Len and Jo
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Pennsylvania's Route 6 across the Alleghenies and the Delaware River Loop
Route 6 was the longest continuous highway in the U.S. until 1965 when Route 20 claimed the title. Route 6 runs from Bishop, California to Provincetown, Massachusetts. Rte 6 from Warren to Scranton crosses in northern Pennsylvania is very scenic. It follows old Indian trails, crosses the Allegheny National Forest, and is close to the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania.
The Delaware River Loop is a magnificent scenic drive around the Kittatinny Ridge. It goes through both New Jersey and Pennsylvania and covers about 100 miles of roads. The north end is at New Jersey High Point State Park and the south end is at the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Kittatinny Point visitor center. The drive starts at Kittatinny Point visitor center (where I-80 crosses the Delaware River) and going clockwise routes 615 north, 521 north, 23 south, 519 south, 206 west, 521 south, and 94 south back to the visitors center.
Day 1 May 20, 2008 Home to Geneva St. Park, Ohio
Geneva on the Lake State Park has about 100 camping sites and most have electricity and can be reserved in advance. The park is in excellent condition with new paved roads, camping pads and freshly redone restrooms and showers. Of the many sites only 5 were occupied the evening of May 20th. The camping fee was $26 per weekday night and a dollar more on weekends.
Day 2 May 21, 2008 Geneva St. Park, Ohio to Canyon Country RV Park, PA
Ate lunch at Snubby's in Warren (at Hickory St and Route 6 intersection). The wraps and French onion soup were very good.
If you want to see the really old mansions in Warren, get off Rte 6 and go one the streets just north of it, such as Fourth Street. 6 east from Warren goes though the half-a-million acre Alleghany National Forest.
The campground (30 sites) at the Leonard Harrison (Pennsylvania's spectacular Grand Canyon) was closed to camping. We stayed at the Canyon Country Campground (Good Sam's) just outside the park. They said the State Park campground was closed for two years for renovations and then opened for three days this April and then was closed again. Expected to open again in June. Assume not all of the renovations went well. The Canyon Country Campground is very small and tight, but also very clean and the showers are in excellent shape. The camping fee was $27 per night. Only two camp sites occupied this evening but they are 100% booked for the holiday week end starting tomorrow night.
Day 3 May 22, 2008 Canyon Country, PA to High Point SP, NJ
Eggs in a bag! We used our hot pot to do more than warm water this morning for tea and coffee. We put scrambled eggs in a zip lock bag in the pots boiling water. Kneaded the bag every minute or so and in 3-4 minutes had hot cooked scrambled eggs ready for breakfast. Got the idea from my Girl Scout sister. Another day we will have to try pouching some eggs that way. No dirty frying pan to clean or Colman stove to put away.
Day 4 May 23, 2008 High Point, NJ 2 nights
Went to the scenic overlook at Leonard Harrison SP this morning. We were here
maybe 10 years ago and the view is still wonderful. The temperature is in the low 40's, windy and hints of rain.
Many of the old river towns along the route have beautifully restored homes. The town of Towanda is really one to drive as slow as can along Route 6 as it goes through the town on the western side. The houses line both sides of the highway and it was hard to drive slow enough to take them all in.
Last year on our US-2 trip we had no trouble camping during the Memorial Day weekend, indeed with so many campgrounds and the western areas low population density we could tell no difference except that maybe some grounds were getting near half full. Not the same story here in the east. The state campground sites appear to be almost 100% advance reservations and parks are 100 percent booked. We called ahead to get a site for tonight at High Point. No reservation needed for Thursday night but starting Friday they are full. We got to High Point just before the Ranger office closed (4:00pm) and had to wait because of a group in front of us. It appears that the Governor of New Jersey wants to close ALL State Parks to help balance the state budget. Lot of talk in that regards. When we got to the window after 4pm they said site 17 was available and for us to take it and come back at 9:00am in the morning to pay for it and that we could also have it for Friday night. Ya.
