Lil’ roadtrip
Comments(1) I’ve had a chance to run some antiques up and and back from Rhinebeck, NY, took my buddy Wes along in the Penske truck. We spent the first night in Harrisonburg, VA, dinner and some drinks in a Mexican place near the hotel. Next day had to do some rental logistics (and lose a little time) in Harrison, PA then up past Wilkes-Bare and Scranton, over to NY and up the Hudson River Valley. Our load safely delivered and swapped out just before dark and a rainstorm, we headed south a bit to Hyde Park, saw the CIA campus which a long lost friend attended, found a hotel near the Hyde Park Steakhouse and brewery, took the brewery tour and sampled some product.
Now past the time constraint, we were free for what I considered the fun part: taking some state highways on the way back. We took PA 209 from Port Jervis and followed the Delaware river down. A large black bear ran across the road just in front of us and into a corn field, no doubt on to do some fishing in the Delaware. Unfortunately I had no time for a photo, but thankfully it wasn’t a close call: 16′ Penske vs. Bear = mess for all. We had lunch in Nazareth, PA enjoying the small town Real America. Lots of bikers in PA.
Tonight we’re crashing in Staunton, VA where there is the abandoned DeJarnette hospital just off 81 and across from the Microtel. The desk lady assured me the cops snatch up infiltrators regularly and enforce jail time, so I only took some pics from across the road. Here’s some more from Flickr of those who’ve made it in. The classic “haunted” TB/mental hospital…maybe next time. Plus, Staunton has 2 indie movie theatres. Tomorrow some more exploration in VA and back to ATL. I love roadtrips, esp. of the semi-aimless variety!
In your element…