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The Great Appalachian Road Trip

View through a car windshield of an interstate winding between forested hillsides at dusk, with a few vehicles ahead, a "Caney Fork River" sign on the right, and a soft yellow-pink sky.

Our summer travels this year take us along the Appalachian Mountains, from Knoxville, Tenn., to Central and Eastern Pennsylvania. Follow along with our adventures!

Day One

View through a car window of a yellow University of Texas Longhorns ball cap resting on the dashboard, with a hand on the steering wheel in the foreground.
View through a car windshield of a blue "Welcome to Arkansas, The Natural State — Buckle Up for Safety" highway sign beside a cloudy sky and a roadside strip of businesses.
View from a car window of the downtown Memphis skyline under a partly cloudy blue sky, framed by a highway guardrail in the foreground.
View from inside a vehicle crossing the steel-arched Hernando de Soto Bridge, with a "Welcome to Tennessee, The Volunteer State" banner hanging from the trusses ahead.
The Memphis Bass Pro Shops Pyramid, a large silver pyramid-shaped building with the Bass Pro Shops and Ducks Unlimited logos, viewed from a highway.
The Tennessee Welcome Center in Memphis, a green-roofed building with a tall central tower and a colorful Memphis-themed mural along its side, flanked by U.S. and Tennessee flags.
Black-and-white photo of the bronze B.B. King statue holding his guitar Lucille, standing inside the airy, vaulted-ceiling atrium of the Tennessee Welcome Center.
Black-and-white photo of the bronze Elvis Presley statue holding a guitar, posed in a fringed shirt and belted pants beneath the vaulted ceiling of the Tennessee Welcome Center.
A large, colorful exterior mural reading "MEMPHIS" in bold block letters, featuring the Orpheum Theater marquee and a teal globe marked "1819 May 22," painted on the side of a building.
Side view of the Memphis mural along the Welcome Center wall, showing the "1819 May 22" globe, Stax Records signage, and music imagery against a bright blue background.
A large mosaic-tiled egg sculpture decorated with "Memphis" lettering and colorful tile patterns, displayed on a pedestal beside a downtown street with parked cars in the background.
The Nashville skyline at golden hour, with the distinctive twin-spired AT&T Building rising among glass high-rises, seen from a highway with a dark pickup truck passing in the foreground.
Rolling Tennessee countryside at sunset, with a farm, silo, and round hay bales nestled against tree-covered hills under a soft pastel sky, taken from a moving car.
Dusk landscape along a rural highway, with a small white country church barely visible at the base of forested hills under a fading blue-and-pink sky.
Tennessee countryside at twilight, with tree-covered hills silhouetted above a tan harvested field and a pale pink and gold sunset sky overhead.
View through a car windshield of an interstate winding between forested hillsides at dusk, with a few vehicles ahead, a "Caney Fork River" sign on the right, and a soft yellow-pink sky.

