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25.05C

    Made a new, but short-lived, friend. He just seemed far more interested in my picnic basket than my friendship. 🏷️ 25.05C

    Haha, whoops! 🙈🤷‍♂️😜 I’m now in Virginia (and no, I didn’t get a map for that this morning at AAA). 🏷️ 25.05C

    When in coal country…build things out of coal?

    I sure hope they have a no smoking policy! 🏷️ 25.05C

    I’m beginning to wonder if this might be a dangerous neighborhood. 🏷️ 25.05C

    Feeling oddly vindicated:

    I changed into a dirty shirt upon arriving at lunch today. Because I know myself well enough to understand that I was unlikely to make it thru this red pasta sauce dish and the side salad with oil vinaigrette dressing without an “incident.” And, sure enough… 🏷️25.05C

    It looks like my road trip has brought me to Kentucky, a state I hadn’t planned on visiting 😂🤷‍♂️. So I had to plan my morning around getting to a AAA office to pick up a map. 🏷️ 25.05C

    The birthplace of Mother’s Day. 🏷️ 25.05C

    I also visited the Fairfax Stone. This monument replaced the original 1736 boundary marker (placed by George Washington!), which delineated the 1649 boundary between the Virginia and Maryland land grants. It marks the “source” of the Potomac River (see the water flowing to the top left). 🏷️25.05C

    Blackwater Falls was cooler than I expected, probably helped by all the rain and flooding I’ve encountered on this trip. Glad I finally made it out here. 🏷️ 25.05C

    I stopped by Grafton National Cemetery to see the grave of Thornsbury Bailey Brown, the first Union Army soldier to be killed by a Confederate soldier during the Civil War. (His original gravestone has since been replaced by an obelisk) 🏷️ 25.05C

    I drove all the way to rural West Virginia so I could finally tell you how I really feel… 🏷️ 25.05C

    A street scene features a car parked beside a "Judging Zone" sign on a rainy day in a small town.

    Good junk. DAMN good junk. 😂 🏷️ 25.05C

    A rustic roadside shop is surrounded by eclectic items and vintage signage, nestled in a lush green landscape.

    “A Mecca for all who would look back to the beginnings of chemical research…”

    Why? Well, because the guy who lived and worked here discovered oxygen, among other things. His private home lab here might have been the best chemical lab in the country at the time.

    This also marks my first “National Historic Chemical Landmark.” (Huh, who knew there was such a thing! Sounds like a fun quest for science geeks). 🏷️ 25.05C

    Small town central Pennsylvania. 🏷️ 25.05C

    Excellent day yesterday meeting up with @TimKStanton@mstdn.social for a walking tour thru historical Plymouth, plus a couple tasty pours at Vitamin Sea Brewing. 🏷️ 25.05C

    Jen has flown home, and I’m starting the last leg of my road trip. Here’s what my progress has looked like thus far (green counties).

    I’m quite behind on posts, but will try to catch up over the next day or two. 🏷️ 25.05C

    Some recent highly-rated brewery stops:

    • Tired Hands Brewing (near Philly)
    • Sworn Brewing (near Harrisburg PA)
    • Ever Grain Brewing (also near Harrisburg)
    • Other Half (Philly)
    • Source Urban Brewing (Philly)
    • Maine Beer Co (Freeport ME)

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    📍 Fishtown, Philadelphia - iykyk… 🏷️ 25.05C

    The Tunkhannock Viaduct, built in 1915, remains the largest concrete reinforced bridge in the world. 🏷️ 25.05C

    Wawa remains firmly in second place in our rankings of best road trip convenience stores.

    1. Buc-ee’s
    2. Wawa
    3. Sheetz
    4. QT
    5. Love’s

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    A Wawa store sign is mounted on a brick and beige exterior wall with a partly cloudy sky above.
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