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Upcoming Road Trips

Put-In Bay

With Kaye & Harlan

Sunrise at Parma, 7766 Broadview Rd, Cleveland, OH 44134 - Phone: (216) 447-8909

Peninsula OH when its nice weather
Aqua Pazzo, Youngstown (1.5h drive) - Tu-Sa 4pm-9/10 (not open Thanksgiving)
Along Lake Erie - Fairport Harbor, possibly Geneva-on-the-Lake map

Fairport Harbor Creamery (visit area)
Fairport Harbor Marine Museum and Lighthouse
If THU-SUN: Pickle Bill's Lobster House - Th-Sa 1-8, Su 1-6
MAYBE: 150 Shops by the Lake, Painsville
Geneva-on-the-Lake:

Regal Vineyards Adventure Farm - Sat 10-6, Sun 12-6
High Tide Tavern? Crowing Inn Saloon?
MAYBE: Frank's Toybox 11-5

Cleveland Area

Lunch
Not too far from Crawford Museum, Museum of Art, Museum of Contemporary Art
Nice weather:

The Lakehouse - W-Th 12-8, F 12-10, Sa 11-10, Su 11-6pm
Pier W - Su-F 11:30-9, Sa 5-10

Cleveland Museum of Art - Tu-Su 10am-5/9
Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland - Opens Jan 30 - Th-F 1-8, S-S 11-5
Cleveland History Center / Crawford Auto Aviation Museum - Th 12-8, F-Su 10-4
Dinner
Maple Lanes, Cleveland M-Sat 4-9+ Cool bar, hand-set bowling pins
Close Quarters Pub, Avon Lake - Th-Sa 5-12 Est. 1930
Captain's Club M-F 5pm-2am Sa 3pm-2am 45min from Sunrise - Antique back bar; from 1890?

Prohibition at the Caverns F-Sa 5pm-10 Not open in winter?

Maybe not - Pre-fixe dinners for approx. $200 each, access for Harlan?

Delaware/London/Springfield - 5:40 drive time

Bun's Restaurant and Bar, Delaware, OH Est. 1864 - 2h from Sunrise - M-F 11-9, S-S 10-9 Cool sign over street
Red Brick Tavern, est. 1837? Tu-Th 4-10, F-Sa 11-11 - 45min further
Heart of Ohio Antique Center 9:30-6 - 25min further from Red Brick, Massive - worth repeat visits

OR 5h drive-time

Bun's Restaurant and Bar, Delaware, OH Est. 1864 - 2h from Sunrise - M-F 11-9, S-S 10-9 Cool sign over street
Old Stone Haus Tavern 11-1 25min from Bun's
Horseshoe Bar, Bucyrus - W-Sa 11-11+

Akron

Maybe on the Way: Mohawk Coffee House, Bessemer (adds 20min drive time)
If lunch near Sunrise:

Charlie’s Dog House Diner 7am-2pm
Arabica Coffeehouse And Hookah Bar

If lunch near Stan Hywet: Noisy Oyster Pub - 12-1+
Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens - Tours Tu-Su 10:30,11:30am,1:30pm, 2:30pm - 35min from Sunrise

Check specific days: https://stanhywet.org/tours-admission

Maybe: Nervous Dog Coffee Bar, Akron
Sarah's Vineyard - W-Sa 12-9, Su 12-7 - 30min from Sunrise, 10min from Stan Hywet
If Later: Vacancy - Th-Sa 6pm-1 - Reservations: https://vacancylounge.com/

More Akron

Akron Art Museum
Northside Speakeasy (Courtyard by Marriott, Akron) - M-Sa 6pm-12
MAYBE: Old 97 - W-Sa 4:30-11 - Old back bar?
MAYBE: The Green Dragon Inn, Akron (precarious stairs)- M-Th 4-11, F 4-12, Sa 4-12, Su 12-10
SUMMER: F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm
MAYBE ON THE WAY
Tiki Underground, Cuyahoga Falls - M-F 4-11, Sa 2-12
Peninsula - Walk around town, revisit Peninsula Coffee House 7-7

