get back to me. I’ll be leaving Wheeling on Friday morning.
9 responses so far
How about U.S. 40 to U.S. 11/15 and THEN PA 147? Live dangerous; ) I was reading your last few posts and Bob Seger’s “Turn The Page” came to mind. It made me think of how fun I thought it would be to take the PA Turnpike back from Pittsburgh all the way to Harrisburg. Or U.S. 22 through Lewistown and then 522 to Middleburg and then, PA 35 is it? to New Berlin?
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Eric reply on July 24th, 2008 7:38 am:
Hm… I’ve done all of those before.
Hmm… It’s hard to find a route that I’ve not beaten to death like every Bob Seger song…
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rt 40 to rt 22 to rt 45 sounds like fun. It would be a new area that you have not seen. And you go by a town named Clyde. (His grandfathers name). As you near Altoona at Summit on the map says Allegeny portage railroad national historic site. It is the first railroad tunnel in the USA! It has a museum in an old tavern that was a railroad stop for travels. Have fun and take your time. Enjoy, savory all you see.
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Eric reply on July 24th, 2008 7:40 am:
Oh, I’ve seen all of that.
I was there on April 9. See?
http://www.littleblackstar.com/scoot66/2008/04/09/vampire-road-and-other-places-near-that-thing/
Hmmmm… I’ll have to think of something.
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I vote you ride cross country. no roads at all. just through fields and such. you can do that right? don’t hit any cows!
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Eric reply on July 24th, 2008 7:42 am:
This is perfect! And you can actually do most of it. Well, walking. There’s Braddock’s road, for one. And probably some hiking trail. I bet the scooter could take it.
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What ever you do….route it so you can be at Gita Nagari on saturday the 26th for a kick ass country Ratha Yatra!!! Haribol!
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Eric reply on July 24th, 2008 7:43 am:
Oh I know. I want to and badly. But I don’t think it can happen.
When is the actual Rath? I wouldn’t be able to get there till around 330 or 4.
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Daily reply on July 24th, 2008 8:08 pm:
RY on Saturday starts at noon, but the parade is till at least 3:30 and feast at 4, lots of devotees, food, shopping….COME!!!!
it will be the perfect cap to your crazy trip….see Radha Damodar and GN’s cows!
Haribol.
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