Cross-Country Road Trip: Day Two, 8/16/12

T.C. and his grandfather: Dumfries, VA

Penny finds a sweet place to rest her head.

Shenandoah National Park Overlook

The pups are already enjoying the fresh air. Just wait until they get to our little part of the mountain.

Once we got to Lexington, KY, it was so late that Applebee's was one of maybe two restaurants open. As soon as we opened the door to the restaurant, we heard incredibly loud, poorly sung music. What was it? Karaoke/ Happy Hour at the local watering hole. We ordered a couple of beers, along with some bites, and enjoyed the show. 

Wonderful singer of Johnny Cash.

States:

• Virginia
• West Virginia
• Kentucky

Visits:

• Dumfries, VA
• Lexington, KY

Routes:

• 211
• Skyline Drive through Shenandoah National Park
• 81
• 64
• 77

What's your favorite National Park? Better yet: What's your favorite karaoke song?

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Cross-Country Road Trip: Day One, 8/15/12

We said goodbye to our home in Philadelphia.

Please pardon the slight "detour" from the usual solely food-centered blog. I am incorporating some of the details from T.C.'s and my cross-country trip from Philadelphia, PA to Crestline, CA. Which states we drive through, routes we take, places we stay, stops we make. And, of course the food along the way. Feel free to follow along and "enjoy the ride."

We said goodbye to Philadelphia. We packed the POD and headed on our way. Two humans, two dogs, one cat, three houseplants (and a partridge in a pear tree)--all in a Hyundai Elantra.

The POD, picked up by "The Podzilla." I'm not joking.

Though we lived in NE Philadelphia, we've had this prized song stuck in our head: Jimmy Falon as Bob Dylan singing 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'.

Our last bucket item was checked off before we left town: a visit to the Edgar Allen Poe National Historic Site. Consider me a tad morbid or nerdy, but I've/we've always been a really big admirer of his work. Poe's house in Philadelphia is the only house in which he lived that is still standing. It was fascinating--not with character and mystery.

States/Districts:

• Pennsylvania
• New Jersey
• Delaware
• Maryland
• Washington, DC
• Virginia 

Visits:

• Edgar Allen Poe National Historic Site, Philadelphia, PA
• Washington, DC
• T.C.'s grandfather's, Dumfries, VA

Route:

• I-95

Please feel free to comment with any suggestions for things to do and see, especially in the states of Colorado and Arizona.

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