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Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Setting Out to See America

Feeling a little like teenage hippies, we hit the road at 8:45 a.m., heading to Scranton, Pennsylvania, and Steamtown National Historic Site.
Overloaded already, the car offered no room for the four extra outfits I had unobtrusively stuffed into the suitcase.
"I'm not piling things so high in the back that it blocks the window," declared Andy, and we didn't.
The last steam locomotive carrying passengers in this area dated back to 1960; that seemed late for such "outdated" technology to be operating. But the historic site is now home to 28 locomotives, most very impressive in size and restoration.
On to Ricketts Glen state park and the Falls Trail for hiking, a challenging loop walk that follows two converging streams that carved a gorge with 17 waterfalls.
Advantages to travel during the week in September: 1. Other than the two overturned semis with container boxes spewed all over the highway, the traffic moved steadily. 2. In Steamtown, only a father and son joined us in the 250-seat theater to watch the story of steam locomotives in America. 3. The gorgeous weather invited outdoor activity so our hike in Ricketts Glen provided spectacular views of the falls with almost no competition from other travelers.

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