Not the Lead Dog

Driving Interstate 80 could serve as an excellent example of the saying "If you're not the lead dog, the view never changes."

Our nation's over the road truckers must all travel I-80 at some point in their careers.  In fact, I'm pretty sure they're all driving it this week!  We've never seen so many semi-trucks on a highway before yesterday and today.  At one point, in 20 minutes,. I counted 185 big rigs travelling on the opposite side of the highway.  They're everywhere!!

We mostly travelled across Pennsylvania today.  By noon we were in the western edge of the state and visited Volant, a small Amish community.  We saw a few Amish farms and some of the men harvesting in one field.  Lunch was at a small restaurant, the Neshannock Creek Inn Restaurant.  There were several little shops and we checked out a few of them.

 I never realized that Pennsylvania was so beautiful.  We drove along the edge of a couple of state forests and the southern edge of the Poconos.  The trees are starting to show their fall colors all along the winding hills and valleys.  These photos don't do the scenery justice but it was the best I could do in this effort of Moving Vehicle Photography.

Tonight was are in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.  We are just to the west of New Jersey.  Tomorrow we hope to make it to Long Island.  Emphasis on the HOPE.  Someone at the restaurant tonight told us that the drive through THE city could be brutal.  Cross your fingers and look for another blog entry tomorrow.

Until then, I HOPE!!