Date:         Tue, 7 Mar 2017 12:36:29 -0500
Reply-To:     Marc Perdue <mcperdue@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Marc Perdue <mcperdue@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Road trip from Florida to Pennsylvania
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Following up on what Gene said, you'll want to be sure that your van's
running great before hitting the Blue Ridge Parkway; there are no
service centers along the way as I recall. The Blue Ridge Parkway
changes to the Skyline Drive on the top of Afton Mountain, in
Virginia. That's about 20 minutes west of where I live, in
Charlottesville, Virginia. If you get to that point and want to take a
break from the 35 mph curvy mountaintop roads, drop on down for a
visit. If you get to that point and need service, there's a guy west
of there, in Staunton, Virginia, who's great with vans. About 20
minutes west.

The Skyline Drive ends at Front Royal, Virginia. From there, it really
depends on where in PA you're going. If you're going to the Harrisburg
and points west region, you'd probably want to head over to Interstate
81. It can get a little crazy with a lot of trucks, but that's usually
worse south of there. If you're heading to eastern PA, you'll just
pick up 66 in Front Royal and head east.

If you want a less curvy and a little faster route north, you can pick
up Route 11 in Virginia. It's straight, 55, mostly, with lots of cute
little towns along the way, and it goes right by Natural Bridge, which
is totally worth stopping to see. That's an hour southwest of me.

Have fun, and good luck! And yes, replace those fuel lines!
Marc Perdue

On Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 4:03 PM, Gene P <olgreywoof@gmail.com> wrote:
> OK, I'll point at the obvious.  Aim toward Asheville, NC and pick up the
> Blue Ridge Parkway.  Follow that weaving two-lane through the mountains
> all the way up through NC and Virginia.  Somewhere in VA it turns into
> "Skyline Drive" and will take you nearly to PA.  It's the Appalachian
> Trail for vehicles.
>
> I'm so envious.
>
> On 3/6/2017 12:38 PM, Laura Mangan wrote:
>
> ... any suggestions for routes or beautiful places to visit along the
>
> way from FL to PA. We
> plan to avoid major highways (I.e. I-95) and take a somewhat scenic route.
> We don't have loads of time for this trip as planting season is almost
> here!!! Yay spring.