On a clear day you can see the fog

Trip Start Sep 27, 2009

Trip End Oct 05, 2009

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BEST WESTERN PLUS Bradford Inn (aka. Best Western Bradford Inn)

(Bradford hotels)

Flag of United States Bradford, Pennsylvania
Sunday, October 4, 2009

Today started out dry and foggy. We drove about 100 miles across Connecticut and new York, and then hit the back roads of Pennsylvania in search of leaf color. This year, that has been elusive. The leaves have not begun to change in about half of the East end of pennsylvania, but where they have changed, they are beautiful. In any case, the countryside of Northeast pennsylvania is really beautiful. The mountains are rounded and far apart, and the vistas are beautiful. The roads are wide and well-paved, and the farms are well-kept and scenic. it was a pleasant drive. We saw a hot air balloon at one point, and we completely missed the Browns losing again (and again).

We arrived in Bradford late in the afternoon, and found out why there are no major chain hotels here. The town seems to have a lot of closed factories, and not much going for it. It was probably a boom town at one point when the Zippo lighter plant here had a monopoly on cigarette lighters, but that was another time. Most of the restaurants here are closed on Sunday evening, and we could only find a Chinese buffet. It was pretty good, considering. We are tired from the long drive, so I am going to turn in.

Remember, i promised yesterday to include the Glenn Beck pictures, so here they are. We'll be home tomorrow, so clean up after the party.

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