North Erie County (weekday):

The Home Tavern, West Springfield - 11-10+ (Only bar license in Springfield Township)
The Barracks Tavern, Girard Township - 11-9+

BACKUP: Pueblo Real, Girard Township - 11-9+

MAYBE: Madeline's Dining & Events, Elk Creek Township - W-F 11:30-9, Sa 11:30-5, Su 11-8 Only bar license in Elk Creek Township

X Rimrock Overlook and Longhouse Scenic Drive - 3.5h to Rimrock

https://maps.app.goo.gl/B623mpfUZxwE64Bz5
Use Milestones: Kiasutha Recreational Area then Kinzua Point Restroom to follow Longhouse Scenic Drive/Forest Road
If a weekend May thru October, go to Old Stone House in Slippery Rock - 1h from home
The story of the Old Stone House starts in 1822 when it was built as a stage coach stop along a newly built route from Erie to Pittsburgh. Travelers generally only stopped only for quick meals or to spend the night before leaving early the next morning. But eventually as railroads became more widely used in the 1860s and 1870s, the house became less and less popular. Shortly after the turn of the century the house was ultimately abandoned and fell into ruin. After laying in ruins for several decades, the house was given another chance in the 1960s by the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. According to a newspaper article from 1963, the Conservancy wanted to develop the house as a “living museum” that could be a focal point of the northern side of Moraine State Park.
Rimrock Overlook
Docksider's Cafe, Clarendon - Th-M 12-8 - Close to Rimrock, on the river
If not with elderly, Bent Run Falls
X Ebenezer Jackson Tavern / Mansion House, Warren City - Built in 1833 by pioneer settler Ebenezer Jackson as a tavern and hotel ... It's now an apartment building known as the New Mansion House - 215 4th Ave
If >4pm, Forester Restaurant and Tavern, Pleasant Township - - W-Th 4-8, F-Su 2-8/9
Double D's, Pittsfield Township - M-Sa 11-9+, Su 9am-12am

X Lanterman's Mill, Youngstown, OH - 1.25h - pic

X McConnells Mill State Park - 45min

Bars on Return from Sunrise at Parma

Daytime

Beaver Valley Golf Course - Cavetti Grill, Patterson Heights, Beaver Cty - Open to public?
MAYBE: Cantina Bar and Grill, Rochester - pic of exterior at daytime

If later

Beaver Brewing Company, Patterson Township, Beaver Cty - Th-Sa 4-10

Further North

Stateline Bar N Grill, West Salem Township - 11-12+
Hilltop Tavern, Hempfield Township -M,W,F-Su 11am-2am
The Jug Handle, Pymatuning Township - 11-2
Clark House, Clark Borough - M-F 11-2

If later: Stonewall's Tavern, Clark Borough - Su-Th 5-8, F-Sa 5-9 - Early dinners M-Th 3-4:30 reservation only

Yeager Locust Grove, Jefferson Township - Su-Tu 12-8, W-Sa 12-2
Margarita King Mexican Grill & Cantina, East Lackawannock - M-Sa 11am-9pm, Su 12-9

Destinations to Consider

Penns Cave
Scenery Hill Area
Return to Finger Lakes at good time for hiking
Montpelier VT
Quebec City
Day Trips Near Pittsburgh
Toledo Mud Hens
Williamsport Little League World Series
"Adamstown Antique Mile" - 272 between Lancaster and Reading - 4h drive to Lancaster
Armstrong and Westmoreland County municipalities
New York finger lakes and waterfalls

Watkins Glen - 5 hours, 300 miles
Waterfall House, Montour Falls

Pittsburgh Waterfalls
Walk down "The Boulevard" in Carrick and look at the houses
X Berlin Sugar Creek and Charm Ohio - Amish/Swiss community - 2h drive

