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Gettysburg, PA
If you want to swim for a few hours in a deep pool of American history, just visit the Gettysburg National Military Park. I can’t say that I have been to all of the great battlefields of the world, but this one is huge (24 square miles), relatively new (the battle was 149 years ago) … Continue reading
GTW Hop 4: Gordonville, PA, to Gettysburg, PA
68 miles via US 30 and PA 116. Cumulative distance: 674 miles This “easy” hop took over 2 hours to complete. US 30 was bumper-to-bumper for about half the distance we traveled on it. Not fun. Because I was concentrating so hard on not running into the guy in front of me, I didn’t get … Continue reading
Gordonville, PA
Gordonville lies just a few miles east of Lancaster and is in the heart of “Pennsylvania Dutch” country. We stayed at the Country Acres Campground and dined last night at the Bird-in-Hand Family Restaurant. We also visited some Amish furniture shops and bought a couple of small tables for bedside use, which I think showed … Continue reading
GTW Hop 3: Milford, NY, to Gordonville, PA
282 miles via NY 28, I-88, I-81, I-476, US 22, 222 and 30. Cumulative distance: 606 miles The “B” on the map is our refueling stop, this being the first hop (of very few, I hope) that we could not complete on a single tank of fuel. We can’t assume that any service station will … Continue reading