Today is the first day of the Blogging from A to Z Challenge, when hundreds of bloggers start April 1 with a post whose topic begins with "A". Every day, except Sunday, we will blog - tomorrow, "B", Saturday, "C", Sunday off, Monday, "D", and so on.
Many of us have themes we try to keep to. We are encouraged to write posts of 100 words or more. And that's it! I've been doing this for the past several Aprils and hope you will enjoy my topic: "New York State".
I want everyone to be well rested for our journey. So many people think that New York State is New York City, but I (as a native of New York City who has lived outside the City for almost 50 years) am here to show you how much more there is to this beautiful state than the skyscrapers of Manhattan.
Let's begin with a rest area on Interstate 86 westbound. You'll note something special right off.
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| Photos Taken September 2019 |
I am not normally a big fan of highway rest areas but occasionally the traveler runs into something beautiful. This rest area is one we found on a trip to Arkansas in 2015, and we made a return trip in 2019.
Let's go inside.
Another mosaic.
Let's go outside. Here, this plaque explores "Turtle's Race with Beaver". I'm sorry I didn't take a better picture.
Some of the shrubs and trees were labeled with information about their importance to the Seneca.
But now, it's time to leave, and continue our trip through New York State.
We've rested long enough.
The next stop coincides with "SkywatchFriday" so join me tomorrow for some skies in New York.
"A" day on the Blogging from A to Z Challenge.
Hiya - wonderful selection ... I'll enjoy reading them. But this sounds a great rest stop ... the Seneca have a long history ... so I'm pleased it's highlighted here. Thanks - Hilary
ReplyDeleteThis should be interesting. A former co-worker grew up in the Finger Lakes area of New York, but I admit I have only been to NYC.
ReplyDeletebeautiful images.... love the lonely bench.
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That rest stop, they made an effort to make it a bit different. Nice.
ReplyDelete...beautiful! I have always found it interesting that there two spelling of Allegany-Alleghany.
ReplyDeleteSomehow I've never been to New York I'm really looking forward to your posts. Sure aren't any skyscrapers in that background :)
ReplyDeleteStates really miss an opportunity when they fail to make their rest centers truly reflective of their culture and history and truly restful. My own favorite example of a rest center was one just on the New Mexico side of the Texas/New Mexico state line. We stopped there on our way to Santa Fe a few years ago. It was a beautiful and well-kept, well-planted place that reflected the Mexican and Native American heritage of the area. Lovely.
ReplyDeleteOh wow! I don't think I've never come across such a beautiful resting area!
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Alana,
ReplyDeleteYou're not going to believe this but Arlee Bird covered the Allegheny River in today's post. lol This is truly a lovely rest stop. I don't think I've ever happened upon one as nice as this. Thanks for stopping by, my friend!
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There's a nice rest stop. There's beauty everywhere if you just look.
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely day.
Beautiful mosaics, sounds like a peaceful place. Thanks for the tour!
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I thought we had nice rest stops, but that is amazing! Right now many of them are closed due to COVID. In fact, when we had to evacuate due to fires last year, the one closest where I thought we'd wait it out was closed, so I had to drive to the next open one! Truckers can still park and sleep in their trucks though, I think.
ReplyDeleteOh, oops, I didn't know about the "100 words or more" rule we are encouraged to follow. Some of my posts might be a bit... short. {Looking at my K post and wondering if I should add. Nah, it's too good to be long.}
ReplyDeleteGood start! They sure like to spend their money on rest areas, maybe because they want to make sure that people come back...
ReplyDeleteLooks like a great rest stop. Some locales really go all out.
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