[Magdalen] Scranton

[Jon Egger]

Being a true flat lander, large hills and mountains do not sit well with
me.

Down in the Ozarks they, "It isn't so much the height of the hills as it is
the depth of the hollows."

Grace and peace,
jon

On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 10:10 PM, ROGER STOKES <
roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com> wrote:

> Having walked up from the centre of Harpers Ferry along the Appalachian
> Trail to that overlook whose name I can't remember and the Visitor Center I
> agree there are hills there.  In particular I recall the church part way up
> that you then look down on.  I suppose the thing is that in PA I was doing
> some cutting across river valleys which means hills or enormously long (and
> hence expensive) bridges.
>
>
>
>      On Friday, 19 June 2015, 3:51, Kate Conant <kate.conant at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>  I'm only 9 miles from Harpers Ferry on the Blue Ridge!  And didn't you
> notice the bluff and the hills right there in Harpers Ferry?
>
> We say that if you flattened West Virginia it'd cover everything east of
> the Mississippi.
>
> Kate
>
> "What does the Lord require of you, but to do justice, love mercy, and walk
> humbly with your God?"
> Micah 6:8
>
> On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 6:16 PM, ROGER STOKES <
> roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com
> > wrote:
>
> > I must admit the pan-handle of WV I drove across from OH to PA was also
> > hilly.  My main trip to that state was in 2012 and I wasn't driving, and
> > was only in one corner of it.  It didn't strike ma having too many steep
> > hills, apart from the valleys in Harpers Ferry.
> > Roger
> >
> >
> >
> >      On Thursday, 18 June 2015, 23:00, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> >  Don't go to West Virginia if you think Pennsylvania is hilly! I have
> never
> > driven in a more up-and-down place in my life! I decided when we drove
> > through it north to south that it must have been God's first attempt at
> > Texas, but God wasn't happy with it so he threw it over there in the
> > corner.....for surely if you flattened it out, it would be nearly
> > Texas-sized!
> >
> > On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 5:53 PM, ROGER STOKES <
> > roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com
> > > wrote:
> >
> > > I have decided that Pennsylvania is scenic, which is a euphemism for
> > > hilly.  It's beautiful as well but I caqn understand some roads
> becoming
> > > very tricky in the winter.  Yesterday morning was warm, sunny and not
> > humid
> > > so I decided to take a stroll in the park - Nay Aug Park to be precise.
> > It
> > > was good to explore with much to see in a small area.  Latder the day
> > > turned cooler so I explored a bit of the Pocono area by car.
> > > Knowing that the journey to Buffalo shouldn't take all day I decided to
> > > take time to visit the Electric City Trolley Museum first, and I was
> very
> > > glad I did.  The museum itself was very informative and told me about
> two
> > > kinds of third rail electrification I had not met before - one where
> the
> > > live rail is in the middle between the running tracks and the other
> where
> > > the train's power shoe contacted the underside of the rail rather than
> > the
> > > top.  I imagine that helped when there was poor weather or something on
> > the
> > > rail that inhibited contact.
> > >
> > > The trip on the trolley was longer, faster and more interesting than I
> > had
> > > expected with the conductor pointing out various things alongside or
> > > visible from the trolley track.  From there I headed straight to
> Buffalo
> > > which passed without incident.  NY state has its hills as well, but
> they
> > > seem more rolling than the ones in PA.
> > > Roger
> > >
> >
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