Tuesday, September 20, 2005

The Subaru Went Over the Mountain

Clearfield, Pennsylvania to Frederick, Maryland (via the back roads).

Near Clearfield is the Continental Divide east of the Mississippi. It was a cache site. Now we have been to both of the Continental Divides. We saw the beginning of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.

We drove through many tiny Pennsylvania towns in the mountains. It was enjoyable to see the Penn State campus at State College. We did a cache in the parking lot for Beaver Stadium - It was so far away from the stadium, I couldn't believe it.
We did another cache right outside the stadium - it was a statue of Joe Paterno. We took a picture of Joe's statue wearing Dick's M hat.

Their stadium is very high - lots of climbing involved. Penn State fans must be really buff to walk up and down mountains from the parking lot and then climb all those stairs. Cheesh. We visited the Alumni Garden on the campus - very nice indeed. It's a big, beautiful campus.

After State College, we headed for Frederick, staying off the Interstate. We saw the home of Memorial Day (Boalsburg), the home of Nellie Fox, baseball Hall of Famer, interesting place names such as Hemlock Hollow and Burnt Cabins. We drove up and down mountains and through valleys. Some of the mountain roads are so steep that the truckers have to go 20 mph. We were caught up in a monumental traffic tie-up on a mountain road under construction- all kinds of unusual experiences.

We're pooped - it seemed like a long day - but we had a great time. Did one cache here in Frederick before tucking in just so we can say we did a cache in Maryland.