Our Travelogue...

[RolandFJ40]

Next stop was a little down river to Washington's Crossing State Park. They had a neat little festival so i took some pics.

Not happy with the blurry pics...

Replica of boats used during the crossing

 

[RolandFJ40]

Continued...

This guy was telling me that he hasn't slept for 2 days. He swears that he's seen numerous ghosts at night and heard them walking around lol.

Blacksmith's shop open for business.

 

[RolandFJ40]

Heading back up river now on the Pennsylvania side, stopped at Bowman's Hill Tower. 14 mile view for a 125 ft. tower. The elevator wasn't working, so up I went!

Stairs up got smaller towards the top. You couldn't pass people going down so you take turns.

 

[RolandFJ40]

Last trip today was through the Van Sandt covered bridge in Solebury Twp. Bucks County, PA.

I'll have the baton until I meet with Brian in Philly Tuesday afternoon for a cheese steak. I'll have a few more posts as I'll take the baton into town later for a possibly.

 

[brian]

loving this revolutionary war era stuff.

 

[RolandFJ40]

10/18/16 - Today I made the trip from Central Jersey into Pennsylvania to pass the baton along to Brian. We were going to meet in Philly but thankfully we chose Valley Forge National Historical Park. Along the trip I stopped at a few more places close to me. Yes more bridges!

Few pics of protected farmlands.

Then down the road...

Lumberville-Raven Rock Pedestrian Bridge

 

[RolandFJ40]

Continued..


New Hope & Ivyland Railroad

Officially in Pennsylvania

Took this fron the Lambertville/New Hope free bridge. The small clearing up on the left hill is Goat Hill Overlook from my previous post.
One neat thing was after taking this pic a bald eagle swooped in and continued down river. Too fast for me to take a picture. There are many eagles in the valley.

And the pass off, pleasure meeting you Brian. Had a great afternoon exploring the park and getting a cheese steak at Tony Luke's.

 

[brian]

so we're standing around doing what 40 owners do when there is no beer, talk about 40s with no beer to drink...... when this random stranger happens upon us( it actually was a quite an active parking lot for being in a national park on a tuesday afternoon in mid oct) and gets pressed (asked politely) to take a few pictures of us....

 

[brian]

i didn't take near enough pictures at valley forge. i was simply too awe struck by the crude structures the troops stayed in all winter. then later in gen Washington's quarters/ office was completely blown away touching door knobs, floors and banisters that George Washington himself touched.

 

[wizjim25]

Proud to be part of this.
Roland Very Nice Job Keeping Baton Historical.
Twin 40's Cool.
Brian Keep it Going.

 

[myquestoyota]

Epic thread so far, this is too cool. Hope to do it justice when it's my turn. I'm hoping to take it up Hwy 101 on the Washington Coast.

 

[AlaskanWheeler]

@RolandFJ40 , didn't happen to stop by the Wheeler house by chance? Great pics btw

 

[brian]

Today was my opportunity to go for a cruiser, before heading south to meet shark56 in md.


First up was my favorite local park.

 

[brian]

They even have rides through it.

 

[brian]

So what might have taken a ride down the union canal back in its heyday?

Iron of course.
Pennsylvania had from the very beginning been known for its easily accessible iron ore deposits.

 

[brian]

Saving this space.
Missed the morning tour of the furnace.
Going to go back then post some pix here.

Edit

The changing floor for the furnace.
It was here that it was filled with the charge of ore, limestone and charcoal.

The giant wheel as it is called, was originally a water wheel in a mill race, it was used to create the forced draft to bottom of the furnace.
In the mid 1800s there were several upgrades.
The biggest was the addition of two boilers above and behind the furance....the steam from which was used to run a steam engine which in turn turned the wheel. The mill race was then filled in.
Furnace discharge and pouring floor.

 

[brian]

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[brian]

The rt30 bridge across the susquehanna river made it easy for @hecrod to cross over the river earlier this year. but when the confederates advance became too close in the late 1800s, the locals burnt the covered bridge that once stood here in order to prevent the ransacking of furnaces that once stood near by.
the stone piers of that covered bridge are still standing aside of the wrightsville bridge in the back ground.

 

[brian]

But with all of our industrial might and will power, there will be accidents.

 

[brian]

It was at this point that on a quiet back, back road the briefcase crossed the Mason-Dixon Line leaving Pa, entering MD concluding it's time in the northeast......for now??

Soon after this, lunch and a beer, was had with shark56 and his wife and my time with the baton was over.