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August 15, 2024 — Haines Falls To Morrisville
Cedar Springs Campground ($25) August 16, 2024 Highlights: Jefferson, NY — Jefferson is a town in Schoharie County , New York , United...

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Aug 16, 20242 min read
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Four Tops (I Can’t Help Myself)
I don’t know much but I know something about our energy markets. His comment is ridiculous, but I fear there are tens of millions of...

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Aug 15, 20241 min read
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Shama Lama Ding Dong
August 14, 2024 John, B for effort. Hard to cover a classic. "Shama Lama Ding Dong" is a song written by Mark Davis and performed by...

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Aug 14, 20241 min read
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August 14, 2024
Haines Falls, New York

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Aug 14, 20241 min read
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August 13, 2024 — Reading, Pennsylvania To Haines Falls, New York
Haines Falls, New York August 14, 2024 Highlights: As I was driving the back roads of Pennsylvania today I thought about how many more...

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Aug 14, 20243 min read
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Bright Light Bulbs
Wawa White Haven, Pennsylvania August 13, 2024 1 PM The above is one of my all-time favorite quotes. While it is rather judgmental, it...

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Aug 13, 20241 min read
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Monticello’s In The US (And Fox’s)
August 13, 2024 I’ll have to check my notes as to how many of these I have visited. Google Maps tells me there is also one in...

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Aug 13, 20241 min read
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Bing Crosby Stadium — In Front Royal??
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Aug 13, 20241 min read
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The History Of The Keystone Markers
August 13, 2024 http://keystonemarkertrust.org/?page_id=103 Pennsylvania may have the best road signs in the country. If you have the...

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Aug 13, 20241 min read
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Humorous Town Names In Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania holds the record for funny town names. There's Bird-in-Hand, Climax, Hazard, Jugtown, Intercourse, Noodle Doosie, Paradise,...

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Aug 12, 202410 min read
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August 12, 2024 -- Lancaster To Reading By Way Of Some Great Town Names
Fairfield Inn ($113) Reading, Pennsylvania August 12, 2024 Highlights: What can I say about a day in which I visited Smoketown, Bird In...

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Aug 12, 20242 min read
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Aug 12, 20240 min read
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Why Are So Many Barns Painted Red?
Early farmers painted their barns with a protective coating of linseed oil to keep the wood from weathering. They often mixed the oil...

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Aug 12, 20242 min read
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Rumspringa
Among the Amish, Rumspringa simply refers to adolescence. During the period known as Rumspringa, beginning at about age 16, Amish youth...

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Aug 12, 20241 min read
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Amish And Mennonites
In the world of religious communities, the Amish and Mennonites stand as two distinct threads woven into the fabric of history. While...

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Aug 12, 20243 min read
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August 11, 2024 -- Charlottesville To Lancaster, PA
Courtyard By Marriott ($130) Lancaster, PA August 11, 2024 Highlights: Felt pretty good to get back on the road. Some trepidation but...

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Aug 12, 20243 min read
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August 11, 2024 — Departure Day
If nothing else, I have learned I don’t need 80 percent of what I packed in September 2019. 🤪

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Aug 11, 20241 min read
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Funny Town Names In Canada
From Dildo, N.L. to Stoner B.C., there's no shortage of hilarious town names in Canada — the kind that make tourists screech to a halt...

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Aug 10, 20242 min read
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Today’s Tune
Amazing how many great tunes the Drifters recorded. Further amazing that I don’t already have this one in my library. But I do now!

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Aug 9, 20241 min read
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