Amish Country in PA

audiobliss
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edited June 2008 in The Clubhouse
Ok, so the folks and I are sitting in a hotel in Bridgewater, NJ at the moment. We're up here for a wedding, first time we've been this far north, so we're going to make a week of it, taking in some of the sights and sounds.

Anyways, yesterday we went back down into Pennsylvania. We took 78 to 220 and then just traveled Route 340 through the town of Intercourse, then swung back to 220.

At least, I think that's what we did. I know we traveled down Route 340, and that's where I took all these pictures.

All but about three or four of the pictures were taken from the Suburban, and then only about 5 of those were taken with it stopped, so already the odds are against getting any good pictures. Add on top of that my 4+ year old Powershot A80 seems to be giving up the ghost, and almost all the pictures are crappy as far as picture quality is concerned.

However, some of them turned out decent, and a few capture the area fairly well. I uploaded the best 34 of the 200 I took to a facebook album, and you can view it HERE.

Lemme know what you think!
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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited June 2008
    Just remember to deconatimnate yourself when you come back down. Don't want any of them Yankee 'Liberal cooties' to infect us.
    I refuse to argue with idiots, because people can't tell the DIFFERENCE!
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  • demaples
    demaples Posts: 266
    edited June 2008
    Beautiful country. I'm originally from central Ohio which looks exactly like this.

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  • jdhdiggs
    jdhdiggs Posts: 4,305
    edited June 2008
    If you didn't make it to towns like blue balls and intercourse, you didn't quite make it to Amish country... Get cut off by any buggy's? I feel bad for the horses each time we go by...
    There is no genuine justice in any scheme of feeding and coddling the loafer whose only ponderable energies are devoted wholly to reproduction. Nine-tenths of the rights he bellows for are really privileges and he does nothing to deserve them. We not only acquired a vast population of morons, we have inculcated all morons, old or young, with the doctrine that the decent and industrious people of the country are bound to support them for all time.-Menkin
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,341
    edited June 2008
    I love rural PA. Most people don't realize that agriculture is the biggest industry here. BTW, it takes about 6 or 7 hours to traverse the state depending on which route you take. It's not as big as the Western States, but you could fit MA, CT, RI, VT and NH inside of PA.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited June 2008
    I hoped you enjoyed looking at endless miles of cornfields.
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  • strider
    strider Posts: 2,568
    edited June 2008
    jdhdiggs wrote: »
    If you didn't make it to towns like blue balls and intercourse, you didn't quite make it to Amish country... Get cut off by any buggy's? I feel bad for the horses each time we go by...

    ...Bird In Hand, Virginville...
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited June 2008
    obieone wrote: »
    Just remember to deconatimnate yourself when you come back down. Don't want any of them Yankee 'Liberal cooties' to infect us.
    Hahaha, indeed, you're right! :P :d
    demaples wrote: »
    Beautiful country. I'm originally from central Ohio which looks exactly like this.
    Yeah, it really was beautiful!
    jdhdiggs wrote: »
    If you didn't make it to towns like blue balls and intercourse, you didn't quite make it to Amish country... Get cut off by any buggy's? I feel bad for the horses each time we go by...
    No, we actually didn't see THAT many buggies. However, we did make it into the village of Intercourse. They were actually having a berry festival, so we were able to hang out for that for a little while. And of course taking the occassional side road to view the farms a little closer.
    strider wrote: »
    ...Bird In Hand, Virginville...
    Haha, yeah, saw the sign for Virginville from the interstate. I think we actually rode through some of Bird In Hand.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited June 2008
    It's interesting that all but a couple of your pictures are taken from inside a vehicle. I wouldn't want to interact with those Amish freaks either....good for you.
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited June 2008
    Hey, as obieone already pointed out, I'd've had to go through decontamination processes upon getting back home had I actually gotten out of the car! :p
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  • toddco
    toddco Posts: 147
    edited June 2008
    Dont see any power,phone,cable line to any houses do ya.
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,341
    edited June 2008
    cfrizz wrote: »
    I hoped you enjoyed looking at endless miles of cornfields.

