A Matter of Balance
This was another day of covering territory on a mixture of freeways and secondary roads. For some reason I didn’t pass through many towns. All the roads seem to be down swaths cut through forests, with only “service centers” placed at strategic intervals for fuel and food. It was pleasant enough, but not…
Continue reading Oct 5: Milford, Connecticut to Wells, Maine
4 CommentsThis day was dedicated to covering miles and making a wide loop to avoid New York City. My trip advisers in Philadelphia suggested that I not take the direct route through NYC (I-95) because of aggressive drivers and bad roads in the area. The skies were dark when Leah saw me off…
Continue reading Oct 4: Philadelphia, PA to Milford, Connecticut
4 CommentsIn Philadelphia I joined Marion, who had arrived previously by airplane, to visit Daughter Leah and Good Friend Brian. Also visiting Philadelphia during these exact same three days was Hurricane Joaquin. The hurricane passed by out in the Atlantic and didn’t actually hit land, but its wind and rain dominated the local…
Continue reading Oct 1 thru Oct 3: Philadelphia
7 CommentsI’m happy to report that my assumption regarding Hwy 322 to Philadelphia would be a freeway was wrong. It was actually a two lane road almost the whole way, with the first half of the 90 miles just like pictures out of an Americana calendar, houses on Main Street and…
Continue reading Sept 30: Hershey, Pennsylvania to Philadelphia
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