Backroads Vacation - US 62

Hello all. Just a short review of our quirky backroad vacation on US 62. Since I've started a new job this year there wasn't time to travel the whole route so we just started in Cincinnati and took it to upstate New York. Our first stop was to eat in Alliance, Ohio at the Waaa Daaa Hot Dog place, famous for the giant hot dog on it's roof we learned about from the Roadside Attractions website. We had the 1/4 lb Cajun Hotdog w/ onion rings and they were out of this world. I drew alot of attention (mostly smiles) from the staff due to my picture taking and obvious over exitement at the wall paper with it's US 62 sign pictures along with old drive ins, classic cars and other bits of Americana - very cool. I expect I'll win the monthly drawing for the Waaa Daaa tee-shirt with my gushing review on the customer review slip I filled out. From there we traveled onto Salem, Ohio near the PA border where we pitched a tent at the Chaparral Family Campground for a pleasent nights sleep so as not to miss the scenic PA segment of our trip. US 62 runs for a spell with US 6, which is listed by Harley Davidson Co. as one of the top 10 highways to travel and for good reason. The scenery alone was the reason there was never a dull moment on this short trip. Near Jamestown NY we hopped onto I-86 and on to Allegany State Park where we spent the remainder of the week just lazing around in a rented cabin. We visited the Zippo/ Case Museum in Bradford, PA and the Kinzua Dam. We decided to save the Luci-Desi Museum for next year.