Thursday Threesome

Onesome: View- What is your favorite scenic site, either around your place, where you've traveled, or just that one special picture (like that Ansel Adams "Half Dome" shot)?

Oooh, hard one. Lots of contenders: the view from Prospect Mountain at Lake George, NY, in the fall--heck, anywhere in Vermont/New Hampshire/New York during autumn leaf season. The Shenandoah Valley's mighty pretty as well. And there's this one particular place...I have no idea if it still looks the same; last time I drove through there was 1978. But it's on Interstate 80 heading west, in the Eastern part of Pennsylvania. Eastern Pennsylvania, incidentally, is one of those places that, when God was giving out scenery, got in line twice. But this one particular spot: as you drive you're on a cut in the side of the Alleghenies. To your right the side of the mountain goes up almost vertically, covered in trees, and to your left all you can see is trees as well. Suddenly you come around a curve and in front of you is a beautiful valley of farmland--tiny barns, homes, cattle, woodlots, fields, vehicles--as far as the eye can see. Simply lovely. Makes me wistful just to think of it.

But my sentimental favorite is this:



This is Brenton Point in Newport, Rhode Island.

Twosome: From- How far is it from home to work? Are you a long distance commuter or do you just schlep on into the dining room/office?

Schlepping sounds lovely. It's 28 excruciating miles one way.

Threesome: Afar- for the travelers out there, just how far have you gone? I mean, is the trip to Grandma's about it? ...or have you made it farther abroad?

I've lost count--I've been in at least 35 of the 50 states--would like to make it to Alaska some day. (Hawaii holds no charms; I don't want to go anywhere warm.) Never made it "truly" abroad--going to Great Britain is my dream--but have been out of the country, to Quebec, the Canadian side of Niagara Falls including a lovely little town right on Lake Ontario called Niagara-on-the-Lake, and to Canada's Wonderland north of Toronto. (Also have been in Montreal, but didn't see anything of the city; went to Expo '67.)

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