Conclusion

This was one of the oddest trips I think I’ve taken. Usually if it’s going to be a camping trip, it’s a camping trip. However, this trip was spent in the heart of New York City for a while, then inside a tent for a few days, and finally in Saxtons River. The contrast between the noise and insanity of the New York streets and subway, the serenity of the mountains and camping, and the welcoming feeling one gets from Saxtons River is quite an interesting combination of environments to sample over a week’s time.

We really didn’t spend too much money either. This is good since neither of us really has any to spend.

We drove a total of 1,747 miles and our average gas mileage was 38.7, not too bad I’d say. I hadn’t given the car a good run since the summer of ’94 trip. It out performed itself, let’s hope it keeps up the good work. It was nice being with Suzanne after such a long time. It had been a while since the two of us were together and this trip certainly made up for that since we were side-by-side for five days straight. Didn’t take too many pictures. This, I guess, is normal for me, I don’t know why though. I think we only took about 5 or 6 shots. The weather could have been better but at least it wasn’t blazingly hot. In New York City it was nice and sunny, but once we left nothing but clouds and occasional rain. It could have rained more, at least we didn’t have to put up or take down the tent in the rain. Anyway, it’s nice sitting in the tent and listening to the rain.

This could be the last trip for a while since I’m going off to graduate school. You never know though, perhaps I’ll be able to squeeze in a few short trips here and there. I still want to see northern Pennsylvania and this is sort of on the way toward school. We will see. Hopefully, I’ll be writing another installment next summer.