Giant Cuckoo Clock
Berlin Antique Mall
Walnut Creek Amish Flea Market
Uncle Mike's
Guggisberg Cheese Factory
Alpine Hills Museum
Berlin Craft Mall

Gettysburg - 3.5-4 hours

Foggy Mountain Lodge, Cook Township - W-Th 4-10, F-Su 11-10+
The Pub at the Golden Eagle Inn, Bedford
Antique shops in Bedford
John Jack Tavern Marker, Chambersburg

Put-In-Bay (4h), Twin Oast Brewery, Catawba Island
Bayfield, WI - Nice ocean front style town (on Lake Superior)

Take the ferry to Madeline Island and Dave's Burned Down Bar
Ashland

Catawba Fall, NC
Cincy
Hot Springs Arkansas
West Overton Village, Jim Beam PA Whiskey Heritage Center
Jessica and Dan Trip Ideas
Frazetta Museum and Historical Bars
Morton Arboretum, in Lisle, Illinois
Ohio Bars
North PA
Mon Valley
I-89 Road Trip
Reopened Mai Kai
Put-In Bay, OH
Savannah, Bonaventure Cemetery
Youngstown OH Feb 2024
Cleveland Ideas
Fells Point, Baltimore, again (Spend 2 nights in city/neighborhood)
Annapolis again
Covington, KY again
Lancaster / Adamstown antique shops - 4+ hours

also Funky Finds and Grinds, 435 Market St, Lemoyne, PA 17043

New Hope, Logan Inn, OldeStone Steakhouse (church) bars and shops in town,

Drive along Delaware River, lunch at Black Bass Hotel
maybe Gardenville Hotel Bar, drive to Piper's Historic Inn first (nice drive, covered bridge)

Indianapolis again
North Central PA
Stay in Middleburg & Upperville area in VA (4h from Pittsburgh)
Charming Towns

Jim Thorpe
New Hope
Lititz
Harmony
Gettysburg
Saltsburg (Point Street)
Bellefonte
Edinboro
Lorain, OH (& Speak of the Devil)
Bayview, WI
New Castle, DE
Ashland, WI
Yellow Springs, OH
Alma, WI (Trempealeau nearby small but nice)
Minocquah, WI
Ballston Spa & Saratoga Springs, NY
Vergennes, VT
Bucyrus, OH
Wapakoneta, OH
Celina, OH
Bluff Dale, TX
Apalachicola, FL
Anna Maria Island, FL

Ohiopyle and Braddock Flea Market

3261 National Pike, Farmington - June 15-16 July 6,7 Aug 3,4 Aug31,Sep1-2 Oct 5,6

Near PA Map
Bars along W. Main and W. Cary in Richmond
Marietta OH
Buffalo 3
Frederick MD
Chicago (7-8h drive, large list of bars to visit)
South - NC SC GA AL MS
NE - DE RI VT NH ME
Antique Hunting suggestions
Brandywine Valley Secret Gems
PA abandoned places
UncoveringPA Map
Old Mills in Ohio
Fall Foliage

Pete's Leaf Peeping Map
Coopers Rock Facebook Page (check for latest photos)
x RimRock Overlook & Bent Run Falls (and drive up)
Excellent Leaf Peeping Map: https://smokymountains.com/fall-foliage-map/
Local Photos During Prime Peeping

Mt. Washington
Dusquene Incline from parking lot across the street / Station Square

Simplified map for PA:

x Longhouse National Scenic Byway, Allegheny National Forest - 6:15 planned drive time roundtrip

Map
From Kane, Wa, take 321 (Kane-Marshburg Rd) north and turn left on Longhouse Scenic Dr. (a bit past Paul's Trading Post). It may become Forest Dr. for a while before resuming as Longhouse and hwy 262 north. At Kinzua Point, turn right/east to cross the Kinzua Beach Bridge along hwy 59. Approaching Bradford Ranger Station, take 321 back south to Kane.
For a different route back, adding 40 min, from Bradford Ranger Station go to Ridgway then Punxsutawney.

