In Search of the Rodent
We decided that we couldn't be in this part of Pennsylvania without going through Punxsutawney in search of Phil. We pulled out of the KOA near Bradford, hit the convenient dump station and motored down a very beautiful US 219 southward. This whole day, as well as the day before, were on really great roads with almost new surfaces ... happy Flying Scotsman.
The road up through Ridgeway looked intimidating on the map but proved to be nothing but smooth and beautiful with the fall colors. After DuBois and a Walmart provisioning stop we arrived at Punxsutawney and were kind of let down by the town. I mean it is a really nice little town but I guess we were expecting Dollywood or something similar. The banner below is as close to the rodent as we would get.
After the Pux we continued our southward leisurely trek on 119 toward Pittsburgh. The weather upon leaving Bradford was about 60 and partly cloudy but it threatened to get worse as we headed south. There had been a massive damaging storm moving across country doing a lot of damage and sometime we had to cross paths.
The rain slowed us down and we decided to pause at the Madison Pittsburgh SE KOA in Madison just to the southeast of the city. Very steep and difficult entry to the park yet with friendly hosts.
Increasing rain as we hooked up the bus in a level gravel pull through. So far haven't had to unhook the HHR. After a week or so it might need to be started up and run, eh. Also we have averaged 8.6 mpg due to the very hilly terrain but still not that bad.
Above is the view out of the dinette window in the morning of the 4th. This was lot #1 just above the lake and we had a nice walk in some light rain. The night before it really rained hard and continued to do so up until breakfast as the pic was taken.
Another 200 mile day and that has become quite comfortable for us. We are usually on the road by 9am, break for lunch (today was Subway at Walmart) and quit when the pilot needs a break from the scenery (today spectacular) usually around 3pm.
Still heading south toward Tennessee and then take a right toward New Orleans this week. The roads and scenery along this route from the north are really great and we highly recommend this route south from Buffalo.
