tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19434910.post-86918774498775471032008-07-22T21:51:00.006-04:002008-07-22T22:04:15.443-04:00Our trip home last Sunday was along the I-95 corridor, a route I hadn't taken since 2004.<br /><br />Route: PA 48, PA 51, US 40, PA 281, PA 523, US 40, I-68, US 522, VA 37, I-81, US 17, I-95, I-85, NC 56, NC 50.<br /><br />This was the first time I took the I-68 - I-95 route to/from PA/NC since 2004. So in some ways a number of things changed - and some stayed the same.<br /><br />First, by take a small detour loop on PA 281 and 523. I added new mileage along 281 and clinched PA 523.<br /><br />All of the older signs on I-68 in Cumberland have been replaced and a few are now in Clearview.<br /><br />The rebuilding of Noah's Ark by the God's Arc of Safety Church hasn't changed since 2004.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_vXnjsNX3hQc/SIaPzQ-AsLI/AAAAAAAAA9w/VCVfoCaqPy8/s1600-h/IMG_7588.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_vXnjsNX3hQc/SIaPzQ-AsLI/AAAAAAAAA9w/VCVfoCaqPy8/s400/IMG_7588.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226022528501199026" border="0" /></a>Oh well. If you want to learn more about this Interstate highway oddity, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette <a href="http://post-gazette.com/pg/06106/682602-85.stm">ran a feature</a> on the church and pastor in 2006.<br /><br />We stopped at the Sideling Hill Exhibit Plaza and I finally was able to take good photos of the Sideling Hill Cut. (Amazing what having a real camera can do for you.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_vXnjsNX3hQc/SIaQx4ybOjI/AAAAAAAAA94/hifA7bDdzTQ/s1600-h/IMG_7591.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_vXnjsNX3hQc/SIaQx4ybOjI/AAAAAAAAA94/hifA7bDdzTQ/s400/IMG_7591.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226023604341914162" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_vXnjsNX3hQc/SIaQyPI9l7I/AAAAAAAAA-A/vQ_wCPytqmA/s1600-h/IMG_7593.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_vXnjsNX3hQc/SIaQyPI9l7I/AAAAAAAAA-A/vQ_wCPytqmA/s400/IMG_7593.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226023610342021042" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_vXnjsNX3hQc/SIaQyXyr0ZI/AAAAAAAAA-I/gM3wCZzpgdI/s1600-h/IMG_7596.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_vXnjsNX3hQc/SIaQyXyr0ZI/AAAAAAAAA-I/gM3wCZzpgdI/s400/IMG_7596.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226023612664500626" border="0" /></a><br />I was actually surprised that I-95 from Fredericksburg to Richmond was not as heavy with traffic as I typically recall a summer Sunday afternoon to be. $4.00 gas has had its impacts. Although we saw a few slowdowns on the northbound lanes.<br /><br />Other than nothing overly noteworthy, but it was an enjoyable 9 hour drive...quicker than I expected and would have been about 8 hours and 15-30 minutes if we didn't stop a few times.Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06394294005674203967noreply@blogger.com