Glad we are staying in this park. It is a beautiful place. The sites are well spaced and lots of woods. Our site is right on the lake and has a small stream running by it into the lake. Thursday night most sites were empty. Friday night one of the two sites we can see on our left was occupied and none of the sites to our right had anyone in them. Both nights the area was very quite. We saw two beavers in the lake and many geese with babies, a great blue heron was in the lake in front of our site until the geese chased it away. While driving around we had to stop for turkey hen as she led her chicks across the road.
It was chilly this morning, but I think the rain is finally gone. After breakfast we drove back to the office register for one more night, went back to camp to put our card on the post, and took off for the day to do the Delaware Cut circle. We found The Gap and Kittatinny Point Visitor Center (closed for season yet) found a map and drove the Old Mine Road which follows the Delaware River. It's a very pretty forest road. Stopped at Wallpack Center (an 1800s historical rural town), but it's only open on weekends. We walked around the village a little. Drove through Peters Valley Craft Education Center and by Dingmans Falls on the way back to camp. We took about eight hours for the trip but really needed twelve hours to see it all.
Day 5 May 24, 2008 High Point, NJ to Sacony Park CG, Kutztown, PA
Retraced our route to Peter's Valley Craft Education Center to tour the shops. There was only one because it truly was an education center and the shop sold what the students made. Really neat stuff. We spotted a young bear, maybe one year old, running at the side of the road. It ran off thru someone's yard as we came near, but we got a good view of it. They really can run fast. We also saw some deer a couple times this morning before entering PA again. Then it was on to Dingman Falls by way of a VERY narrow toll bridge. We had to stop each time a car came the other way: The falls were very pretty: high over 2 tiers of rock. The walk in was all on boardwalk or smooth tightly packed gravel which made the walking very easy. We then headed south-east along Routes 209 and 222.
Skyline Drive and Blue Ridge Parkway ending at Smoky Mountain National Park
Day 6 May 25, 2008 Sacony Park CG, Kutztown, PA To Front Royal RV Park Front Royal, VA
We stopped at a diner for a late lunch so no supper is necessary tonight. We were concerned with finding a place to stay with this being Memorial Day weekend. Stopped at 5pm at a private camp about 6 miles off the road. It's an "interesting" spot: lots of families together, lots of kids, lots of dogs. Lots to watch. We have a shady spot on a small river which makes it nice.
Beautiful day today. Sun is out and nary a cloud in sight. The approach to Gettysburg is through small towns where homes and shops are within an arms length of the road. If a person were standing on the porch you could shake their hand from your car window. We are driving south along Routes 222, 30, 15, and 340 today. Speed limits vary mainly from 44 to 55 mph with a few spots of 65 mixed in.
We stocked up on groceries and ice today (Weis Market 1800 Roosevelt Ave. York, Pa. - north side of Route 30 at Roosevelt Ave.) and got some shrimp and cocktail sauce to have for lunch. We also will use up much of the lettuce we have left for a salad. Weis Market was very large and complete grocery store, had great looking meat and reasonably priced gas pumps. But no wine....rats!?must be Pennsylvania. We stopped for lunch on the south side of Gettysburg National Park. There was a quite short road inside the park named Howe Rd. and it had several shade trees and several monuments to Union divisions that stopped there in reserve for Little Round Top and other places. A fitting Memorial Day weekend stop.
Looks like we will make Front Royal today sometime after 3:30pm. Front Royal is at the north entrance of the Skyline Drive. There are two private campgrounds near there and a national forest one about 30 miles down the Skyline. We will figure out what we will do when we get to Front Royal. Holiday weekend they may all be full. The Harpers Ferry area is really busy. Lots of kayakers, rafters near the Potomac and may people on foot at the National Park.
Oh, oh gas is 'only' $3.79 or so in the Front Royal area. Oh, oh. The outside temperature is now up to 80F. We are staying the night at the Front Royal/Shenandoah RV Park. The park is a former KOA park and is located on Koa road.
