Monday March 26, 2012

   

 

Traveling

To Mid-America Trucking Show, Louisville, Kentucky

Monday March 19 & Tuesday, March 20

 

 

Preparing to enter Blue Mountain Tunnel, the first of four when traveling east to west on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

 

 

Because we had 600 miles ahead of us, we left on Monday afternoon so Tuesday’s drive would not be so long.

 

 

You enter Kittatinny Tunnel almost as soon as exiting Blue Mountain. 

 

 

It was a beautiful afternoon for traveling.

 

 

 

 

We went through a short period of rain just before 4:00 p.m.

 

 

The Allegheny Tunnel is the last tunnel on the Turnpike. I was either sleeping or forgot to take a picture in the Tuscarora Mountain Tunnel.

We had a motel reserved in Somerset, Pennsylvania, and after checking in, enjoyed supper at a nearby restaurant.

 

 

We weren’t on the road very long on Tuesday morning, when we saw flashing lights, indicating that someone was in trouble.

 

 

I suppose they had been speeding.

 

 

 

 

I love heading south in late March, because it gives me a preview of what will soon be happening in our area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Entering Cincinnati, Ohio

 

 

 

 

Cerwin was the first to notice this trailer’s mud flaps.

 

 

We love seeing these when out on the road.

 

 

When traveling around Cincinnati, I mentioned to Cerwin that I am surprised there weren’t any accidents, as many people were traveling fast and often changing lanes.

 

 

However, we didn’t see an accident until a short time after entering Louisville in the late afternoon. This car must have pulled out in front of a truck, resulting in being t-boned. The truck is just to the right of the photo.

Again, just before getting to our motel on the other side of Louisville, we saw where two vehicles had collided. It looked like a delivery truck had stopped because of a traffic jam and the car behind it didn’t get stopped in time.

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We praise the Lord for our safety while traveling to Louisville.