PA Route 6
Pine Creek Gorge "Pennsylvania Grand Canyon" - 3.5h "head to Leonard Harrison State Park or Colton Point State Park and check out their observation decks and the trails that lead down to the bottom of the gorge from both. Another great option is a walk or bike along the Pine Creek Rail Trail along the creek at the bottom of the gorge."
Holden Arbortetum, Kirtland, OH - 2.5h
x Lanterman's Mill, Youngstown, OH - 1.25h - pic
Letchworth State Park, NY - pic - 4+h
Watkins State Park, NY - pic
x Schenley Park Overlook - 30min
x Frick Park Reynolds St Entrance
x McConnells Mill State Park - 45min

Hells Hollows Falls hike - .5 mile and relatively flat
Harmony Inn - Zelienople
Log Cabin Inn - Zelienople
Kaufman Tavern - Zelienople

Bristol, RI
x Three Rivers Heritage Trail - 30min
x Ohiopyle State Park - 1.5h - Baughman Trail
Blackwater Falls State Park, WV
Cooper Rock State Park, WV
Babcock State Park, WV
Provincetown, MA - outer cape of the peninsula, pop. 3,600, easy-going, edgy vibe
North Conway, NH
Niagra Falls
Great Barrington, MA
Robert Treman State Park, NY
Pine Creek Gorge, PA
Cook Forest State Park - 2h - Seneca Point
Bucktail Overlook (Top of the World) - 3.5h
Route 6 Artisan Trail - E.g. Galeton 4.5h
Presque Isle State Park - 2h - Tom Ridge Environmental Center 75' observation tower
Winslow Hill Elk Viewing Area - 3h
Kinzua Bridge State Park - 3h Kinzua Viaduct Skywalk
Rothrock State Forest - 3.5h Alan Seeger Natural Area
Pine Creek Gorge - 4h - Pine Creek Rail Trail
Heritage Rail Trail, York County - 4.5h
Lebanon Valley Rail Trail - 4.5h
Memorial Lake State Park, Grantville - 4.5h
Starrucca Viaduct - 6h
Delaware State Forest - 6h - PA Rte 402
Big Pocono State Park - 6.5h
50 Insanely Beautiful Places

Penn's Cave
19 End of Summer Destinations

Past Road Trips

Washington and Western Road Trips

Destinations

Shorter Road Trips

Treehouse Point - Fall City (30min)
Port Orchard Hobbit House
Bagley Creek Loop - 2:45h drive, 1.4m hike (Bagley Lakes Trail slightly longer)

Directions - Starting Point - Pic

White River Falls Hike - 4.5h drive, 1.5m hike
Sisters and Prairie City OR - 5.5h,
Christine Falls and Comet Falls - 2:15 drive, elevation gain 2000', very short walk to Christine, 4m+ round trip for Christine and Comet

Moderate to difficult hike with steep and rocky portions leading to gorgeous waterfall views. There are parts that are a bit of a grind. Poles are a good thing for getting back down if you have bad knees.
From the Nisqually entrance of the park, drive 10.7 miles, just past the Comet Falls trailhead to a small parking area. A short set of stairs leads to the falls overlook.
It’s approximately a 2-mile walk from Christine Falls to Comet Falls, typically will take about an hour one-way, 4-miles or approx. 2 hours round trip.
Parking will probably be difficult on weekend
There was a short paved trail leading to the lower viewpoint where we were able to see the main tier of the Christine Falls plunging beneath the Nisqually-Paradise Road ... We were also able to walk onto that bridge from back on the road where we looked upstream to get even closer frontal views of the upper tiers of Christine Falls.

