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We made the short walk from the campsite to the local purveyor of frozen confections and sampled their Extreme Cookies and Cream! Then to atone we walked in the opposite direction to see the powerhouse at the outflow and the massive dam towering over us. It gave us a...
See Park Video See History Talk Wow! American History come to life! Neither one of us knew much about Fort Necessity in southwestern Pennsylvania nor it's amazing role in American History. We came here to learn and learn we did. This was the site of the opening battle...
The National Road has quite a history. In 1754 a 22 year old George Washington was charged by the British Army with clearing a road into to territory that is now southwestern Pennsylvania. Funding for a road from the East into the lands west of the...
We arrived yesterday afternoon at an Army Corps of Engineers campground near Confluence PA and commenced giving tours of our T@B. This morning we ventured into this cute little town for breakfast at Sisters Cafe then to the Produce Market and the Foodmart to replenish...
It's spookily quiet around here this evening. Atwood Lake Group Camping has been such an incredibly busy hive of activity all week and now it's quiet. Everyone has left for home or for further travels. But even in this void we feel so much richer for the...
We've had so much fun tonight! Brian drove up from Cinti to join us! After a day of visiting back and forth and of baking up a Fresh Peach Cobbler for the Pot Luck Dinner, we joined the crowd for an evening of dinner, dancing, visiting, and libations. Diana introduced...
What fun! It's the Wine and Cheese party! We all brought a local wine or craft beer from home and sampled some wonderful stuff. DJ Dave set up and played a nice selection of tunes. We did a little dancing but a hit of the party was Gretchen and friends dancing The...
Yesterday when we stopped at WalMart with Verna after the factory tour, we all gleefully tried to spend each other's money by suggesting products we thought the other would like. She succeeded in getting us to invest in ThermaCell system to repel mosquitoes. Then we...
One of the high points of Tearstock is always the factory tour. Today we drove to Sugarcreek to do an official tour of the new facility on Belden Parkway. We had a private tour of the empty facility in November and got to go onto the floor to preview the Cirrus truck...
As a break during our trip to Kenwood Towne Center we paused at the food court for some 3-Way Gold Star. Out of curiosity we looked up the history of this brand of Cincinnati Chili. According to Wikipedia, Gold Star originated in 1965 as Hamburger Heaven in Mt...
Planning a trip? Dreaming of travel? Perhaps some of our adventures could inspire yours! Over the last several years we’ve had the distinct pleasure of many cross country journeys traveling though the Lower 48 in tents and our various teardrop campers as well as an amazing Alaska adventure that did not involve a camper.
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When we discovered that üCamp friends Mike & Marilee with their daughter Jesse and we would all be in or near Rhode Island the same weekend, we made plans to rendezvous for a shared adventure. A grand house tour and some great American history appealed to everyone...
This phase of our trip, since we left Illinois, it definitely more about visits with family and friends with occasional cool places to visit or outstanding eateries. We're finding ourselves truly appreciating the time we can spend tucked into our T@B 400. Yesterday we...
After a delightful overnight in Connecticut where we joined friends Lynda & Ben for dinner and again for breakfast, we headed east on US-44. Ultimately we landed in Middleboro, Massachusetts and in need of some good sustenance. Luckily we chose Charred Oak Tavern,...