Day Two

View through a car windshield of an interstate winding toward distant Blue Ridge Mountains, with traffic on both sides and a hand resting on the dashboard, a green "Asheville" sign visible to the right.
View from a moving car of rolling, tree-covered Appalachian hills under a heavy, overcast sky, with a transmission tower in the middle distance and a grassy field in the foreground.
A wide green pasture sloping up toward a forested ridgeline under a dramatic, mostly cloudy sky.
Roadside view of a tree-covered mountain in the distance beneath a bright blue sky with large puffy white clouds, with a single white SUV on the highway and a grassy median in the foreground.
A small farm with a white house, outbuildings, and a tall silo nestled at the base of forested Appalachian hills under a brooding gray sky.
View through a car windshield of a white "Welcome to Virginia — Virginia is for Lovers" sign with a red heart, alongside blue highway signs for the Virginia Welcome Center, with green ridges and a transmission tower nearby.
View through the rear window of a car of highway traffic backed up on a multi-lane road, with vehicles, a box truck, and an RV winding through green rolling hills.
Rolling Virginia farmland with scattered trees and grassy hills, with hazy mountains in the distance under a thick, overcast sky crossed by power lines.
Forested Appalachian ridges stretching to the horizon under a heavy gray-green sky, viewed from a highway with a guardrail in the foreground and a partially visible highway sign.
View through a car windshield of an interstate descending into a wooded valley, with a yellow Lay's delivery truck and a few other vehicles ahead and tree-covered hills on both sides.
View through a windshield of a Virginia valley with green fields, a small farmstead, and tree-covered hills, with twin mountain peaks rising in the distance beneath a bright cloudy sky.
Elevated view of a small white country house and outbuilding tucked among trees, with a grassy meadow, wooded hills, and distant blue ridges under a blue sky scattered with puffy white clouds.
View through a car window of an interstate curving toward the mountains, with a tan ball cap on the dashboard, a hand on the steering wheel, and forested ridges ahead.
A traditional red barn with two tall concrete silos and an American flag painted on its side, set against a backdrop of forested Appalachian hills under a heavy, overcast sky.
A meadow of tall grasses and bright pink wildflowers along the edge of a green field, with trees and a small structure visible on the ridgeline above.
A wide pasture with grazing cattle and fence lines, framed by the blue-green silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains beneath a dramatic, cloudy sky.
View through a rain-speckled car windshield of a curving wet highway, with a "Morro Bay California" baseball cap resting on the dashboard and a hand on the steering wheel.
A moody overlook view from a high vantage point over a vast Virginia valley of forests and farmland, with low clouds gathered along the horizon under a stormy gray sky.
Layered Blue Ridge Mountain ranges fading into a hazy distance, with dense forest in the foreground under a softly overcast sky.
Rolling, layered ridges of the Blue Ridge Mountains in muted blue-green tones, with treetops in the foreground and a soft, pale sky overhead.
Hazy panoramic view from a mountain overlook of a wide valley dotted with small towns and farmland beneath a gray, rain-veiled sky.
View from a Blue Ridge overlook of a long valley and distant ridges, with shafts of light breaking through heavy clouds and silhouetted treetops in the foreground.
Blurred view through a rain-soaked windshield of a winding mountain road with trees pressed in close on both sides and a dashboard navigation screen visible below.
A deer caught mid-stride crossing a misty, rain-slicked mountain road at dusk, seen through a car windshield with dim forest on either side.
View from a stone lodge patio over a tree-lined ridge toward a wide valley with low banks of cloud, the sun glowing through high clouds at the top of the frame, with a small bistro table and chair in the corner.
A Shenandoah Valley vista from a Blue Ridge overlook, with low white clouds drifting along the valley floor and pale gold light glowing through layered gray clouds above.
