Sept. 27 and 28: Heading westward through Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.

We were on a quest to get to Nevada as fast as we could (except for camping if we came to a great place). We saw some beautiful country and brilliant fall colors. It rained pretty much all across the state of Pennsylvania. Signs read "burroughs and townships" - something you don't see in the West. We didn't do much sight seeing. Finally, we made it to Clarion, Pennsylvania which is not far from the Ohio border.  We decided to stay there since the weather was so bad,  and it was getting late. Clarion is home to Clarion University of Pennsylvania.

The next day, we got an early start and were off to Ohio which was not that far from Clarion. We  decided to turn onto the Lincoln Highway - 30 West. We had heard about the Lincoln Highway and wanted to experience at least part of this historic cross-country road.  We saw lots of farms and miles of green fields of corn. There were no billboards nor large trucks on this Highway. It's a slower more scenic way to travel.

Pennsylvania - I-80

Scranton, PA - home of "The Office"

An old hamburger restaurant

One of the multitude of farms seen as we crossed the Mid-West

Scenic and peaceful - Lincoln Highway

By Friday, Sept. 28th, we had gone all the way to Joliet, Illinois.  We stayed in a very nice Mariott Hotel in Joliet which is about 40 miles south of Chicago. We want to go back to this area and explore Chicago and Oak Park where there are lots of homes designed  by Frank Lloyd Wright.