From Shamokin to Gettysburg

As we awoke on Friday morning, we were able to explore Shamokin, which is actually hollow underneath. The coal taken from under the town has been piled nearby into the largest man made mountain. The part for the Subaru we needed arrived before lunch and we were even treated to a delicious lunch of fantastic pizza. Our thanks to the Faus clan, who were most gracious to us. We then journeyed to Centralia, the abandoned coal mine town, which was little more than empty lots and streets leading to those lots. Apparently the underground coal fire, which caused the evacuation of the town, has died down recently. We did get to visit the Ashland coal mine and talk to some nice folks from New Jersey who were originally from the area, so we got a bit of a history lesson. Luckily the rain went away on our way down to the Harley Davidson factory in York, and even though we were too late to get the tour, we did get to go into their production showroom. Our last stop for the day was Gettysburg, which was full of awesome history. (And guns)


As night rolled in, we slept in another abandoned store's overhang. As an additional point of interest (to us), Ben finally overcame the lock that was plaguing him by judicial application of WD-40.

Some lovely fall foilage on the way to New York.