Twilight view from a Blue Ridge overlook into a deep, forested valley, with a faint orange sunrise glow on the horizon under dense, sweeping clouds.
A bird soars across a moody, cloud-streaked sky above a dim Shenandoah Valley landscape, with low mist hugging the distant ridges and a thin band of golden light near the horizon.
Wide panoramic view from a Blue Ridge overlook between two forested peaks, looking down a misty valley toward the Shenandoah Valley and distant ranges under a layered cloudy sky.
Soft early-morning view from a Blue Ridge overlook of the Shenandoah Valley, with rivers of low cloud drifting between forested ridges and pale gold light glowing on the horizon.
Pre-dawn view from a Blue Ridge overlook into the wide Shenandoah Valley, with a faint pink-and-gold sunrise pushing through heavy clouds above dark layered ridges.
Misty morning view from a mountain ridge of the Shenandoah Valley, with low clouds settled into the folds of the hills and layered blue ridges fading into the distance.
Two forested Blue Ridge peaks meeting in a deep V-shaped valley, with a soft pale sky glowing in the gap between them.
Close, telephoto view of the Shenandoah Valley with farms and fields visible above a thick blanket of low, drifting fog hugging the forested ridges.
Telephoto view of a patchwork of green and gold Virginia farm fields receding into a bluish haze, with low fog clinging to the lower edge of the frame.
Telephoto view of farmland, fields, and trees in the Shenandoah Valley with thick fog rolling in along the foreground hills.
Telephoto view across the Shenandoah Valley showing scattered farms and fields wrapped in mist, with a small white country church visible at the edge of a meadow.
A glowing cumulus cloud lit gold by sunrise above silhouetted Blue Ridge ridges, with a thin band of mist hugging the horizon under a teal sky.
Distant view of layered Blue Ridge ridgelines under a pale blue sky, with a long band of low clouds drifting between the foreground and background ranges.
Elevated view of the Shenandoah Valley filled with rolling, mist-streaked ridges and patchwork farmland fading into hazy distance under a soft overcast sky.
Aerial-style view of the Shenandoah Valley with farmland, scattered fog banks, and forested mountains rising on either side under a moody gray-green sky.
Layered Blue Ridge silhouettes receding into the haze under a softly glowing sky, with a sliver of farmland visible at the bottom of the frame.
Receding rows of Blue Ridge mountains in cool blue-green tones, with a long band of white clouds stretched across the middle distance and a tree visible in the bottom right corner.
Sunrise view from a Blue Ridge overlook of the Shenandoah Valley, with sunlight breaking through clouds above a long forested ridge and bands of low fog settled in the valley below.
A lone bird of prey soaring against a moody, cloud-mottled gray-green sky.
Layered Blue Ridge silhouettes with a long, low cloud bank stretched across the middle of the frame, viewed at dusk with a dark wooded ridge in the foreground.
Pre-dawn view from a Blue Ridge overlook into the Shenandoah Valley, with low fog filling the valley floor and dramatic clouds catching faint pink light overhead.
Wide panoramic view from a Blue Ridge overlook of the Shenandoah Valley between two forested peaks, with a single person standing on a rocky outcrop at the left admiring the fog-filled valley at sunrise.
Twilight view from a grassy mountain overlook with a stone-and-wood rail fence in the foreground, framed by silhouetted trees on either side. A small bistro table and two chairs sit near the rail, with distant valley lights faintly visible through a gap in the trees beneath a heavily clouded blue-hour sky.
Deep blue-hour sky filling the frame, with wispy clouds drifting through the lower half and a sliver of warm orange light along the horizon. Dark silhouettes of tree foliage anchor the upper-left and lower-left corners.
Rich blue twilight sky dominated by soft, layered clouds, with the silhouette of a tree rising in the lower-right corner and a thin band of pale gold light visible at the bottom edge of the frame.
Nighttime view of a grassy mountain overlook, with patio chairs and a stone-and-wood rail fence lit warmly in the foreground against silhouetted trees. Distant valley lights glow through a gap in the trees beneath a cloud-streaked deep blue sky.

