Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2017 10:49:33 -0800
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From: Neil2 <vidublu@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Road trip from Florida to Pennsylvania
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Ditto on what Gene and Marc cautioned on the parkway, scenic routes.
On Tue, Mar 7, 2017 at 9:36 AM, Marc Perdue <mcperdue@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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.
>
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Neil2
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