Got as far as Beckley, West Virginia yesterday. The scenery along the way was . . . um. Once you get into West Virginia, your line of sight drops off to a few hundred metres in any direction except straight up: there’s always a wooded hill or ridge or whatever blocking your line of sight (to be fair, it’s blocking your view of yet another wooded hill, etc.).
I’d have stopped to take some photos (especially of the New River gorge), but we were trying to get as far towards today’s destination as we could, so we limited the stops to the absolute minimum.
I know that you mention the hills in West Virginia because they are along your route (to your destination), but the same views are available closer to your home.
The Southern Tier (as it is known in New York State; Pennsylvania calls it The Northern Tier) runs east-west along the border between the two states.
20 minutes out of Buffalo, #219 lifts you “up unto the hills”, and then #86/#17 takes you for hours along The Allegheny (downstream to Pittsburgh) and then up The Salamanca (downstream floats you through Chesapeake Bay)
Even better – There is a spot ( 41°51’18.33″N 77°52’33.56″W for the GPSers) just East of Coudersport where you can jump across The Allegheny and then return to Toronto to brag’n’blog about it!
“Don’t drive to a deadline, or you might end up in a dead line.”
Comment by Chris Greaves — April 4, 2010 @ 04:51