Saturday, June 6, 2015

Pickerington, OH

Well, I guess I could have made the subject Columbus, OH and then you would know where we were; however, it's always better to be exact!  This is a suburb of Columbus - about 9000 strong - and on the east side of the city.  We could drive up north about ten miles and go to The Memorial Golf Tournament, but I think tomorrow we'll get back on the interstate and head west.

We left Atlantic City early this morning, a little lighter in the wallet, but we had fun and enjoyed visiting there.  Travelled through New Jersey, Philadelphia and picked up I-76 which is the Pennsylvania Turnpike until we got on I-70 west of Harrisburg.  The toll roads are a little expensive - took $28.75 to go from Philadelphia to where I-70 broke off.  Found out that they don't take credit cards, only cash and checks.

Neat drive across Pennsylvania - to get out of Philadelphia, we drove along the Schuykill River.  A lot of people out on the river rowing and sculling.  Then it was through Valley Force and King of Prussia - all names with memories of the Revolutionary War.  As we crossed the rolling countryside, there were a lot of dairy farms mixed with various types of industrial areas.  The Allegheny Mountains kind of run NW to SE and there were several long tunnels - guess it was cheaper than going up and over the mountains.

West Virginia passed quickly - there was only about ten miles of it in a little piece that stuck up between Pennsylvania and Ohio.  Not much difference between the states on our trip - mostly green fields and mountains (or at least what passes for mountains in this part of the country.

Enough for now - take care and enjoy life.

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