Day Three

A person in a dark jacket stands on a mossy boulder photographing a multi-tiered waterfall cascading down dark rocks in a lush, deep-green Shenandoah forest.
Dark Hollow Falls cascading over moss-covered rocks in a sun-dappled green forest, with silky white water spilling into a shallow brown pool in the foreground.
Vertical view of a tall, multi-tiered Shenandoah waterfall in dim forest light, with smooth long-exposure water pouring over stacked dark rocks framed by deep green foliage.
A rocky forest stream strewn with wet boulders winding through dense green woods after rain, with calm, glassy water in the foreground.
A hooded person stands at the base of a tall, lush waterfall, photographing it on their phone amid towering green trees and moss-covered boulders.
Misty mountain overlook view of layered Blue Ridge ridges and a quilt of green farmland below, with low clouds drifting over the peaks under a moody gray-blue sky.
A wet, curving stretch of Skyline Drive lined with low stone walls, winding through dense green forest under a soft, misty sky.
A wide expanse of forested Blue Ridge mountains rolling toward the horizon under a heavy, low-hanging gray cloud bank.
Wide panoramic view from a Skyline Drive overlook of rolling forested ridges fading into the distance beneath a thick, overcast sky.
View from a Blue Ridge overlook of layered green ridges under heavy low clouds, with a windswept tree and grassy foreground at the edge of the cliff.
Wide view from a high overlook of the Shenandoah Valley with a patchwork of fields and woods stretching toward distant ridges under a turbulent, mostly gray sky.
Sweeping panoramic view from a Skyline Drive overlook of the Shenandoah Valley with rolling green hills, distant blue ridges, and a dramatic, mostly clouded sky.
View from a Blue Ridge overlook of a wide green valley and distant flat-topped ridges, with low gray clouds hanging across the sky.
Elevated view of the Shenandoah Valley showing forested foothills, scattered farmland, and a bend of the Shenandoah River winding through the trees, beneath layered Blue Ridge ridges and a cloudy sky.
Distant Blue Ridge mountains rise above a patchwork of green and gold valley farmland dotted with small houses and woodlots, framed by treetops in the foreground.
Dramatic overlook view of the Shenandoah Valley as a break in the clouds opens up over distant ridges, with green foreground meadows and small purple wildflowers along a grassy edge.
Wide overlook view of the Shenandoah Valley with a massive bank of gray clouds rolling overhead and a small patch of blue sky peeking through above distant green ridges.
View from a Blue Ridge overlook of layered forested ridges and patchwork farmland under a heavy, dramatic gray cloud deck.
Telephoto view of a wide, glassy bend of the Shenandoah River curling through dense green forest, with farmland and a red barn visible at the top of the frame.
Aerial-like view of green Virginia farmland with a white church complex, rolling fields, scattered farmhouses, and tree-lined fence rows winding between them.
Hazy telephoto view of distant blue-green Appalachian ridges fading into a softly cloudy sky above a wide valley dotted with small towns and farmland.
View from a high Blue Ridge cliff edge looking across the hazy Shenandoah Valley toward distant layered ridges, with a sloping wooded shoulder visible in the lower right.
View from a moving car of a long forested ridge under a dramatic sky filled with towering white-and-gray cumulus clouds, with a blurred green meadow in the foreground.
View from a moving car of green pastureland with a barbed-wire fence, a farmhouse, and forested mountains in the distance under a bright blue sky scattered with white clouds.
View through a car windshield of a two-lane country road winding through forested hills toward distant ridges, with a white pickup truck ahead and a hand on the steering wheel.
View through a car windshield of a white "Welcome to West Virginia, Wild and Wonderful — Patrick Morrisey, Governor" road sign beside a rural highway, with forested mountains in the distance.
View through a car windshield of a "Maryland Welcomes You — Enjoy Your Visit" sign with the state seal as the car crosses a concrete bridge behind a white pickup truck.
View through a car windshield of a blue, white, and red "Welcome to Pennsylvania, Let Freedom Ring — Josh Shapiro, Governor" sign with a Liberty Bell graphic, beside a freight truck passing under a highway overpass.
View through a car windshield down a straight Pennsylvania country road, past farm fields and tall grain silos toward a long ridge of forested mountains under a bright blue sky with puffy white clouds.
View from a moving car of Pennsylvania rolling countryside with a beige farmhouse and small outbuilding in the foreground, forested ridges in the distance, and a bright blue sky scattered with clouds overhead.

