Saturday, August 29, 2009

26. Cannon


Submitted by Lydia M: Straddle a cannon

22. State License Plates

Unknown
Wisconsin 












West Virginia
Virginia

Vermont








Texas
Tennesee
South Dakota
South Carolina
Quebec
Pennsylvania
Ontario










Oklahoma










Ohio
North Carolina

New York
New Jersey
 
Nebraska






Missouri
Michigan
Maine
Maryland
MA



Kentucky (OH)






Kansas
Iowa

Georgia (OH)

Florida
Delaware
Connecticut (Photo in PA)

Colorado (OH)








California (Photo in PA)

Arizona (OH)






Arkansas (OH)

18. Welcome

Submitted by Amy and Pin
PA











 Kentucky

15. Chick


Submitted by D. Chick: A picture with a baby chick

My cellphone holder (PA)





 The word "chick" on the side of the white building. (Columbus, OH)

14. ABC Cities

Submitted by Kevin T: A city starting with each letter of the alphabet

A
Biglersville, PA
Coraopolis, PA
D
E
F
Gettysburg, PA
Harrisburg, PA
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
Pittsburgh, PA
Q
R
Scotland, PA
Trenton, NJ
U
Valley Forge, PA
W

...too many photos...

13. Lydia's House


Submitted by Lydia M: Pin in front of Lydia's house going like this (see picture)

8. Mascot

Submitted by Melissa P: Picture with a mascot of any kind

A statue of the dog that was killed at the Battle of Gettysburg. He was the mascot of the Confederate Army.

5. Fob Shots

Submitted by Jon L: fob shots (super big smile, peace signs) with random tourists in atleast 5 different cities

1) Halo Farm, Trenton, NJ











2) Devil's Den, Gettysburg, PA












Ok so we didn't do it with tourists...

Day 1: Gettysburg/Pittsburgh

Statue of General Warren on Little Round Top overlooking battlefield, Gettysburg, PA

Today was the first day of Pin and Amy's Great Adventure roadtrip across the country - aka, moving me to Stanford. Pin came over last night and we got up early to leave this morning. Before going, there was last minute shoving of more things into my car.

Here is a pic of me and my family with my super packed ca







10am- Met Neha and Muneem at PJs Pancakes for a final breakfast in Princeton! Thanks for meeting us!

11am - Stopped at Walmart to buy an air mattress and air pump.





12pm - We stopped at Halo Farm in Trenton (makers of the great Halo Pub ice cream!) to fulfill my recent dream of seeing it. Got to see a cartoner packing out grape nectar. We bought a half gallon of ice tea, mostly because it was only 79cents! and I got a book cover for 10cents. Not having cups, we stopped about 50miles later for a starbucks straw so pin could drink it. We also stopped at the Trenton Farmer's market next door and bought some peaches and apples. Anyone who lives near here should buy their milk, juice, eggs, etc from Halo Farm - it's SO cheap.



We got to Pennsylvania around 1pm, but didn't see a Welcome PA sign...this will have to do






Around 3:30pm - We arrived in Gettysburg and filled up gas ($2.59/gal) waiting for Lydia M.'s parents. They were so nice! They drove us around Gettysburg showing us the main highlights and giving us an overview of some of the history. We visited: Culp's Hill, Devil's Den, Little Round Top, and passed by a lot of the state infantry monuments. We were proud to see that NJ's monument was hidden in the trees. Apparently, they were probably sited where the infantry fought. NJ was having a picnic from a hill in the trees for a good view of the battle.
After, we stopped at Pizza House - a Gettysburg College staple - and got pizza and hoagies. Though Pin tried his best to treat Patti and Barry to dinner, Barry won this round. We went back to their house in Biglersville (known as "Apple Country"), which took us through beautiful hills and apple orchards (aka wireless dead zone). We immediately met one of their cats (pictured), Adolf, who must be the oldest cat alive (over 17 years). We got acquainted with the Myers beautiful house as well as Patti's extensive collection of Pfaltzgraff folk art ware! :)

11:30pm - We arrived at the Crown Plaza in Pittsburgh. Many fond memories of visiting Neha here! This is a fantastic hotel, btw, they gave us a baggie with lavender linen spray and chocolates on the bed.

Big thanks to my family for sending me off, Neha and Muneem for meeting us in Princeton (Malasa for trying!) and the Myers family for showing us around their hometown of Gettysburg!

Distance Traveled: 381miles
Total Distance Traveled: 381 miles
Money spent: $73.76
Total $ Spent: $73.76