More of the same as the past couple of days but perhaps a few degrees warmer. The drive through the mountains of West Virginia and western Maryland is so pretty and scenic.
Once we enter Maryland on I-68 we are in the Mountains of Maryland. As we traveled eastward we first crossed Negro Mtn, then Meadow Mtn. and the Eastern Continental Divide. From there the highway has 30 miles of 6% downgrade which is difficult to hold speed with 15,000 pounds behind pushing. Our truck does a great job with gearing down and saving the brakes. The problem with this downgrade is that at the bottom is the town of Cumberland, MD with a speed limit of 40 mph. After we get through Cumberland we then have Martin Mtn, Polish Mtn. and Sideling hill before we meet up with I-70 for the remainder of the drive to our campsite.
It was these mountain grades back in 1999 that convinced me the gas truck we had at that time needed to be traded for a diesel, no regrets.
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