Because of the shrimp and salad lunch today we are having a small late supper tonight. A simple meal. One can of Campbell?s vegetable soup supplemented with one quarter cup dried corn, peas, and macaroni. Also some chopped carrots and a small can of green beans. Boiled the hard stuff until soft and then dumped in the soup and green beans. A simple but good one pot supper.
The couple camping next to us just got a 10 year old Roadtreck 190 and it really looks in excellent shape. They have slept in it twice in their driveway and now are taking there first trip this weekend. They think they like it. We ended up talking to them for over an hour and a half tonight looking rigs over and comparing notes. Tomorrow we start the Skyline Parkway.
Day 7 May 26, 2008 Front Royal RV Park Front Royal, VA to Mathews Arm CG Shenandoah National Park, VA
One of the fun things about this kind of camping is meeting all the nice people. The couple we met last night from Roanoke with the Roadtreck were out and packing so, of course, we started talking and showing quilt projects (she?s just learning) and sharing more camping ideas and experiences. Soon another couple from Augusta, Ga. walked by and they also have a Roadtreck. Well, more showing and sharing started and by the time we left the campground, it was about 11:30. But what an enjoyable morning!
We begin the Skyline Drive which is in the Shenandoah National Park by stopping at the Dickey Ridge Visitor center. We bought some books for the girls and postcards and then moved on to our drive across the mountain tops. We could see for hundreds of miles from the many over-looks and could see the Shenandoah River winding its way to the Ohio River(?).
It was already 3:00 when we reached Mathews Arms Campground so we decided to stop for the day rather than push it to Big Meadows. Did not cover as many miles as we expected to but we do not have a real schedule to keep.
Joanne struck up a real conversation with our campground host. She noted the cross Jo was wearing was a Daughter?s of the King cross and that they belonged to the same Episcopal national prayer group. They spent some time comparing their individual prayer groups. The hosts live in Florida but travel north for the summer to avoid the heat.
The campground was full for the Memorial Day weekend but now is a ghost town. We did see a black bear ambling though the woods within 100 yards from our campsite.
Day 8 May 27, 2008 Mathews Arms To Big Meadows CG, Shenandoah N.P. VA
A little drizzly again today, but it wasn?t bad. The knats, however, are pretty bad. They fly all around our heads and into our faces. I think it?s because of all the rain. When we got to higher elevations in the breezes, they weren?t so bad.
Before going too far down the Drive, we took a detour into Luray, Va. for gas and groceries. We got some chicken breasts to cook in the Dutch oven tonight.
It was another day of beautiful views from the lookouts. The colors of the mountain ranges as they were farther away went from dark grey blue to a light grey blue. We couldn?t help taking lots of pictures. We saw Indigo Buntings again; one was very cooperative and stayed on a bare branch for a long time singing so we got a really good look at it. We also saw lots of deer again: at least a couple dozen along our way.
And again we met nice people. We had pulled into one turnout and were talking to our daughter via cell phone when the Augusta, Ga. couple with the Roadtreck drove up. We talked a little while before moving on. At another stop there were two couples from England on motorcycles. They had rented their Harleys here and were touring the Parkway. They like to get all their Harley stuff here because it?s twice as expensive in England. They also said that a bear had crossed the road in front of them just a short time ago.
We took a hike to Dark Hallow Falls which was 0.6 mile down a rocky path. It was very pretty and worth the exercise. We were both huffing and puffing when we returned to the top. Need to do that kind of thing more often.
We stopped for the night almost across the road from the falls at Big Meadows Campground and baked a loaf of bread and cooked the chicken breasts with potatoes and carrots around them in the Dutch oven. There were several deer around our site when we arrived. The campground is maybe 10% full. There are no hookups but there are coin showers and a laundry mat. The roads are paved and so are the RV pads. Many of the sites have ample shade trees. Several class A?s in here. Assume they must drive off the parkway and come back on for camping.
