Day 5: Pennsylvania

From Poughkeepsie I headed to Hyde Park see the birthplace of Franklin Roosevelt.  The museum was closed, and it was early, but I walked the grounds a bit before heading over the Hudson river and south to West Point.  A good friend of mine, from high school, son goes to West Point and I wanted to see the grounds, unfortunately no visitors are allowed on Saturday, so I took a picture and got back on the road. From West Point I went west to Bethlehem Pennsylvania.  This is the start of my Rust Belt tour.  In Bethlehem I viewed the site of Bethlehem Steel.  The mill closed in the 1980’s and much looks like it hasn’t been touched since then.  They have developed a few buildings, made a museum out of one and made an event space, but you can still get a sense of the massive mill. Small miles today so I got to rest and do laundry at the hotel, next few days are a lot of miles.

 

Song of the Day: Allentown, Billy Joel

Podcast: Over the Road – today, what being a Truck Driver does to your family

Book on Tape: Started The Pioneers, David McCullough.  Today episode was appropriately the story of people from Massachusetts moving the Ohio Valley to start a settlement.

Beer of the Day: Brew Pub tonight, hoping not to end up a Yuengling, but always a back up

Total Miles 180