    A lot of hills, mountains and woods too. The state is mostly rural.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited June 2008
    Intercourse? seriously...town of Intercourse? Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

    who was the brainiac that came up with that one? I guess it was a man.. who are always thinking about sex. LOL :)
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited June 2008
    toddco wrote: »
    Dont see any power,phone,cable line to any houses do ya.

    They be living the good life :cool:
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  • danger boy
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    edited June 2008
    nice pictures.. this one is my favorite :phttp://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1040829&id=507841718&l=8badf
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  • thebluemonkey
    thebluemonkey Posts: 190
    edited June 2008
    I work with amish on a regular basis and they are some of the nicest people you can meet.
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited June 2008
    toddco wrote: »
    Dont see any power,phone,cable line to any houses do ya.
    Nope, sure didn't. However, I did see some electric lights on a few of the carriages they were riding.
    danger boy wrote: »
    Intercourse? seriously...town of Intercourse? Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

    who was the brainiac that came up with that one? I guess it was a man.. who are always thinking about sex. LOL :)
    Haha, yeah, I thought that was pretty funny, too. :p
    danger boy wrote: »
    nice pictures.. this one is my favorite :phttp://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1040829&id=507841718&l=8badf
    *sticks out tongue*
    thebluemonkey wrote: »
    I work with amish on a regular basis and they are some of the nicest people you can meet.
    That's awesome. I've never actually had any real interaction with any of them. I wouldn't know how to guess if they'd be stand-offish or more friendly, but assuming they do apply their values to the fullest, I would assume they would be humble, generous, and kind. Certainly great traits for great people! :)
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    edited June 2008
    danger boy wrote: »
    Intercourse? seriously...town of Intercourse? Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

    who was the brainiac that came up with that one? I guess it was a man.. who are always thinking about sex. LOL :)

    The towns of Intercourse, Bird-In-Hand, Virginville, and Blue Ball are all towns fairly close to one another in south eastern PA. Gotta love it.
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    edited June 2008
    Thanks now i have to go find the movie Kigpin and wach it.
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  • mantis
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    edited June 2008
    I just did a job out in Lancaster Pa a few weeks ago. I looked exaclty like your pic's. It's really nice out there if your into Farm land and barns. I like it.

    While your out there it would be nice to go to Hershey Pa.

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    edited June 2008
    mantis wrote: »
    I just did a job out in Lancaster Pa a few weeks ago. I looked exaclty like your pic's. It's really nice out there if your into Farm land and barns. I like it.

    While your out there it would be nice to go to Hershey Pa.

    Dan

    Oh yeah, you're right. That would be really cool. I've heard a few things about it. However, I don't think we're going to get a chance to do it this trip.
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  • jdhdiggs
    jdhdiggs Posts: 4,305
    edited June 2008
    mantis wrote: »
    While your out there it would be nice to go to Hershey Pa.

    Dan

    Or drop by for lunch... ;)

    If you do end up in Hershey, let me know and I can give you some good ideas on what to do for just about any budget.
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    mmadden28 Posts: 4,283
    edited June 2008
    Of course while in the area you stopped by the Bose Outlet store, right? :D
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited June 2008
    mmadden28 wrote: »
    Of course while in the area you stopped by the Bose Outlet store, right? :D
    Oh DANGit! I didn't even know there was one of those around here! Man, I would have definitely thrown out all my old junk for a new Wave radio.

    Hate I missed that!

    :D:p:D
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  • cmy330go
    cmy330go Posts: 2,341
    edited June 2008
    strider wrote: »
    The towns of Intercourse, Bird-In-Hand, Virginville, and Blue Ball are all towns fairly close to one another in south eastern PA. Gotta love it.

    I especially like how Intercourse is smack-dab between Paradise and Blue Ball.

    All joking aside PA is one of the most beautiful states in this country.
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  • strider
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    edited June 2008
    cmy330go wrote: »
    I especially like how Intercourse is smack-dab between Paradise and Blue Ball.

    All joking aside PA is one of the most beautiful states in this country.

    Whomever thinks the Amish don't have a sense of humor is wrong! To add to it, I think Virginville is pretty close to Blue Ball.
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