We used our Dutch ovens tonight to bake chicken (w cream of mushroom soup, 2/3 can beer, carrots, potatoes and onions. We also baked some fresh bread. Joanne found some disposable heavy preformed aluminum pans that fit in the 12 inch oven. Only thing we have to clean up after supper is our silverware and plates.
Day 9 May 28, 2008 Big Meadows CG To Lewis CG, Shenandoah NP, VA
Temperature outside this morning was 47F. Took showers this morning and will get ice later. It would be nice if we could find block ice rather than cubes for the ice chest.
We started the day with a nice hot shower. It was $1.00 for five minutes, but we went into a large one together and both had plenty of time to lather and rinse. It felt good after not having one for a couple days. Birdie baths are OK in a pinch, but there?s nothing like a real shower.
We were really late leaving camp this morning, it was almost noon. We drove to Harrington, Va. to visit Sutor Furniture Store. They make cherry, maple, and mahogany solid wood furniture in the back and have three show rooms in front. The business has been in the family for six generations and was started in 1832. Anyone who enjoys woodworking or just fine heirloom quality furniture could spend several hours going through their showrooms. If you have an extra $3k to $15k laying on the dash of your RV you can have a real nice piece of furniture shipped to your house. They make reproductions as well as original designs. Their joinery methods are 100% traditional (ie: furniture should last one to three hundred years if taken care of.
We stopped for lunch at the Thunderbird Diner on our way out of Harrington for a late lunch. We had real chocolate milk shakes with our lunch. The diner looks new and is 7 miles east of Harrisonburg on Route 33 at Route 649 on the south side of 33.
We came back into Shenandoah and to Lewis Campground for the night. Again there are very few people camping here tonight. We don?t need much supper because we stopped at The Thunderbird Diner on our way out of Harrington for a late lunch. Oh dear! We ate too much. They do expect to fill up on the coming weekend. Well it is now 10:30pm and the temperature is now down to 49F outside and 65F inside so it is time for bed. We will through on extra blankets tonight.
Route 6 was the longest continuous highway in the U.S. until 1965 when Route 20 claimed the title. Route 6 runs from Bishop, California to Provincetown, Massachusetts. Rte 6 from Warren to Scranton crosses in northern Pennsylvania is very scenic. It follows old Indian trails, crosses the Allegheny National Forest, and is close to the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania.
The Delaware River Loop is a magnificent scenic drive around the Kittatinny Ridge. It goes through both New Jersey and Pennsylvania and covers about 100 miles of roads. The north end is at New Jersey High Point State Park and the south end is at the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Kittatinny Point visitor center. The drive starts at Kittatinny Point visitor center (where I-80 crosses the Delaware River) and going clockwise routes 615 north, 521 north, 23 south, 519 south, 206 west, 521 south, and 94 south back to the visitors center.
Day 1 May 20, 2008 Home to Geneva St. Park, Ohio
Geneva on the Lake State Park has about 100 camping sites and most have electricity and can be reserved in advance. The park is in excellent condition with new paved roads, camping pads and freshly redone restrooms and showers. Of the many sites only 5 were occupied the evening of May 20th. The camping fee was $26 per weekday night and a dollar more on weekends.
Day 2 May 21, 2008 Geneva St. Park, Ohio to Canyon Country RV Park, PA
Ate lunch at Snubby's in Warren (at Hickory St and Route 6 intersection). The wraps and French onion soup were very good.
If you want to see the really old mansions in Warren, get off Rte 6 and go one the streets just north of it, such as Fourth Street. 6 east from Warren goes though the half-a-million acre Alleghany National Forest.
The campground (30 sites) at the Leonard Harrison (Pennsylvania's spectacular Grand Canyon) was closed to camping. We stayed at the Canyon Country Campground (Good Sam's) just outside the park. They said the State Park campground was closed for two years for renovations and then opened for three days this April and then was closed again. Expected to open again in June. Assume not all of the renovations went well. The Canyon Country Campground is very small and tight, but also very clean and the showers are in excellent shape. The camping fee was $27 per night. Only two camp sites occupied this evening but they are 100% booked for the holiday week end starting tomorrow night.
