As we travel throughout our local regions, we can get used to the scenery and structures we pass. We get so focused on the destination that we fail to notice the view from our car window. This holds most true on our oft-traveled routes. For example, I often drove past a dilapidated concrete structure on my way to and from town, only to learn that locals call it the “Watering Trough.” Years ago, mountain-crossing wagoners watered their horses there.
When living in Kentucky, we drove Interstate 68 many times on the way to Philadelphia and back. Living now in south central Pennsylvania, this road is our path west. I-68 runs from Hancock, Maryland, to I-79 in Morgantown, West Virginia.