67512 386 miles 8:45 AM 48*-65* Sunshine Gas is $4.25
I-84 was pretty with scenery of rolling hills; grass is getting greener in the median; well kept farms with silos, fields and trees are beginning to bud. Wilkes Barre, PA also claims to be the birthplace of Planters Peanuts as does Suffock, VA. (Still haven't resolved why both make the claim.) Chambersburg, PA had Civil War activity so we stopped to explore, but the museum was closed on weekends. We found a house that John Brown lived in while making plans for Harper's Ferry raid. From sign boards, we learned that Chambersburg was invaded in 1862, 1863 and 1864 by Confederate forces and was burned to the ground in 1864. We'll have to return another time to learn more in the museum. In Winchester, VA, we turned W on US 50, the Northwestern Pike. Sonny saw a motorcycle with bicycles mounted on the back. I saw this sign: "Hungry? Come in and lettuce taco 'bout it" on the Taco Bell reader board.
In Virginia, along US 50, we passed towns with names: "Hanging Rock", "Paw Paw". The road gained in elevation up to 1600' passed stone quarries. Many homes and buildings were made of stone. At the top of Saddle Mt,VA (2865'), we could see 180* of the surrounding hills. "Backbone Mt" was higher at 3100' with another beautiful view, however, the ride down was on a 9% grade. That evening, our hotel room had a window bench where I watched second spectacular sunset.
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| The house where John Brown planned the raid on Harper's Ferry |
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| Crossing into West Virginia |
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| Kids hosting a car wash |
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| The Northwestern Turnpike, US 50 |
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| View from Saddle Mountain |
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| Stone church |
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| Real log cabin with thick chinking |
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| It's a windy country road. |
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| Climbing higher in the Appalachian Mountains |
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| An old covered bridge |
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| And now, it's back down again! |
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| View from the window bench in our room in Bridgeport, WV. |
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