ice cream for breakfast

This weekend is the Susquehanna Riverwalks. Three days, three cities, we did it in one. Okay we're nuts.

Bonnie, flat Sam Spartan and I headed out at 6:30. I over slept and didn't wake up till 5:48. Shocking, I know.  Sam was in the Alumni Magazine for NCCs 50th. You're supposed to photograph him going places and see how far NCCs influence and alums go.  If there's a game, I will play it. Above he's having a coke in the Burning Bridge Tavern in Wrightsville, PA. Yes, he does have a pin in his head. He's a Spartan. He can handle it. (#NCCliveshere)

We are almost to Lancaster and 3 miles away from Route 30 when the traffic came to a complete stop. It took an hour to get to the exit. The cars they were towing away looked like crumbled tinfoil.

The walk was sponsored by the Susquehanna Rovers, White Rose Wanderers, and the Penn Dutch Pacers. It began at the Columbia Crossing River Trails Center.

 There were three IVA flags hanging around the building. If you missed it, you were blind. Sam didn't. He even hung out with one.

The first walk took us all over Columbia. Including the Old Route 30-Lincoln Highway, marked with these coins. Sorry Abe is upside down.

 It also took us to the Turkey Hill Experience. The building looks like it might have been the original factory. There's a giant cow out front, and a water tower on the highway side. You do have to pay to get in but you can stuff yourself full of ice cream and their drinks. (I don't like their drinks. Way too sweet. That's saying a lot from a girl with a major sweet tooth.) But we got senior price, and an additional 10% off because something didn't work. It wasn't bad.

 At one station you could create your own flavor of ice cream. Mine was chocolate with strawberries, raspberry, red hots and pecans. Sounds disgusting, right? Then you could make a box. This box every design rule there is. And I couldn't change the Hobo on the lid. I left the computer pick the name.

After Turkey Hill, we veered off the Columbia route and picked up the Wrightsville directions, crossed a bridge that was 1.25 miles and stopped for lunch at the Burning Bridge Tavern. It was a BBQ place and the brisket was excellent. This sign was inside. I used these dyes many years ago.

Doing the 5K the bulk of this trail was the bridge. We basically crossed the bridge, went around a block and came back.

After checking in and having our books stamped, we got in the car and headed to Marietta.

 The trail was hidden but they clubs added these huge signs. You couldn't get lost.

 This was an out and back on the NW Lancaster County River Trail

 This was the only historic site on the whole walk.

There must have been issues in Marietta, because these signs were on several lawns.

Then it was back into traffic and home.

Miles/Steps:  20,094 steps. That's just short of 10 miles
Bathrooms:   I-4.5 at Columbia Crossing. I don't think we were in any others
Wildlife:        Heard lots of birds. Didn't really see anything.
Weather:      mid-80s, bright, sunny.
Extras:          Found 15¢. If you ever have a chance to try Turkey Hill Blood Orange Sorbet. Do it. It's fab.