Brownsville - cool little town, check out Kirks Ferry (closed Mon/Tues, 4pm weekdays, noon weekends) - 4.5h drive
John Day, John Day Fossil Beds, Clarno Palisades - 6h
Ross Lake Resort (floating cabins) - 2.5h from home -
Lake Twenty-Two - 7 mile loop moderate hike, rocky .5m - Well trafficked

It took us 1.5 hours up and 1 hour down. The loop around the lake is definitely worth the extra half an hour. If the trail head parking lot is full, the picnic area parking should be available across from the main parking lot. Most of the way up is stairs until the last mile up. Then you’re hiking through some pretty sharp rock. There are trees in the way at about 1.5 and 2 miles into the hike that you’ll have to maneuver around (I thought I had gotten lost). Definitely wear water proof hiking boots. You pass through some small creeks and then the rock can be pretty rough on your feet.

Hug Point State Park, OR - 4 hr drive, .5m hike on beach to waterfall and caves

check tides - danger of being stranded at high tide; waterfall just a trickle in summer

Hermiston, OR - 4 hours, stay the night and visit bars in old Chinese restaurants, the bowling alley, and see that the Pheasant is like on a weekend night.
Sedro-Woolley Tree House
Dalby Creek Water Wheel - 2 hours
Cape Flattery (nearby motels sold out in near summer dates)
Cougar Hot Springs - 5.5-7 hours
Umpqua Hot Springs - 7 hours
Tacoma

Theater district antique shops - Sanford and Sons, Broadways Best Antiques, hat shop
Point Defiance Park - 5 Mile Drive (outer drive open to cars after 1pm on Sat and Sun)
Tacoma Tours

Roy area - 1.5 h
Fall City - Tree House Point Upper Pond Room
Lynnwood historic sites
McKenzie Pass Scenic Byway, Dee Wright Observatory - 6.5 hours Oregon
Fairfield (town) - Zythum Brewing - 2nd weekend of each month
First Sunday in June - Curlew Barrel Derby
Fourth of July - Chesaw Rodeo
Last Weekend of July - Whaling Days - Silverdale
Sat after Thanksgiving - DB Cooper Night - Ariel, WA
July 5 2014 - Smokiam Days and Soap Lake Salmon Feed
Aug 18 2018 - Longview Squirrel Fest

DONE (do again?)

Hocking Hills, OH - 3.5h

Upper Falls to Lower Falls via Buckeye Trail - Head out on this 1.0-mile loop trail near South Bloomingville, Ohio. Generally considered a moderately challenging route, it takes an average of 28 min to complete. This is a very popular area for hiking, so you'll likely encounter other people while exploring. The best times to visit this trail are March through November. Dogs are welcome, but must be on a leash. This trail passes Upper Falls, Devil's Bathtub, Lower Falls, and Old Man's Cave, which are known to be some of Ohio's most stunning locations. The views at the waterfalls are picturesque, and most of the trail is under lush forest. The terrain on the route is well-equipped with stairs, railings, and bridges. Some sections are rocky and can be slippery. Swimming is prohibited in the waterfalls and creeks.
Facebook - Lodge - Hikes

Harrison, ID
Plan for Cascade Loop as soon as Highway 20 is open and passable (late to mid April)

Consider staying in the Duck Brand Hotel, Rivers Edge Resort (cabins in town with hot tubs overlooking the river), or The Virginian (old west)
Consider eating/drinking at Duck Brand, Arrowleaf Bistro (fancy)

Mt Rainier Loop - Map - Description - Sights
Halfway, Oregon - quirky little town
Marymere Falls day trip and hike
Wreck of Peter Iredale - 3.5 hours
Price Sculpture Forest, Coupeville - 1.5h drive
Bordeaux (ghost town) - 1.5 hour, near Littlerock
Poulsbo (e.g. the Brass Kraken) - 1.5-2 h
Sedro-Woolley Historical Museum - Wed-Thu noon-3:30, Sat 9-4, Sun 1-4
The Eagle Tree - 6414 Bayview Edison Rd, Bow, WA 98232
Eagle watching, Deming - Dec/Jan - best time 11am (link) (map)

