Places
You call THAT a storm?
We had back-to-back hurricanes this month here in Fort Myers. They both packed a lot of punch and did major damage in other places. Yes, there was some damage locally but for the most part they missed me. The second – Milton – came closest to a direct hit but landed about 50 miles north. … Continue reading
TS_10 Hop 8: Tallahassee FL to Lehigh Acres FL
415 miles via I-10, US 19, US 98, FL 60, US 27, FL 29 and FL 82. Cumulative route miles: 2,482. Auto miles on this hop: 415. Cumulative auto miles: 2,519. This was a LONG trip – over 8 hours on the road – mostly because I chose to avoid I-75. And because Marlene wanted … Continue reading
TS_10 Hop 7: Nashville TN to Tallahassee FL
486 miles via I-40, I-440 (around Nashville), I-65 and US 27. Cumulative route miles: 2,067. Auto miles: 615. Cumulative auto miles: 2,196. We had one snack/bio stop at a Wendy’s in Mongomery AL. The weather was very good, fortunately, because this was a LONG day of driving. About 8 hours behind the wheel. But the … Continue reading
TS_10 Hop 6: Louisville KY to Nashville TN
212 miles via I-264, US 31W, KY 841, I-65, I-24 and I-40. Cumulative route miles: 1,581. Auto miles on this hop: 22. Cumulative auto miles: 1,656. There were no extra auto miles. However, the route was rather tortuous: first to Churchill Downs where we tried (and failed) to get a souvenir, then to a gas … Continue reading
TS_10 Hop 5: St Clairsville OH to Louisville KY
323 miles via US 40 (through St Clairsville), I-70, I-270 (south of Columbus OH), I-71 and I-264 into Louisville KY. Cumulative route miles: 1,369. Auto miles on this hop: 340. Cumulative auto miles: 1,434. The extra miles on this hop were due to a trip to the Wheeling Island Casino in Wheeling WV. We started … Continue reading
TS_10 Hop 4: Harrisburg PA to St Clairsville OH
270 miles via I-81, US 30, I-70, I-470 (around Wheeling) and I-70 (again). Cumulative route miles: 1,046. Auto miles: 286. Cumulative auto miles: 1,094. We stopped at the Flight 93 Memorial near Shanksville PA. The extra miles were from the trip to the Hershey Chocolate World. This was a clear, warm day with relatively little … Continue reading
Hershey Chocolate World
Milton Hershey did much more than create a chocolate bar in 1900 – he created an entire community. And it is now a destination with something for everyone – an amusement park, a private boarding school, a botanical garden, several hotels and resorts and Hershey Chocolate World – a place where one can learn how … Continue reading
TS_10 Hop 3: Schenectady NY to Harrisburg PA
361 miles via NY 7, I-88, I-81, PA 347, I-380, I-81 (again), PA 309, US 202, PA 772, US 30, PA 283, I-283, I-81 (yet again) and US 22. Cumulative route miles: 776. Auto miles: 373. Cumulative auto miles: 808. The 12 non-route miles were the trip to the casino. This hop included several stops. … Continue reading
TS_10 Hop 2: Plattsburgh NY to Schenectady NY
185 miles via I-87, NY 9N, I-87 again, NY 50 and I-87 (yet again). Cumulative route miles: 415. Auto miles: 185. Cumulative auto miles: 435. This hop was mostly on I-87. I have never driven I-87 north of Albany so this was a new road for me. It was beautiful! Soft mountains and deep valleys. … Continue reading
TS_10 Hop 1: New Salem MA to Plattsburgh NY
230 miles via US 202, MA 122, MA 2, MA 10, I-91, I-89, US 2 and US 9. Cumulative route miles: 230. Total auto miles: 250. Cumulative auto miles: 250. The extra auto miles were due to a shopping trip before leaving the cabin. This was a trip made on a beautiful but cool Sunday … Continue reading