now that's a view worth walking to

Sunday we took the scenic route home. The plan was to go to Kinzua State park to walk the skyway and then go to Williamsport to do a Volkssport walk. As always, plans change. I really like flying by the seat of my pants, don't you?

We left Erie and headed east. That put us in New York. We crossed the state, thru the Seneca Nation, and crossed back into Pennsylvania on 219 at Bedford. While still in New York we saw the billboard for the Zippo Museum. When we reached Bedford, the sign said this exit. Of course we went. What was odd, at least to me, was that there was a troop of Boy Scouts there. Now sure, Case knives are also made there, but 50% of the museum was lighters. Girl Scouts would have NEVER approved of that field trip. What was even odder, at least to me, was some of the boys were buying lighters. Clearly things are done differently in North Central Pennsylvania!

It took another 20 minutes or so to reach Kinzua. The DEP's website says "The 329-acre Kinzua Bridge State Park offers visitors a chance to walk the Kinzua Bridge Skywalk. Located in McKean County, this park is the home of the newly reinvented Kinzua Viaduct. The Viaduct, once known as the longest and tallest railroad structure at 2,053 feet long and 301 feet high, was partially destroyed by a tornado in 2003. In 2011, the engineering masterpiece was reinvented as a new pedestrian walkway where visitors can stroll 600 feet out on the remaining support towers, peer miles out into the Kinzua Gorge as well as peer down into the partial glass platform at the end of the walkway."

Clearly it was the shortest walk of the weekend, and the most spectacular.

It was also clear that no food could be found in the Allegheny State Forest. We must have driven 2 hours before finding an ice cream stand that served food too.  It was a popular spot. I thought as soon as we ate, places would pop up. Nope. Even when we reached Route 80!

On the drive from Kinzu we decided not to go to Williamsport. It was getting late. It's a good thing. It was Little League weekend. The one weekend a year NOT to go to Williamsport.