Traveled to West Newton today traveling through
beautiful forests on a path that followed the Youghiogheny River. Beauty knows no bounds. In
West
Newton
contacted Youghiogheny Canoe Outfitters to see if they offered camping. They
did and a more gracious people would be hard to find. Offered camping, family
hospitality, and a welcoming spirit. They do not sell beer but offered one to
show their hospitality. Their wares
consist of canoeing, bait, tackle, rentals, and a great welcoming spirit. Not
only do they work the river but have received civic recognition for river
cleanup and community services. When biking the GAP and traveling through West Newton do not pass up the
YOUGHIOGHENY CANOE OUTFITTERS. Thank you
Cuffy (Orlando Dolash) and Dominic Berarducci for your generous spirit and kind
hospitality.
Stopped to help a cyclist change a flat tire:
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| Watch out world, Michelle knows how to patch tires now |
I'm falling in love with America again... After Vietnam I had a beef with Uncle
Sam, politicians, and our whole approach to foreign interventions. But what I
have discovered so far is that America remains beautiful, the
people resilient and loaded with optimism in spite of hard financial
times. Passing through Pennsylvania coal country, there are
whole towns impacted by mine closings. Even so, they dust off, proceed with
life, and find a way to make ends meet. They ask for nothing yet are some of
the most giving and generous people that this Great Land possesses. Chesapeake and Ohio and the great Allegheny Passage
offer a source of income and unbounded beauty.
These people are finding their way, and if they can I certainly can too.
