on the Keystone state

A few quick thoughts on my time in Pennsylvania until I get around to posting some photos (which is likely to be extended another week):

• Both the drivers and the highways in and around Harrisburg are the most dangerous I've traversed. The roads are narrow and lacking shoulders in many places. On-ramps are too short and drivers don't seem to understand the difference between yield and stop signs.
  
  
• Pittsburgh is among my favorite cities to visit, though I'll expand more on that soon.
  
  
• Pennsylvania is a BIG state. By car I traversed the width of Lousiana in just a few hours. Nothing is less than a couple hours from Harrisburg, and I've already driven about 750 miles in eight days.
  
  
• Combining the high price of gas and the high tolls on the Pennsylvania Turnpike (incidentally, why does a road need a Web site?) makes travel across the state by car an expensive endeavor. Round-trip from Harrisburg to Pittsburgh cost almost $70. And was well worth it.