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| Roadside farmer's produce stand |
Driving from
Deep Creek Lake to
Fallingwater in Pennsylvania, we passed a roadside farmer's produce stand. On our return, we stopped for a look. The variety of squash and gourds were great, but it was the trailer of chrysanthemums the first caught our eyes on the outward leg of our day trip. The colors of the market stand complemented those of the leaves on the trees that we saw around western Maryland. The four-day-weekend weather was
perfect - we couldn't have timed it any better. The tree-covered
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| Assorted autumn harvest |
mountains were spectacular - tinged in yellow, gold, bronze, red, but still a slight touch of green - the autumn colors were at their peak once we got to
Garrett County - before that, the change was just beginning. The leaves on the rows of corn were tan, with the stalks holding ears waiting to be harvested. The soybeans were the same, the rows of pods along the stems easy to see because the leaves had already been shed - maybe an earlier frost in the weeks before. The corn, soybeans, and alfalfa were planted in alternating blocks across the slopes of the hills to keep the soil from washing away under the seasonal rains. Our drive back was leisurely, compared to the anxious ride to
Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania
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| Carmel Cove Inn |
near the
Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece - we would have missed the turn if we wouldn't have stopped at a corner gas station and market for coffee and a pit stop. We discovered the morning light makes for perfect sightseeing of the autumn tree colors - our return trip was not as spectacular in the late afternoon. It was funny how we kept watching for the produce stand, and as it turned out, it was only a few miles from McHenry on the lake where we began that morning. A quick stop, photographs, looking around, and we were off again - our last evening in eastern Maryland where the state boundaries are tucked in between West Virginia and Pennsylvania - tucked in like we would be in our bed back at our B&B that night - the
Carmel Cove Inn.
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