Jim and I like to take our vacations in the spring before school is out or after school starts in September when traffic is lighter and crowds are smaller. We had planned to drive to Greensburg, Pennsylvania, to visit our granddaughter, then meander through parts of eastern Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee, ending in Brevard, North Carolina, to visit family before coming home. Hurricane Helene ended that trip. I am thankful to say that Brevard suffered little damage, but other communities will be rebuilding for years to come. Please help those affected by that monster storm in any way you can.
After leaving Greensburg, we decided to head north and drive along Lake Erie into Canada and visit Niagara Falls, then travel east along Lake Erie and Lake Ontario through the region called the Niagara Frontier, and return home through the Adirondacks. We stayed off the interstates as much as possible and traveled through towns and villages, state parks and forests, enjoying the changing colors of t...