[MR] Pennsic notes

[M'lady Foxy]

 I'm outside cumberland and if may suggest a great place to take a break on way through is Sidling (sp) hill ... they cut the pass right through a mountain range and the vistor center there has some incrediable view of the different layers ... the bathrooms in my experiances (I stop there often) are close to at home clean and the people in center are very nice and helpful.It only takes bit to see it all but well worth the break ... also walk up the steps (good practice for war walking) to  the top can get up close to the rock wall ....

--- On Mon, 7/28/08, Glynis Gwynedd <ylandra at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Glynis Gwynedd <ylandra at gmail.com>
> Subject: [MR] Pennsic notes
> To: "Merry Rose" <atlantia at atlantia.sca.org>, "Highland Foorde" <highland-foorde at atlantia.sca.org>, "Montevale" <scamontevale at yahoogroups.com>, "Bright Hills" <brighthills at yahoogroups.com>, storvik at yahoogroups.com, "Roxbury Mills" <shire at roxburymill.org>
> Date: Monday, July 28, 2008, 4:06 AM
> If you're coming across I 70 from MD/DC/VA/WV, please
> note that there
> is construction happening between Hancock and Breezewood. 
> Alternate
> routes are suggested - they're doing roadwork that
> involves closing
> the left lane for about a mile in two different spots. 
> Also, there is
> now a Pilot gas station on Rt 422 where the park n ride
> used to be.
> It has a McDonalds and a Subway, and the gas was $3.89
> there yesterday
> when we left.  If you're going on Saturday or Sunday,
> the construction
> shouldn't pose too much of a problem, but Friday
> evening is going to
> be terrible - some of the land grab folks said their usual
> 4 1/2 hour
> drive took 9 hours, and I believe them.  I've seen what
> 70 west bound
> traffic looks like up here on a Friday in normal
> circumstances.  It's
> not pretty.
> 
> So if you can go around - please do.  You can get on the
> turnpike
> earlier, you can skip 70 after Hancock and take 68 west to
> 79 and go
> straight up (takes about an hour longer than the turnpike
> and the
> mountains are more noticeable), you can just go to
> Cumberland and take
> ?220? (I think that's the road?) up to the turnpike.
> 
> Have a safe trip!
> 
> 
> ~Lady Glynis Gwynedd
> Barony of Highland Foorde
> "Have you hugged a harp today?"
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