Cleveland, OH; Chicgao, IL; home sweet home Seattle, WA; and final trip statistics

Well folks the journey is complete. I had a fantastic time visiting friends and relatives along the way. The Fall foliage was absolutely beautiful. There were times I was awestruck by the colors.

I want to thank all those who took me to and from the airport, fed me, and gave me a place to rest my head. I am truly grateful for your hospitality. I appreciated all the snacks people gave me, they came in handy on the long drives. Looking forward to my next adventure and will hopefully see you all again soon. Please scroll down for the final statistics.

 

Leaving Cleveland, OH, the start and finish of the driving portion of the trip.

Farmland between Cleveland and Chicago

A quick stop in the "Windy City" Chicago, IL.

More farmland, somewhere in Illinois.

Back home coming in for a landing in Seattle, WA.

Wellington, OH and Amish Country in Central Ohio

Bob and Lorraine's in Wellington, OH

View out front

Lorraine's Halloween decorations - Since they live in the country they only get the two neighbor girls for trick-or-treaters. But Lorraine has a whole bag of goodies for both of them.

Guggisberg Cheese Factory in Amish Country.

Bob and Lorraine going into cheese factory

This store is run by the Amish

This and the picture below from the porch of the store

Front of store

Amish School

Left Republic, PA for Wellington, OH

Stella's House in Merrittstown, PA

Near Ellsworth Township, OH on the way to see Chas and Loretta.

Chas and Loretta's

Chas & Loretta

Picture is a little blurry, but this is Chas and his youngest son Brian.

New Salem, PA

Not much picture taking Saturday or Sunday. After church we hung out at Jim & Maria's and watched a movie in 3D, watched some football, Nascar, and then they made a big dinner. Nice relaxing day.

Me, Mikey, Jimmy, Aunt Stella, Maria, Luke, and Paul

Sunset off Jimmy's side porch

Laurel Highland Mountains near Uniontown, PA

Jimmy drove me through the mountains around Uniontown looking for Fall color.

Wharton blast furnace used  from 1839 to 1850

This and the next ten pictures from Ohiopyle State Park.

Ohiopyle Falls

Let's play where's Jimmy.

Cucumber Falls

Borough of Ohiopyle seen in the valley

The Great Cross of Christ seen in the distance.

The Great Cross of Christ - 60 ft. Tall 33 ft. wide

George and I where at this cross over 20 years ago.

Sunset taken from Jimmy's driveway