Day 24 - Heath-Newark to Home

Our last morning on the road and we were heading out of the hotel parking lot at 8am behind one of the many Model Ts. We followed the antique car down to the gas station about 200 yards where we topped off our tanks and made our way back to I-70 east.

There was rain just on the southern edge of I-70 moving slowly east and north. We stayed dry for the first 90 miles but then the roads became very wet and the rain had made its way across the interstate so we stopped to put on our rain gear and get some fuel.

It was another 1.5 hours to lunch and the rain was off and on with the roads varying from being very wet to very dry and back again. By the time we reached lunch in Morgantown at Tropics, the rain had stopped and the sun was out and the temps were climbing into the mid 70s.

Lunch was very good. The restaurant has Hawaiian influenced dishes. Michele and Rob had a very tasty chicken sandwich with teriyaki and pineapple.

After lunch we rode another hour before stopping for fuel. We met a nice couple that asked if we were “hitched” (the license for our trailer). They had recently returned from a trip to Yellowstone. She said that she was worried the super volcano would erupt while they were there. LOL

The remaining 90 miles to home were uneventful save for the increased traffic and and additional “car show”. We saw several classic cars caravanning along I-68.

 

We arrived home at 3:45pm. Our trip was over but what a great time we had and so many memories. We visited 11 National Parks or Monuments, 18 states, 3 provinces, gazed at countless stars, and covered 8500 miles over 24 days capturing all of it with about 4000 pictures.