Day 3 May 22, 2008 Canyon Country, PA to High Point SP, NJ
Eggs in a bag! We used our hot pot to do more than warm water this morning for tea and coffee. We put scrambled eggs in a zip lock bag in the pots boiling water. Kneaded the bag every minute or so and in 3-4 minutes had hot cooked scrambled eggs ready for breakfast. Got the idea from my Girl Scout sister. Another day we will have to try pouching some eggs that way. No dirty frying pan to clean or Colman stove to put away.
Day 4 May 23, 2008 High Point, NJ 2 nights
Went to the scenic overlook at Leonard Harrison SP this morning. We were here
maybe 10 years ago and the view is still wonderful. The temperature is in the low 40's, windy and hints of rain.
Many of the old river towns along the route have beautifully restored homes. The town of Towanda is really one to drive as slow as can along Route 6 as it goes through the town on the western side. The houses line both sides of the highway and it was hard to drive slow enough to take them all in.
Last year on our US-2 trip we had no trouble camping during the Memorial Day weekend, indeed with so many campgrounds and the western areas low population density we could tell no difference except that maybe some grounds were getting near half full. Not the same story here in the east. The state campground sites appear to be almost 100% advance reservations and parks are 100 percent booked. We called ahead to get a site for tonight at High Point. No reservation needed for Thursday night but starting Friday they are full. We got to High Point just before the Ranger office closed (4:00pm) and had to wait because of a group in front of us. It appears that the Governor of New Jersey wants to close ALL State Parks to help balance the state budget. Lot of talk in that regards. When we got to the window after 4pm they said site 17 was available and for us to take it and come back at 9:00am in the morning to pay for it and that we could also have it for Friday night. Ya.
Glad we are staying in this park. It is a beautiful place. The sites are well spaced and lots of woods. Our site is right on the lake and has a small stream running by it into the lake. Thursday night most sites were empty. Friday night one of the two sites we can see on our left was occupied and none of the sites to our right had anyone in them. Both nights the area was very quite. We saw two beavers in the lake and many geese with babies, a great blue heron was in the lake in front of our site until the geese chased it away. While driving around we had to stop for turkey hen as she led her chicks across the road.
It was chilly this morning, but I think the rain is finally gone. After breakfast we drove back to the office register for one more night, went back to camp to put our card on the post, and took off for the day to do the Delaware Cut circle. We found The Gap and Kittatinny Point Visitor Center (closed for season yet) found a map and drove the Old Mine Road which follows the Delaware River. It's a very pretty forest road. Stopped at Wallpack Center (an 1800s historical rural town), but it's only open on weekends. We walked around the village a little. Drove through Peters Valley Craft Education Center and by Dingmans Falls on the way back to camp. We took about eight hours for the trip but really needed twelve hours to see it all.
Day 5 May 24, 2008 High Point, NJ to Sacony Park CG, Kutztown, PA
Retraced our route to Peter's Valley Craft Education Center to tour the shops. There was only one because it truly was an education center and the shop sold what the students made. Really neat stuff. We spotted a young bear, maybe one year old, running at the side of the road. It ran off thru someone's yard as we came near, but we got a good view of it. They really can run fast. We also saw some deer a couple times this morning before entering PA again. Then it was on to Dingman Falls by way of a VERY narrow toll bridge. We had to stop each time a car came the other way: The falls were very pretty: high over 2 tiers of rock. The walk in was all on boardwalk or smooth tightly packed gravel which made the walking very easy. We then headed south-east along Routes 209 and 222.
