Tuesday (Day 3): Onward to the east coast

     Woke up today to finally see the Hocking Hills in day light. Simply amazing. Absolutely gorgeous hills. Lots of relief; the drive in last night was constant up and down and around sharp corners. Had a beautiful (though hot) run in the park along the edge of the gorge and back through the bottom of it for a nice loop. This is a must see if you have never been here!
     Fired up the reliable civic again for a long drive east. Rolled country roads in Ohio past sleepy towns that seemed really old compared to even a Taylors Falls. Sliced the interstate through Wheeling, WV, which also looked stunning in the valley surrounded by hills. Very sad that coal ultimately gave it a life, but also a death of sorts.
     Eastern/Central Pennsylvania was also gorgeous. I'd been through the Appalachians before, but felt like I appreciated them better this time around.
     My day ended at a state park east of Philadelphia name French Creek SP. I snuck a quick run in with the setting sun, and repeated my hotdog/sauted onion/green pepper dinner with my growler from Columbus. Can't complain on the grub for a second night in a row.

Day High: Hocking hills actually panning out. Who would have thought that you could learn something by reading a newspaper?

This guy is sorely lost somewhere in rural central PA

Day Low: The Pennsylvania Turnpike. Have you ever been on this crap before? This is a place where they charge you extravagant amounts of money to drive on their crappy, limited access road, where they post the speed limit at 55 mph due to "construction" but seemingly haven't touched the bumpy surface in decades. They've got you like the Gunflint Lodge has that Milkway over your head at $3 a pop. It's all about that supply and demand. Not many other options to cross the state.
Stats:
Miles: 442
States: Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania
New License Plates: ND, AL, WV, NC, NY, CO, WA
New Bird Species: Blue Jay, Rufous-Sided Towhee, Chipping Sparrow, Pileated Woodpecker, Mocking Bird, Red-Bellied Woodpecker, Mallard Duck, E. Blue Bird, Barn Swallow