Day Four

Elevated view of the Horseshoe Curve reservoir nestled between forested green hills, with a parking lot and visitor center in the foreground under a bright blue sky with scattered clouds.
Wide panoramic view of the Horseshoe Curve in Altoona, Pennsylvania, with a calm reservoir framed by two tall forested ridges, a curving rail line cutting across the slope, and a visitor center at the base.
Overhead view of the Horseshoe Curve reservoir tucked between two steep green hills, with a parking lot and visitor center in the foreground under a vivid blue sky.
A forested green hillside curves down toward a quiet rail line and small reservoir, under a bright blue sky scattered with puffy clouds.
Wide view of the Horseshoe Curve reservoir with the famous curving railroad track sweeping along the right hillside, a long freight train just visible on the tracks above the trees.
Panoramic view of the Horseshoe Curve grounds with a wide green lawn, picnic shelter, viewing platform, and a static Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive on display, framed by forested ridges.
Static display of Pennsylvania Railroad GP9 locomotive number 7048 in dark green paint behind a black metal fence at the Horseshoe Curve visitor area, with a forested cliff behind it.
A long freight train winds along the curving railroad line on the forested hillside above the Horseshoe Curve reservoir under a partly cloudy blue sky.
Wide view across the Horseshoe Curve reservoir with a Norfolk Southern freight train rounding the curve high on the right hillside, distant blue mountains visible at the left horizon.
Elevated view of the Horseshoe Curve with a freight train rolling along the upper rail line on the forested ridge, the reservoir below, and a parking area in the foreground.
Sweeping view of the Horseshoe Curve and its reservoir, framed by forested hills, with a freight train visible on both sides of the curve as it rounds the famous bend.
A long freight train of mixed hopper and box cars led by Norfolk Southern locomotives moves along the rail line at the base of a steep forested ridge.
Two Norfolk Southern locomotives roll along the tracks at the base of a green hillside, with treetops in the foreground.
A long freight train hauled by a Norfolk Southern locomotive winds along the rail line cutting across a forested green ridge, with a road and tree line visible below.
Two Norfolk Southern locomotives travel along the tracks at the base of a steep, densely forested hillside, with a grassy verge in the foreground.
A Norfolk Southern locomotive numbered 4132 rolls past the Horseshoe Curve viewing area, with a person at left and another walking near a picnic table inside the fenced lawn.
A person in an orange ball cap stands at a chain-link fence photographing a passing Norfolk Southern locomotive at the Horseshoe Curve.
View of the Horseshoe Curve visitor area, with a Norfolk Southern train on the active tracks at left, a person standing on the walkway with a sign, and the static display locomotive 7048 visible at right.
A pair of Norfolk Southern locomotives travel along the curved rail line at the base of a steep, lushly forested hillside.
Wide panoramic view of the Horseshoe Curve with long freight trains visible on both legs of the curve, framed by two forested ridges and a reservoir in the center.
A freight train of hopper cars winds along the rail line cutting across a steep forested ridge, with a small building and road visible below.
360-degree panoramic view from inside the Horseshoe Curve viewing area showing forested hills, the static locomotive display, picnic shelters, a visitor center, and a long freight train circling on the tracks above.
Elevated view of a freight train winding along the rail line on the opposite forested ridge, with a parking area and small picnic shelter in the foreground.
A person photographs a passing Norfolk Southern locomotive numbered 7230 from the fence at Horseshoe Curve, with a DOWX covered hopper car following behind against a rocky cut.
Two people seated and standing near a picnic bench watch the static green Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive 7048 alongside a Norfolk Southern engine that's passing by.
The static green Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive 7048 on display in the foreground with an active Norfolk Southern train passing on the tracks beyond a metal fence.
A Norfolk Southern locomotive leads a freight train past a graffiti-covered hopper car along the rail line cutting through a lush green hillside.
Two artists work on a downtown mural depicting a Pennsylvania Railroad steam locomotive, with one woman painting and a seated man preparing colors on the sidewalk, beside parked cars and brick storefronts.
Interior museum exhibit showing large black-and-white historical photographs of railroad workers above a detailed model of an industrial railyard and town in the Railroaders Memorial Museum.
Dramatic close-up of the front of Pennsylvania Railroad steam locomotive number 1361, with its big round boiler face and bright headlamp lit, while a museum docent in a white coat and conductor's cap stands beside it.
A restored blue Pennsylvania Railroad diesel locomotive number 2020 sits on display outside the Railroaders Memorial Museum, with a brown wooden caboose behind it under a bright cloudy sky.
A rusted, weather-worn Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 electric locomotive number 4913 sits on a siding next to a museum building, its tuscan red paint faded and oxidized.
Close-up of an orange and blue "Broadway Limited" Pennsylvania Railroad herald sign painted on the brown end door of a passenger railcar inside a museum display.
Side view of the Railroaders Memorial Museum yard with a restored Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 electric locomotive next to a covered platform and downtown Altoona buildings beyond, under a bright partly cloudy sky.
Another angle of the rusted Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 electric locomotive 4913 on the museum siding, with covered platforms and city buildings in the background.
Curving railroad track in the foreground leading toward an "Intermodal" container yard and a red Railroaders Memorial Museum building, with a city skyline of brick apartment buildings beyond.
Inside the Altoona railroad restoration shop: a forklift, scaffolding, and a large rusted steam-engine firebox or boiler section sit under a high industrial ceiling lit by overhead lamps.
Wide view inside the restoration shop showing a plastic-tarped containment area, rusty steam locomotive frames and parts on the floor, wooden crates in the foreground, and a Pennsylvania Railroad tender car at the right.
Interior of the restoration shop with a large red overhead gantry crane, a partially restored Pullman-style passenger car on tracks, work benches, and a wheelbarrow on the concrete floor.
A long flatbed railcar with a depressed-center well sits in the museum yard between brick buildings, beneath a bright blue sky with scattered white clouds.
View from a moving car of rolling green Pennsylvania hills with a small farm, silo, and power lines in the foreground, beneath a vivid blue sky with billowing cumulus clouds.
View from a moving car of a long, low Pennsylvania ridge stretching across the horizon under a bright blue sky filled with bright white puffy clouds.
View from a bridge of the Susquehanna River winding through forested banks, with a wooded ridge rising on the right, under a deep blue sky with scattered white clouds.
View from a moving car of rolling Pennsylvania farmland with green crop fields, a small farmstead with a silo, and forested hills in the distance under a bright partly cloudy sky.
View from a moving car of a vast green Pennsylvania field with a small white farmhouse on a low rise at the right, beneath a bright blue sky with scattered cumulus clouds.

