Seattle to Buffalo with 3 Dogs Day 6: Welcome to The Empire State

6/6/2013

Typist: Bethany
The Cascadian Nomads got a good nights sleep in Columbus, Ohio and headed out for the last leg of our trip to Buffalo, New York. It was warm and humid in Columbus but as we headed towards Lake Erie, temperatures dropped and the wind whipped off the lake. This was the first day of the trip I noticed all of the dogs thoroughly enjoying sniffing the breeze blowing in the car windows.

Good morning Columbus

An Ohio sunbath

An Ohio back rub

Day six drive from Columbus, Ohio along Lake Erie to Buffalo, New York: 326 miles

I was tempted many times to stop especially when we caught sight of Lake Erie. There was no way to tell where the lake ended and the sky began. We will be back to the lake during our stay in New York, so we went on. What finally stopped us was when we crossed the border from Pennsylvania into New York. Not only was this a milestone worthy of a photograph, but we made with some friends as we walked.

2,720 miles of driving for this perfect moment

A Welcome to New York from a new friend

Some wrestling at the PA, NY border

We arrived at my aunt and uncle's house outside of Buffalo just before sunset. There was wrestling and playing and lot's of boisterous hello's. All of the Cascadian Nomads were proud to have made it all the way across the nation. Now we'll relax, visit with family and enjoy a bit of time in this lovely region. We hope you'll check in often for more stories of our adventures outside of Cascadia and join us for our return trip West in a couple of weeks.

The Cascadian Nomads canines showing off the 10 "States I've Visited" near a pond in Western New York

Off to check out our first Empire State sunset

Weary travelers

Please forgive any & all rough spots in this post as it has been done on mobile from the road! We will be reading and enjoying your comments but, due to being on the road, it will be difficult for us to respond right away. Thanks for understanding and for coming along on this great adventure.

8 Comments

Slimdoggy link

6/6/2013 03:16:20 pm

Glad you made it safe and sound! The pack will have lots of fun in Buffalo. Be sure and take them swimming in Lake Erie!

Molly The Wally link

6/6/2013 07:34:37 pm

Wow you are all tired pups. What a pawsome adventure. Have a fabulous Friday.
Best wishes Molly

Finn link

6/6/2013 08:19:16 pm

Looks like you are really moving! Tired travelers are good!! Welcome to NY!

Coralee and Finn link

6/6/2013 09:59:45 pm

Great photos of your trip! i love those t-shirts! :)
We've done numerous cross-country trips over the years, but it was in the pre- kid and pet days - plus we usually took a leisurely 8-10 days to do it!

Bethany

6/7/2013 02:18:07 am

We're going to be giving away a few of those t-shirts after our trip! I wish we could have taken a little more time to get here but I thought it would be best for the dogs to get the traveling over with! I was wrong, though, they loved every second of it. We'll see if that remains the same in 2 weeks...

Taryn link

6/7/2013 12:08:49 am

I wouldn't want to miss a road trip! I imagine we will be seeing photos of Niagara Falls, what with being in Buffalo, and such. If you have time, be sure to visit Niagara-on-the-Lake, about a half an hour past the Canadian side of the falls. It is one of the prettiest towns I've ever seen!

Bethany

6/7/2013 02:16:19 am

I LOVE Niagra-on-the-Lake! I've gone there for plays, tea, wine tasting, garden tours and the view of Toronto on a clear day- one of my favorite views in the world! It will be fabulous to stroll around there with the dogs. I hope we can fit it in.

Jackie Bouchard link

6/8/2013 01:32:13 am

Glad you made it safely! The pic of the dogs sleeping in a row is so sweet!

We love Niagra on the Lake too! Look forward to hearing about your adventures!

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Cascadian Nomads adventurous dogs and parrot with pet and travel blogger, Bethany Clochard.

Cascadian Nomads canines and psittacine on a road trip with blogger Bethany Clochard.

Pet travel blogger Bethany Clochard shares a lifetime of budget travel experience, camping, and enjoying outdoors & Pacific NW adventures with pets. She currently hits the road with three dogs, a cockatoo & a cat.

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