April 29, 2019 - Monday
Triadelphia, WV - Somerset, PA

We enjoyed our short stay in Triadelphia and now for a 2 hr drive to Somerset, PA where we are staying  2 nights.  We chose this town cause they have a Super Charger and it's half way from Triadelphia to Washington, DC which is our next stop after Somerset. 

The terrain is quite different from the last 3 states we passed.  We are now enjoying the mountainous views, terrain and elevation.  Our family lived in PA but not this far south.  We lived in Reading, PA for a couple of years, which we will be visiting on our way back to California.

The weather was supposed to be better but seems like it wants to try and rain.  Darn it...we can't seem to escape this cold, rainy, windy weather.  During our travels, almost passed an interesting golf course.  Donegal Highlands Golf Course.  Making a quick stop.  The Pro Shop is nothing like the course.  This course is beautiful, wish we could have played but it was so dang cold and windy, we passed and hung out in the Pro Shop talking with the Manager.  The course is very unique in that the front nine is a traditional links-style course with man-made mounds & moguls and the back nine is tree-lined fairways & rolling hills. 

We have arrived in Somerset, PA.  Here is recent history from Wikipedia on this small Borough

• On September 11, 2001, United Airlines Flight 93, bound from Newark, New Jersey, to San Francisco and one of the four planes hijacked that day by al-Qaeda operatives, crashed near Shanksville, killing all 44 persons on board. It is believed that hijackers intended to fly this plane into the U.S. Capitol Building.

• In July 2002, nine miners were trapped for 77 hours, 240 feet (73 m) underground, by flooding in the Quecreek coal mine, just outside Somerset. All nine miners were rescued. The Quecreek Mine Rescue was chronicled by journalists from around the world and was televised globally.

• Somerset Crater on Mars is named after Somerset.

We checked into our Hotel and decided to head out to the Somerset Country Club and check out the course we are supposed to play tomorrow.  We went into the Pro Shop and the Pro was so happy to see us since we were the only customers he has seen all day and it's 2:00pm.  That's because it's so freaking windy and cold.  The course has manicured greens, strategically placed bunkers and water hazard to add complexity.  Oh, that's what I really need. HA  The course is rolling hills and natural elevation changes and It offers breathtaking views of the town of Somerset.  Hope the weather cooperates.

We continued on a countryside road and ended up in Garret, PA. on a dead end road.  The scenery was beautiful.  

Heading back to Somerset, I took a couple of video's of the Borough.  

We ended our evening having dinner at the Pine Grill Cafe in Somerset.  Excellent food, Service and Ambiance.  I ordered a Steak Salad (Salad with NY Steak and Sauteed Mushrooms on top), very yummy.  Johnny ordered the Meatloaf w/ Mashed Potatoes which he thoroughly enjoyed.  

Goodnight!!!  Keeping our fingers crossed for descent weather tomorrow.