Day Five

Hazy overlook view of a small Pennsylvania town nestled against forested foothills, with a long airport runway cutting across the valley floor in the foreground.
Elevated view of a Pennsylvania river valley with a calm river winding past a town built into the wooded hillsides, beneath a soft pale sky.
Wide overlook view of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, with a river, airport runway, and forested ridges fading into the distance under a high, mottled cloud-streaked sky.
Panoramic view from a high vantage of a forested Pennsylvania river valley with a long runway and town below, framed by rolling green hills under a soft cloudy sky.
Front view of the Little League World Series stadium entrance at Howard J. Lamade Stadium, with a large blue "Little League" banner spanning the facade, red "Will Call" and "Media Credentials" signs, and a press section above.
Side view through a chain-link fence of Howard J. Lamade Stadium's covered grandstand and empty bleachers, with a manicured green field beyond and tall light standards above.
View of Volunteer Stadium's exterior with a parking lot, brick building, and graffiti-style mural on its side, set against the forested green slope of Bald Eagle Mountain.
Distant view of Volunteer Stadium at the Little League Complex, showing the back of the scoreboard reading "World Series" against a partly cloudy sky with a forested hill behind.
View from the upper rim of Howard J. Lamade Stadium looking down at the empty Little League diamond, manicured outfield, covered grandstand, and the famous grassy hillside seating area at right.
Black-and-white photo of Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 steam locomotive on display at the Steamtown roundhouse, with crowds gathered beside it and another locomotive visible behind, under a dramatic cloudy sky.
Black-and-white view of the Steamtown rail yard with multiple historic passenger cars, a Norfolk Southern locomotive, and a steam engine numbered 47, with two visitors standing between the tracks and city neighborhoods on the hillside beyond.
Black-and-white side view of Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 from the smokebox end, towering over three small spectators in the foreground at Steamtown National Historic Site.
Black-and-white view of Canadian National steam locomotive 47 (Canadian National Railways) at Steamtown, with a boxcar at left and UPP covered hoppers at right.
Black-and-white elevated view of the Steamtown rail yard with a row of polished passenger cars in the foreground, a small white-tented event area, and forested hills in the distance.
Black-and-white photo of Reading 2124 steam locomotive on display at Steamtown, with its "Reading Lines" tender lettering and a small group of visitors examining it next to the museum building.
Black-and-white view of Central Railroad of New Jersey wooden passenger coaches lined up in the Steamtown rail yard, with a boom lift parked alongside and a single person photographing them from across the tracks.
Black-and-white head-on view of Reading 2124 steam locomotive's smokebox at Steamtown, with its "Reading Lines" plate, large bright headlight, and a group of visitors at right.
Black-and-white view of Lackawanna Railroad steam locomotive 790 at Steamtown, with visitors of various ages climbing on or photographing the engine beneath the curving roundhouse roof.
Black-and-white photo of Delaware, Lackawanna & Western diesel switcher number 426 at Steamtown, with two visitors examining the locomotive next to a Lehigh Valley Railroad coach.
Black-and-white interior view from inside a locomotive cab at Steamtown, looking through the side and back windows out at the turntable and roundhouse buildings, with two visitors visible outside.
Black-and-white interior cab view of a steam locomotive at Steamtown, with intricate valves, levers, and piping visible at left, and the turntable and roundhouse visible through the windows at right.
