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Picking up the Keystone State: Mt. Davis, Pennsylvania (16/50)

After picking up our coldest highpoint in MarylandTaum Sauk Mountain is a close second as it was only one degree warmer), we headed north to Pennsylvania to pick up Mt. Davis for our second highpoint of the day.

                               (Photos from Mount Davis)

One of the things that I will always remember about the drive was passing a city called Friendsville.  You see, I am a huge fan of The Walking Dead, and if there was ever a town with a name that should be on that show, Friendsville is it.  Couldn’t you just see getting there and everyone acting nice only to find out that they stole and killed from people looking for refuge?  Maybe they even have a zoo of walkers?  I digress.

Another thing to remember were the amount of wind turbines on the mountains as we headed to Mt. Davis.  I remember thinking that it was great to see people taking advantage of a renewable energy source, but even then, it was impossible not to note how much they had changed the landscape.

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