After an overnight stop in Maryland (so we could check off that state) we returned to Philadelphia and into the city center; we decided that riding a “hop on hop off” open top bus would be the best way to see a lot of the city – and it was a great choice (though quite hot!); we also got off at “Love Park” (JFK Park) to get photos of the iconic sculpture …
A quick stop on our journey back to Philadelphia was the Baltimore Painted Ladies which were very pretty!
After a lot more driving yesterday afternoon we got back to Virginia, and this morning headed to Harpers Ferry (back in West Virginia!); there’s very little parking so we were encouraged to park at the nearby visitor center and take the (quick) shuttle bus.
The town is a mix of history and historic buildings, and tourist trap stores! It also has the Appalachian Trail running through it and crossing an old rail bridge – so we can claim to have “walked the Appalachian Trail in two states” since the river crossing is also the state line!
We also walked up a challengingly steep hillside to Jefferson Rock which is supposed to give good views but not really worth the climb!
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