Black-and-white close-up of Nickel Plate Road diesel locomotive 190 (DL&W 190) in dark livery with white stripes, parked beside the Steamtown roundhouse with an American flag hanging at right.
Black-and-white view of Canadian National 2-8-2 steam locomotive 6039 displayed inside the Steamtown roundhouse, illuminated by overhead lights.
Black-and-white view of Nickel Plate Road 759 steam locomotive in the dim interior of the Steamtown roundhouse, with an American flag mounted on its smokebox.
Black-and-white view inside the Steamtown roundhouse showing a steam locomotive's front end and tender with a row of other engines stretching down the curving stalls, lit by overhead lamps.
Black-and-white view of a Canadian Pacific tender and accompanying steam locomotive parked in a stall of the Steamtown roundhouse with shop equipment and hoses on the concrete floor.
Black-and-white head-on view of Canadian National steam locomotive 3254 inside the Steamtown roundhouse, its number plate prominent on the smokebox.
Black-and-white photo of a steam locomotive numbered 26 with its boiler and steam dome inside a Steamtown roundhouse stall, with an American flag on the smokebox and shop shelving at right.
Black-and-white view inside a Steamtown shop building with a Baltimore & Ohio passenger car visible through an open door at center, and the curved roof of an unrestored coach in the foreground.
Black-and-white elevated side view of a Lehigh Valley passenger car parked under the Steamtown platform canopy, lettered along its top with "LEHIGH" visible.
Black-and-white view of two Canadian National tenders inside the Steamtown roundhouse, one with a "Canadian National" emblem and the other connected to steam locomotive 3254.
Black-and-white photo of a small Whitcomb track-maintenance vehicle parked between locomotives in a Steamtown shop, with an open doorway leading outside at right.
Black-and-white view through the open doors of the Steamtown roundhouse looking out at an Amtrak passenger train parked at the platform under heavy clouds, with an American flag hanging from the canopy.
Black-and-white photo of a small black saddle-tank steam locomotive numbered 8 on display inside a Steamtown exhibit hall, with a couple examining an information panel near its front.
Black-and-white interior shot of Steamtown locomotive 8 with labeled parts visible — "smoke stack," "sand dome," "steam dome," "fire tubes," "smokebox," "valve," "piston" — and a museum visitor in a ball cap reading the display panel.
Black-and-white view of the back of Rutland Railroad caboose number 28 on display inside Steamtown, with two visitors walking around it and an interpretive sign in the foreground.
Black-and-white interior view of a Steamtown exhibit showing a vintage three-light railroad signal alongside warning and "Stop on both tracks unless given proceed signal" lettering on a metal sign.
Black-and-white view of a tall three-light railroad signal head suspended from a metal gantry inside a Steamtown exhibit hall, with an industrial photograph mural on the wall behind.
Black-and-white view of the Steamtown rail yard with a "New York Central" baggage car in the foreground, more passenger cars beyond, and downtown Scranton's skyline under a heavy cloud-streaked sky.
Black-and-white wide panoramic view of the Steamtown rail yard at dusk, with rows of Central Railroad of New Jersey and New York Central passenger cars, downtown Scranton in the distance, and a moody clouded sky overhead.
Black-and-white interior view of a Steamtown exhibit space with a black-and-white "Railroad Crossing" crossbuck sign hanging amid ductwork and metal walkways.
View through a car windshield approaching the entrance of the Lehigh Tunnel on Interstate 476, with the concrete tunnel portal labeled "LEHIGH TUNNEL," a stoplight signal, and forested hills rising overhead.

