NY
STW1 Hop 4: Grand Island NY to Streetsboro OH
236 miles via I-190 (north of Buffalo), NY 5, I-90, I-271 (west of Cleveland) and I-480 (west of Cleveland). Cumulative tow miles: 787. Truck miles: 340. Cumulative truck miles: 1273. This was supposed to be an easy hop – one almost entirely on interstate highways. But I opted to travel almost 30 miles on NY … Continue reading
Boldt Castle
When I planned our stay in the Thousand Islands it was due to some very old, very vague fond memories of a camping trip to the area. I can’t even remember now when I was there; I just recall being struck by the serenity and beauty of the area. So my plan for our day … Continue reading
STW1 Hop 3: Clayton NY to Grand Island NY
238 miles via NY 12, I-81, NY 104, NY 390, I-490 (west of Rochester), I-90, I-290 (around Buffalo) and I-190. Cumulative tow miles: 551. Truck miles: 270. Cumulative truck miles: 933. This was the longest – both in terms of distance and time (almost 5 hours) – of any hop we have made in the … Continue reading
STW1 Hop 2: Glenville NY to Clayton NY
168 miles via NY 5, NY 67, NY 29, NY 28 and NY 12. Cumulative tow miles: 313. Truck miles: 518. Cumulative truck miles: 663. Jett hated this hop. It was entirely on local roads, most of them with a lot of up-and-down and sharp curves. Every time the GPS said “winding road ahead” she … Continue reading
STW1 Hop 1: Oakham MA to Glenville NY
145 miles via MA 148, MA 67, MA 19, US 20, I-90, I-890 (near Schenectady) and NY 5. Cumulative tow miles: 145. Truck miles: 145. Cumulative truck miles: 145. The hard part of this route was the 30-plus miles on local roads before we got to I-90. The roads were fine, but this was August … Continue reading
TTN Hop 7: White Haven PA to Bristol CT
198 miles via I-80, I-380, PA 423, PA 191, PA 507, I-84 and CT 229. 198 miles. Cumulative tow miles: 1511. Cumulative truck miles: 1920. This hop was 198 miles and 75% of those miles – 149 miles – were on I-84. Which meant a very bumpy ride. Although I-84 is constantly under construction (major … Continue reading
TTS Hop 2: Oakham MA to East Stroudsburg PA
232 miles via MA 122, MA 31, MA 49, US 20, I-84 and US 209. Cumulative tow miles: 458. We are getting out of New England just in time: the temperature in Oakham dropped to 32 the night before we left and also dropped to 32 in East Stroudsburg, PA, the night we arrived. Frost … Continue reading
Plattsburgh NY
By most measures – including “as the crow flies” – we are closer to Plattsburgh, NY, than we are to Burlington, VT. When we Googled the nearest Walmart we found that it was in Plattsburgh. But we never went to Plattsburgh, despite its proximity. Until two weeks ago. Why? Because it is a ferry ride … Continue reading
QTE Hop 6: Lorton, VA, to Littleton, MA
2 day, 534 miles via I-95, I-495, US 29, I-70, I-695 (near Baltimore), I-83, US 30, US 222, I-78, US 22, PA 33, US 209, I-84, I-90, I-290 (near Worcester), I-495 (near Boston) amd MA 2A. This was a grueling weekend, primarily due to the fatigue from the previous weeks, the complicated route to our … Continue reading
GTW Hop 3: Milford, NY, to Gordonville, PA
282 miles via NY 28, I-88, I-81, I-476, US 22, 222 and 30. Cumulative distance: 606 miles The “B” on the map is our refueling stop, this being the first hop (of very few, I hope) that we could not complete on a single tank of fuel. We can’t assume that any service station will … Continue reading