Ride to DC - June 16, 2024

These pictures were taken with my Panasonic Lumix FZ80 on the roads in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland on June 16, 2024. Images are shown at a resolution of 800x600. Larger image formats are available by clicking the links below each image. I had time constraints but was able to take a couple hours longer than the fastest routes and still get to the start of my event on time. I took my usual Thruway to I-287 route, then took I-78 and US 22 west past Allentown to Hamburg. New travels started there: PA 61, Business US 222 (with a quick lunch stop), PA 12, US 422, I-176, and part of I-76 back to US 222 were all new. US 222 and US 30 over to York are roads I'd traveled once before but were still interesting to see. Just before I-83, I cut a little corner on PA 24 and PA 462. I-83 to I-695 to I-70 were all previously-traveled but not ones I take often. At US 29, I finished off the tiny piece north of I-70 before turning back around to head south to the beltway. My destination was in the Woodley Park area of DC, so I took MD 185 and Connecticut Ave in. A little confusion about where to turn as I approached my hotel resulted in me on the Rock Creek Parkway (about a mile out and back) for a little bonus TM mileage there at the end.

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Leaving I-287 for I-78. [Crop/Zoom: 3038x1577]
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Decided to go US 22 through the Bethlehem-Allentown area. [Crop/Zoom: 2158x902]
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Crossing into Pennsylvania. [Crop/Zoom: 2303x1854]
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Leaving I-78 here. [Crop/Zoom: 729x824]
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After lunch, going around Reading. [Crop/Zoom: 1183x888]
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One of the goals of taking this route was to drive I-176 for the first time. [Crop/Zoom: 1875x1227]
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Coming up on the southern end of I-176. [Crop/Zoom: 2077x1269]
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Leaving the PA Turnpike after 1 exit. [Crop/Zoom: 1598x2021]
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Switch to US 30 at Lancaster. [Crop/Zoom: 2894x1566]
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Just before getting to I-83 in York. [Crop/Zoom: 1188x1778]
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Into Maryland on I-83. [Crop/Zoom: 1562x1341]
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After going just a bit north from I-70 to drive that little stub of US 29, heading back south on US 29. [Crop/Zoom: 3109x1401]
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My route inside the beltway. [Crop/Zoom: 1332x1601]
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And into DC. [Crop/Zoom: 1042x2417]

terescoj+pics@teresco.org - Fri Jun 21 22:14:52 EDT 2024