Day Six

View through a car windshield approaching a red covered wooden bridge with a "Clearance 9 ft 0 in" sign over the entrance, "Bridge Weight Limit 4 Tons" and bicycle/pedestrian crossing signs at right, and a stop sign on a quiet country road.
Side view of Wehr's Covered Bridge — an 1841 red wooden covered bridge with a clearance sign on its peaked entrance, stone abutments, and a stop sign at its far end, set against a backdrop of green trees and bright cloudy sky.
A low spillway in a calm tree-lined creek pours over a stone weir, with a willow branch in the foreground and lush green trees lining the far bank under a soft overcast sky.
Side view of a long red covered bridge crossing a creek beside a white farmhouse and outbuildings, with green grass and shrubs in the foreground under a cloudy sky.
Two Canada geese stand on a stone outcrop at the edge of a small dam's spillway, with the calm green creek and lush trees beyond reflected in the water.
A wide low dam pours a sheet of water across a calm tree-lined creek, with bright green foliage and a reflected pond stretching to the far bank under a pale sky.
A wide green park lawn with a row of geese walking through the grass at center, surrounded by trees and a hillside in the distance under an overcast sky.
A photographer in an orange backwards cap and red-and-gray T-shirt holds up a phone to photograph a smiling middle-aged couple — the woman in a mint tank top and the man in a "Texas Standard" tee — posing in front of a red covered bridge.
A formal rose garden with rows of bright pink roses lining grass paths leading to a white gazebo and wooden arbors, with trees surrounding the lawn under a hazy sky.
A white pedestal-mounted birdhouse topped with an eagle weathervane stands in a manicured park garden, with a black lamppost, evergreens, and flower beds visible behind it.
A tiered stone garden fountain spouts arcs of water in the foreground, with a small bronze garden sculpture, a koi pond, and lush green park trees behind it.
A landscaped park pond with stone-lined edges and a small bronze ballet-dancer sculpture standing on a tripod base in the water, framed by tall green trees.
A serene park pond viewed beneath the drooping branches of a tall evergreen tree, with a white wooden bench at left and reflections of trees on the still water.
Reflective view across a small park pond toward a white gazebo and large shade tree, with garden trellises and benches on the far lawn under a soft cloudy sky.
A long, narrow park pond bordered by mowed lawn and a curving path winds beneath the green trees, with a small gazebo at left and an overcast sky overhead.

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