Oct 21, 2013

The morning started cold but clear and sunny with cloudy patches so we took a couple of pics in Coudersport then had breakfast and headed west.



Coudersport station, very cute.



A corporate building for the defunct communications company Adelphi. The locals call it the Taj Mahal. A very impressive building almost completely empty and the jobs it offered the community have gone.



The Kinzua Bridge built in 1883 to carry coal from one ridge to another but became a 301foot high tourist attraction as well being even higher than the Brooklyn Bridge in New York. In the 1900’s it was upgraded and strengthened to cater for heavier locomotives and loads and kept going until the 1960’s when it was only the tourist trade which used it. It was undergoing a multimillion dollar upgrade in 2003 when storms were forecast and it became dark early and the crews went home. They returned next day to find that 2 separate tornados had swept through and lifted up and dropped two sections of bridge then a 3rd lifted and twisted an end section as well. The 1883 bolts on the original foundations were what gave away. It remains a tourist attraction today.







The leaf colour has been all but absent today with most surroundings being silver with an occasional splash of colour except on randoml slopes which must be protected from the colder weather though around Warren where we are tonight there is still a lot of green and only slight change. Go figure. This was what I thought might be a bit of a last hurrah as far as the colour goes as we stopped to admire the Kinzua Dam in the Allegeny National Forrest.



And the dam behind the tree and bikes.



And a shot of the spillway on the Kinzua Dam which supplies a hydro power station.



A quirky looking building in Warren when we pulled up for a bowl of chilli for lunch where we discovered a café which has a jam session every Sunday afternoon for whoever turns up with instrument or voice and they were very good. When they discovered we were Australians they started playing Waltzing Matilda and enlisted our help to sort their song book and sing with them which was a bit different. It was fun.



And a train bridge in Warren which we liked.



And the hallway we discovered in our B&B. A bit freaky!



The front porch was much less scary.

Bits and Bobs:



One for the grandchildren. If this isn't a haunted house I don't know what is!



And for everyone else. A sign we found at our morning hot chocolate stop (no cappuccino or latte which wasn't flavoured)

Last night’s Accommodation:



Gail Eustace Dupont Guesthouse
109 E 7th Street
Coudersport, PA 16915
What a treat it was to find this little getaway. This is a room above the hair dressing salon of the owner beside her home and it is just beautiful. Spacious, comfortable, decorated beautifully with lots of extras like complimentary food in the pantry and helpful hosts. Excellent value for money! Would definitely recommend and use again if we were ever in the area again.

Last nights dinner:

Olga’s - Café and Bar – awesome ambience in an old building with a completely refurbished interior some 20 years ago and looks magnificent. Staff