Galeton to Genesee

Yesterday, Ron had an easy walk west from Ansonia through Gaines and on to Galeton. The weather was clear and cool - great walking weather and a nice change from the rain all day yesterday. He walked across a bridge on Hwy 6 where the railing was visibly crumbling. A plaque on the other side of the bridge said the bridge had been built in 1924. Ron hopes that the underpinning of the bridge is in better shape especially when 30 ton transports rumble across it.

This area appears to be filled with lodges and holiday homes. The road follows Pine Creek whick leads into Pennsylvania's Grand Canyon and was once a Seneca Indian trail. One old place along the highway was beautifully restored and is a restaurant and inn.

A trip like this brings a new form of intimacy to a relationship. Good thing we're married. Each of us could give detailed descriptions of the other's feet and any changes in them in the past 24 hours. This is actually a very necessary part of each day's routine.

We're getting very excited at this point. After yesterday's walk we drove the next twenty miles to the - ta da!!!!- New York state boundary. We will be in New York state on Friday evening. Now there's a sense of accomplishment.

Today it an almost level road with wide shoulders, but after a couple of miles the rain started. We're warming up with green tea in a old-home-now-restaurant internet cafe updating. The poncho keeps the rain off but Ron's shoes get soaked. This place is furnished with old oak dining room table and chair sets - - quite homey. The next few days we'll be in the bush again: Brookland, Gold, Genesee, and then the New York State line three or four days early !

Pictures:

The bridge

The bridge plaque

Ron at the Internet Cafe in Galeton