We have arrived in Pittsburgh! Last stop before we drive back home. After so much time spent in rural America we are firmly in the bosom of this great city where we walked to dinner and are staying in an apartment building. I can safely say after another day spent mainly driving two lane backroads with urban driving at the end, Green Acres is the place I’d rather be, not Park Avenue. Yes the rural pick ups like to try and push you along by tailgating, but the urban Subaru driver loves nothing more than going 65 in a 35 and trying to cut you off from the lane you need to be in, but you just don’t know it yet.
We stopped at Letchworth State Park in New York at the recommendation of The Chirino’s via Paula Seward and boy are we happy we did (and they did). After Watkins Glen and Letchworth I’m about out of adjectives. It pains me, really pains me, to say this, but boy is New York a beautiful state. You can keep NYC, but give me NY.
I think we’ve managed to hit a lot, I mean a lot of eastern mountains this trip. We even managed to find mountains in Maine! Today we added the Alleghenies to the Whites, Greens, Adirondacks, and all the other mountains we’ve seen in literally, and I mean that in the correct literal way, in every state we’ve been to, from Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland, Massachusetts to the ranges I’ve named already. Mind blown.
I’m happy to report that at this point I’m declaring my goals for the trip met since I’m sitting (OK, I’m laying on the couch) in the last Airbnb so no sleeping in the car and I’ve had a blast everyday, even those I’m worn out from a long day of driving.
We’ve decided we need to come back this way in the fall when the leaves are red, gold, and purple, but not this year. And Brunch tomorrow. I think two decisions are enough for one day.
And on that bombshell, goodnight!
