Blowin’ into Pennsylvania: French Creek SP, Elverson, PA 10/7/09

As we drove out of the campsite this morning, we were surrounded by a whirlwind of leaves, which pretty much set the tone for the day. After a steady, drenching rain for most of the night, the sky this morning was crystal clear and the fall colors looked really vivid and crisp. We enjoyed driving through the Catskills and even though we had a rather long drive ahead of us to our destination in Pennsylvania, we decided to drive through the Delaware Water Gap, along the Hudson River. It was listed in several books as a great scenic byway, but maybe we’re jaded. After all the fall colors and beautiful back roads of New England and Canada it didn’t seem that spectacular. I did get a kick out the Poconos - hard to believe that this was once considered a honeymoon mecca! I had convinced Ned that we needed to visit one of the old honeymoon resorts imagining something really romantic. Mmm –Ned it said it felt more like a bad 50’s prison movie. We were definitely not feeling the love. I think we’ll stick with the Winniemobile. We left the fall colors behind us once we entered Pennsylvania. Lots of trees and forest, but for the most part mainly green. The winds, however, have picked up dramatically. We were blown about in the winniemobile and noticed a lot of downed branches. Our one big tourista stop of the day was the Daniel Boone Homestead. Yes, Mr. Kentucky Frontiersman was actually born in PA. We practically had the place to ourselves and after being cooped up in the car for awhile, were getting a little silly. (See today’s pic – Ned pretending to be Daniel Boone.) He “borrowed” the shovel from one of the sheds and was pretending it was his frontier rifle. Too funny. We’re camped at a very upscale State Park, quite close to the Amish Country. At this point we’ve showered in every possible concrete, stucco, fiberglass and plywood structure you can imagine. This campground is deluxe, including fully tiled individual large showers – that are free! I foresee a l-o-n-g, luxurious hot shower in my future.