Skyline Drive and Blue Ridge Parkway ending at Smoky Mountain National Park
Day 6 May 25, 2008 Sacony Park CG, Kutztown, PA To Front Royal RV Park Front Royal, VA
We stopped at a diner for a late lunch so no supper is necessary tonight. We were concerned with finding a place to stay with this being Memorial Day weekend. Stopped at 5pm at a private camp about 6 miles off the road. It's an "interesting" spot: lots of families together, lots of kids, lots of dogs. Lots to watch. We have a shady spot on a small river which makes it nice.
Beautiful day today. Sun is out and nary a cloud in sight. The approach to Gettysburg is through small towns where homes and shops are within an arms length of the road. If a person were standing on the porch you could shake their hand from your car window. We are driving south along Routes 222, 30, 15, and 340 today. Speed limits vary mainly from 44 to 55 mph with a few spots of 65 mixed in.
We stocked up on groceries and ice today (Weis Market 1800 Roosevelt Ave. York, Pa. - north side of Route 30 at Roosevelt Ave.) and got some shrimp and cocktail sauce to have for lunch. We also will use up much of the lettuce we have left for a salad. Weis Market was very large and complete grocery store, had great looking meat and reasonably priced gas pumps. But no wine....rats!?must be Pennsylvania. We stopped for lunch on the south side of Gettysburg National Park. There was a quite short road inside the park named Howe Rd. and it had several shade trees and several monuments to Union divisions that stopped there in reserve for Little Round Top and other places. A fitting Memorial Day weekend stop.
Looks like we will make Front Royal today sometime after 3:30pm. Front Royal is at the north entrance of the Skyline Drive. There are two private campgrounds near there and a national forest one about 30 miles down the Skyline. We will figure out what we will do when we get to Front Royal. Holiday weekend they may all be full. The Harpers Ferry area is really busy. Lots of kayakers, rafters near the Potomac and may people on foot at the National Park.
Oh, oh gas is 'only' $3.79 or so in the Front Royal area. Oh, oh. The outside temperature is now up to 80F. We are staying the night at the Front Royal/Shenandoah RV Park. The park is a former KOA park and is located on Koa road.
Because of the shrimp and salad lunch today we are having a small late supper tonight. A simple meal. One can of Campbell?s vegetable soup supplemented with one quarter cup dried corn, peas, and macaroni. Also some chopped carrots and a small can of green beans. Boiled the hard stuff until soft and then dumped in the soup and green beans. A simple but good one pot supper.
The couple camping next to us just got a 10 year old Roadtreck 190 and it really looks in excellent shape. They have slept in it twice in their driveway and now are taking there first trip this weekend. They think they like it. We ended up talking to them for over an hour and a half tonight looking rigs over and comparing notes. Tomorrow we start the Skyline Parkway.
Day 7 May 26, 2008 Front Royal RV Park Front Royal, VA to Mathews Arm CG Shenandoah National Park, VA
One of the fun things about this kind of camping is meeting all the nice people. The couple we met last night from Roanoke with the Roadtreck were out and packing so, of course, we started talking and showing quilt projects (she?s just learning) and sharing more camping ideas and experiences. Soon another couple from Augusta, Ga. walked by and they also have a Roadtreck. Well, more showing and sharing started and by the time we left the campground, it was about 11:30. But what an enjoyable morning!
We begin the Skyline Drive which is in the Shenandoah National Park by stopping at the Dickey Ridge Visitor center. We bought some books for the girls and postcards and then moved on to our drive across the mountain tops. We could see for hundreds of miles from the many over-looks and could see the Shenandoah River winding its way to the Ohio River(?).
It was already 3:00 when we reached Mathews Arms Campground so we decided to stop for the day rather than push it to Big Meadows. Did not cover as many miles as we expected to but we do not have a real schedule to keep.
Joanne struck up a real conversation with our campground host. She noted the cross Jo was wearing was a Daughter?s of the King cross and that they belonged to the same Episcopal national prayer group. They spent some time comparing their individual prayer groups. The hosts live in Florida but travel north for the summer to avoid the heat.
