In Ohio

74 degrees and sunshine - we are sitting under nice shade trees at State Park north of Columbus, OH.

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Yesterday we left park near Liverpool, Pennsylvania and drove about 285 miles west, through Pittsburgh then northwest to Beaver Falls, PA where we stayed in back yard of  Nancy and Dean Smith.  Nancy (Falk) went to high school with Phyllis and graduated in the 1962 class from Clarinda, IA.  This is our setup "in the only level spot-according to Dean - in the entire yard) to the back of their place.

This is the front of their house.  They built this in 1971.  He was chaplain at Geneva College  
there in Beaver College - where he and Nancy met when both were students.  Now retired from that, he ministers  at a Reformed Presbyterian church close to their home and the college.  She retired from the college, also.

We had a nice evening with them - they drove us  to  Pittsburgh where they showed us around and we ate supper at an Italian Restaurant.  We then took the

Duquesne Incline - a cable car - up to the toop of Mount Washington where you overlook the downtown area of Pittsburg, including the Ohio River at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers; the  Pittsburgh Steelers Football Stadium, the Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Stadium and a whole lot more.

Nancy and Dean as we went up the incline.

The football stadium.

Nancy, Phyllis and Dean atop Mount Washington with downtown Pittsburgh in the background.

Downtown Pittsburgh at the point where the two rivers come together, forming the Ohio River.

Some barges were being pushed up the river, right next to the closest bank.  Between the river and the highway next to it was a double track for trains, which was quite busy.

Telephoto shot of the Steelers stadium

This morning we had a fine breakfast with the Smith's and then we headed west.

Gasoline was cheaper as we got in to Ohio and filled up at $2.06 in Youngstown, OH.

Had made reservation for two nights at Alum Creek State Park which is only about 10 miles from where our daughter lives so will visit with her these next couple days.  Have enough miles on the Pickup that will get oil changed in it tomorrow in Delaware, OH.

More later on our activities earlier this week.  Lynn