Nicer Route (2.5 hr): Lake City Way 522 to Hwy 9 / N Woodinville Snohomish Rd; Hwy 9 to Deming; Right on 542 Mt Baker Hwy;
Right onto Truck Road near Mount Baker Highway milepost No.15; Deming Homestead Eagle Park about 1/2 mile on right;
Continue east on Truck Rd and turn right on Mosquito Lake Rd to Mosquite Lake Road Bridge over Nooksack, dirt parking area on right;

Thor's Well, OR - 6h (7h down the coast)

To get to Thor's Well, park at the Cook's Chasm pull-out .3 miles south of the Cape Perpetua Visitor Center. You can see the hole from the viewpoints, or walk down the steps for a better look. You can also get to the spot via a trail connecting several points in the Cape Perpetua Scenic Area

Port Townsend - 2:15 - Stay at the Manresa Castle and ask for a haunted room (302, 306?), ask to see journal, turret; check out the bar at the Shanghai and Snug Harbor just out of town
Old Town Eureka, CA - spend and evening later in the week when bars are open
Walnut Grove, CA and drive up to Rio Vista along Sacramento River (Hwy 160)

Road Trip Links and Ideas

Willamette Valley and beyond

Visit Brownsville, eat at Kirk's Ferry
Oregon Garden in Silverton, spend time in old downtown Silverton
Hit Monticello Longview on the way down

Lenore Lake Caves near Soap Lake - 3h drive, 1.2m trail
Dog Bark Park (Cottonwood 6h) and Big Idaho Potato Hotel (Boise) and Hobo Inn (Elbe)
ND-SD-NE-KS-OK
Olympic Peninsula Loop
Ultimate U.S. Road Trip
Washington Road Trips Map - descriptions
Boulder Cave (3h drive, 1.5h hike) "Boulder Cave Trail #962 is a 1.5 mile round trip trail with approximately 400 feet of elevation gain beginning at the parking lot of the day use picnic area. It climbs gradually to a trail loop going to the Cave entrance. The trail meanders through a 330 foot basalt rock cave with Devil Creek flowing alongside."
Lewis River Falls - 3.5h to trailhead, 8m hike to Falls, Need USFS pass (can buy and print at home) pics
16 Best Hikes on the Washington Coast
Hidden Gems and Favorite Old Bars Across the State
Eastern Oregon Ghost Town Road Trip
Best West Coast Road Trips
Notaras Lodge - Soap Lake
Black Bear Motel - Davenport
Tiki Treehouse (outside LA)
Mountain Pass Conditions
Jack Saloon (cabins)
Kokopelli's Cave, Farmington, NM
Pillars of Rome, Oregon - 9h drive

Consider staying at Central Hotel in Burns

Abiqua Falls - 4h drive - near Salem, 100-foot waterfall at the end of a lovely 0.8-mile hike
In Lincoln City, consider Surftides (funky pool area)
Mesa Falls Scenic Byway (upper and lower Mesa Falls), ID
Niagra Springs, ID
SE Oregon - Burns is a nice little town, possible couple more bars open

Places I like

Black Swan Inn - Pocatello
Sumpter - Sumpter Inn, OR
Lincoln City - Sea Gypsy Motel - not fancy, but ground level with ocean very close
Boiler Bay - Check out hotels/motels right by Broiler Bay above crashing waves
Soap Lake - Notaras Lodge
Black Bear Hotel - Davenport (near Spokane)
Bell Buoy Crab, Seaside OR (cracked crab legs)
Historic Anchor Inn, Lincoln City (now only open select holidays and groups >20)
Virgina City
Waterfall just west of mile marker 9 on Coulee Blvd
Hwy 55 mile marker 89, hanging bridge, little beach, 56m S of mccall
Idaho Hwy 22 marker 41 - tons of hawks in copse of trees
Pierce, Idaho - Revisit (stay?) Timber Inn, visit other bars in town
Harrison, Idaho - Revisit (stay?), small lake resort town
Best Western Plus University Inn, Moscow - Poolside Rooms