Day 40--Pittsburgh, PA to Mendham, NJ

Today, Day 40, was the final day of my trip and I headed from Pittsburgh back to New Jersey, where I'll be for around ten days or so before heading back to Florida. After having breakfast with my aunt and uncle, I left Pittsburgh around 10:00am and headed towards Fallingwater, the landmark house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Since I had a little bit of extra time before my 12:30pm tour, I first stopped in Ohiopyle State Park and the town of Ohiopyle where I walked around and got a snack to keep me fed through my tour. It's a very pretty area, especially the falls at Ohiopyle, where some very adventurous whitewater rafters (I like water activities but I'm not sure I'd ever go this far as what these people did) kayaked off a relatively high waterfall. I believe I saw four people (all properly equipped and likely doing it with an outfitter) try it--two succeeded and two flipped over. Below are a few pictures from Ohiopyle:

I probably would have liked a little more time at Ohiopyle but I had to head back up the road to Fallingwater for my tour. Fallingwater is a spectacular house in a spectacular location which is what I expected. I was surprised how small the interior of the house was compared to other Frank Lloyd Wright houses. No pictures are allowed in the interior of the house or on the tour but I was able to take a few exterior shots, including at the famous viewpoint:

After Fallingwater, it was pretty much a straight shot along the Pennsylvania Turnpike, I-81, and I-78 to NJ only stopping at a PA Turnpike rest stop for Steak 'n Shake (for some fries and a shake) and at the large (I believe the largest in the country) Cabela's off I-78 in Hamburg, PA.

The trip is done. Some concluding thoughts soon, I think...