PA
TTN Hop 7: White Haven PA to Bristol CT
198 miles via I-80, I-380, PA 423, PA 191, PA 507, I-84 and CT 229. 198 miles. Cumulative tow miles: 1511. Cumulative truck miles: 1920. This hop was 198 miles and 75% of those miles – 149 miles – were on I-84. Which meant a very bumpy ride. Although I-84 is constantly under construction (major … Continue reading
TTN Hop 6: Lorton VA to White Haven PA
238 miles via I-95, I-495 (around DC), I-270, US 15, I-83, I-81 and I-80 with a refueling stop in MD. Cumulative tow miles: 1313. Cumulative truck miles: 1721. Going through PA is the lesser of two evils: the other choice would be to go through NJ, which we will avoid at any cost due to … Continue reading
TTS Hop 3: East Stroudsburg PA to College Park MD
222 miles via US 209, PA 33, US 22, US 222, US 30, I-83, I-695 (around Baltimore), I-95 and MD 212. Cumulative tow miles: 680. This was almost a reverse of the hop last spring, with a few minor differences. The biggest difference is that we decided to travel US 30 to its connection with … Continue reading
TTS Hop 2: Oakham MA to East Stroudsburg PA
232 miles via MA 122, MA 31, MA 49, US 20, I-84 and US 209. Cumulative tow miles: 458. We are getting out of New England just in time: the temperature in Oakham dropped to 32 the night before we left and also dropped to 32 in East Stroudsburg, PA, the night we arrived. Frost … Continue reading
STN Hop 6: College Park MD to East Stroudsburg PA
225 miles on I-95, I-695 (around Baltimore), I-83, US 30, US 222, PA 33 and US 209. Cumulative distance: 1,364 miles. This was, in some respects, the most difficult hop on the STN. It started with I-95 between DC and Baltimore, then a stretch on the I-695 beltway around Baltimore – both of which were … Continue reading
STS Hop 4: Manheim PA to Lorton VA
161 miles via I-76, US 15, I-270, I-495 (MD and VA) and I-95. This was, for the most part, a familiar trip on familiar roads. We have done it before, most notably on our GTW way back in 2012. US 15 in MD is memorable as the site of our very first (and very traumatic) … Continue reading
Manheim PA and Pinch Pond Family Campground
We stayed at the Pinch Pond Family Campground in Manheim PA for 5 nights. The original plan was to use the campground as a base for exploring the area – Hershey, Harrisburg, Lebanon, Lancaster and the Pennsylvania Dutch countryside. However, the time was mostly spent recuperating from our nasty colds. Only on the last day … Continue reading
QTE Hop 6: Lorton, VA, to Littleton, MA
2 day, 534 miles via I-95, I-495, US 29, I-70, I-695 (near Baltimore), I-83, US 30, US 222, I-78, US 22, PA 33, US 209, I-84, I-90, I-290 (near Worcester), I-495 (near Boston) amd MA 2A. This was a grueling weekend, primarily due to the fatigue from the previous weeks, the complicated route to our … Continue reading
Amish furniture
We love Amish furniture. Part of it is that we love furniture made from solid wood. Another part is that we appreciated craftsmanship. The third part is that we like a bargain. Which is why I drove for 8 hours on Saturday to pick up two oak swivel gliders to replace the very uncomfortable loveseat … Continue reading
GTW Hop 5: Gettysburg, PA, to Lorton, VA
101 miles via PA 116, US 15, I-270, I-495, I-95 and VA 600 and 242. Cumulative distance: 775 miles. A ding-a-day. It is the theme of this trip. It would be more accurate to say “ding a hop” but that doesn’t have quite the same ring. So a ding-a-day it is. The Hop 5 ding … Continue reading