Pennsylvania Turnpike - Now, even more boring!

Oh, Pennsylvania, you have some lovely sights to see. But the PA Turnpike is not one of them. I understand that you were somewhat limited in the size of the road by the twistyness of the mountains, but my god, couldn't you have made it a LITTLE wider than a cattle shoot? Driving through the western section is like spending hours in a rat maze - twisting and turning and hemmed in on all sides.

The one bright spot - the Oakmont rest area, with its lovely family bathroom. A rest area bathroom that's well-lit, doesn't smell like a men's room, is well-stocked and functioning? Hallelujah!

Still, all in all, I'd rather be stuck on the Turnpike than drive through West Virginia for 6 hours straight. That trip from KY to MD was grueling, and so unimaginably dreary this time of year that by the time we got to MD, I was ready to kiss the (non-grey) ground we were driving past. Yes, I know it's pretty during the summer, and there are some beautiful vistas and views, but 98% of the drive is remote-coal-town ugly.

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So yes, we made it, with little incident other than the five restroom breaks we took between 9 am and 2:30 pm. Only one minor accident, which was more a "there's no place to pull over where we won't get blown over the siderail by passing trucks" than Liza's fault. One of the highlights - when Liza chose to visit Taco Potty instead of the one at the McDonald's next door. I just love the phrase "Taco Potty." Don't you?

And the dial-up is just as slow as I remembered.