Unbutton Your Rig 2016

This year’s unbutton your rig rally was held once again at Pine Hill Campground in Kutztown PA.  I drove up on Friday morning without any trouble.  When I arrived I found that my site was on the end closest to the entrance.  One of the first things anyone driving into the campground would see was my shiny Airstream.

shiny_trailer

Not long after parking and setting up I found friends at the camp fire.

at_the_campfire

That night the temperatures fell to the low 40’s.  But, I had an electric heater and a down comforter to keep me warm.

heater

The next morning I made my coffee and had some breakfast.  I can’t describe how satisfying it is to roll right out of bed and use that old stove that I spent so much time refurbishing.

morning_coffee

After breakfast I went for a bike ride on the Lehigh canal from Northampton and Bowmanstown, north of Bethlehem.  The trail is very well maintained along that stretch.  It was a little chilly and grey that day, but it didn’t rain and the ride was a real pleasure.

lehigh_trail

Along the trail a “graveyard” theme emerged.  Here is a graveyard for Cessna airplanes.  Old fuselages were lined up for 1/4 mile along the edge of the local air field.

cessnas

And then there was the graveyard for old Willy’s in Bowmanstown.

willys

And then I came across a few skeletons riding bikes.

skeleton1

skeleton2

But not everything was macabre.  There were also some nice views along the way.

mountain

Back at the campground I had to start preparing my contribution to the potluck dinner.  How do crockpot enchiladas sound?  They actually turned out pretty good.

enchiladas

On the final day I had a nice lunch with good friends at the Krumsville Inn, a local roadhouse.  And then it was time to pack up and drive home through light rain.

Until next time …