The campground was full for the Memorial Day weekend but now is a ghost town. We did see a black bear ambling though the woods within 100 yards from our campsite.
Day 8 May 27, 2008 Mathews Arms To Big Meadows CG, Shenandoah N.P. VA
A little drizzly again today, but it wasn?t bad. The knats, however, are pretty bad. They fly all around our heads and into our faces. I think it?s because of all the rain. When we got to higher elevations in the breezes, they weren?t so bad.
Before going too far down the Drive, we took a detour into Luray, Va. for gas and groceries. We got some chicken breasts to cook in the Dutch oven tonight.
It was another day of beautiful views from the lookouts. The colors of the mountain ranges as they were farther away went from dark grey blue to a light grey blue. We couldn?t help taking lots of pictures. We saw Indigo Buntings again; one was very cooperative and stayed on a bare branch for a long time singing so we got a really good look at it. We also saw lots of deer again: at least a couple dozen along our way.
And again we met nice people. We had pulled into one turnout and were talking to our daughter via cell phone when the Augusta, Ga. couple with the Roadtreck drove up. We talked a little while before moving on. At another stop there were two couples from England on motorcycles. They had rented their Harleys here and were touring the Parkway. They like to get all their Harley stuff here because it?s twice as expensive in England. They also said that a bear had crossed the road in front of them just a short time ago.
We took a hike to Dark Hallow Falls which was 0.6 mile down a rocky path. It was very pretty and worth the exercise. We were both huffing and puffing when we returned to the top. Need to do that kind of thing more often.
We stopped for the night almost across the road from the falls at Big Meadows Campground and baked a loaf of bread and cooked the chicken breasts with potatoes and carrots around them in the Dutch oven. There were several deer around our site when we arrived. The campground is maybe 10% full. There are no hookups but there are coin showers and a laundry mat. The roads are paved and so are the RV pads. Many of the sites have ample shade trees. Several class A?s in here. Assume they must drive off the parkway and come back on for camping.
We used our Dutch ovens tonight to bake chicken (w cream of mushroom soup, 2/3 can beer, carrots, potatoes and onions. We also baked some fresh bread. Joanne found some disposable heavy preformed aluminum pans that fit in the 12 inch oven. Only thing we have to clean up after supper is our silverware and plates.
Day 9 May 28, 2008 Big Meadows CG To Lewis CG, Shenandoah NP, VA
Temperature outside this morning was 47F. Took showers this morning and will get ice later. It would be nice if we could find block ice rather than cubes for the ice chest.
We started the day with a nice hot shower. It was $1.00 for five minutes, but we went into a large one together and both had plenty of time to lather and rinse. It felt good after not having one for a couple days. Birdie baths are OK in a pinch, but there?s nothing like a real shower.
We were really late leaving camp this morning, it was almost noon. We drove to Harrington, Va. to visit Sutor Furniture Store. They make cherry, maple, and mahogany solid wood furniture in the back and have three show rooms in front. The business has been in the family for six generations and was started in 1832. Anyone who enjoys woodworking or just fine heirloom quality furniture could spend several hours going through their showrooms. If you have an extra $3k to $15k laying on the dash of your RV you can have a real nice piece of furniture shipped to your house. They make reproductions as well as original designs. Their joinery methods are 100% traditional (ie: furniture should last one to three hundred years if taken care of.
We stopped for lunch at the Thunderbird Diner on our way out of Harrington for a late lunch. We had real chocolate milk shakes with our lunch. The diner looks new and is 7 miles east of Harrisonburg on Route 33 at Route 649 on the south side of 33.
We came back into Shenandoah and to Lewis Campground for the night. Again there are very few people camping here tonight. We don?t need much supper because we stopped at The Thunderbird Diner on our way out of Harrington for a late lunch. Oh dear! We ate too much. They do expect to fill up on the coming weekend. Well it is now 10:30pm and the temperature is now down to 49F outside and 65F inside so it is time for bed. We will through on extra blankets tonight.
