Saturday, October 27, 2012

Day 52 (The Final Dash!)  Pine grove, PA - South Easton, MA 381.4 miles, Final Total = 10,669.3 miles.
Left the Hampton Inn in Pine Grove, PA just before 7:30 AM and headed North again on I75.  The air was cool and the fog was heavy.  As we headed up into the mountains the fog increased and I was forced to back off the throttle.

 I81 continues to be a better alternative to the Wash, D.C./NJ/NYC corridor, but PA needs to accelerate their road maintenance program as many sections of road are much in need.  Traveling in a car might be comfortable, but in an RV with stiff suspension it can be bone jarring. Made the transition to I84 outside Scranton without incident despite traffic & construction.  As is normal, the deer roadkill in PA is always sadly excessive. Traffic through NY and Conn. was a little heavy but only one slowdown.  Stopped for lunch at the Blue Colony Diner @ exit 10 in CN (always a good meal) and then a stop for gas on the MA Tpke. in Charlton and we reached South Easton at about 2:30 PM.
The (2) Captains & their "steeds" 

 52 days, 31 States and 10,669.3 miles.  As we drove the last mile, we turned to each other a simultaneously asked "Do we really want to go home?"  The hard part would be choosing which place to go.  This country has so many special places, and we saw so many special things!  We both had seen Yellowstone & Grand Canyon before, so some of the awe was taken away, but we both agreed that Bryce & Zion National Parks were very, very beautiful.  The Cascades, the Wash./Oregon coast,  the Redwoods, the Painted Desert/Monument Valley, Colorado's Mountains, the Louisiana Swamps, the beaches of Mississippi all special!

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