We did the Guided Architectural Tour at Fallingwater, Frank Lloyd Wright’s most famous house.
Mountain Top Campground
We stayed at Mountain Top Campground in Tarentum, Pennsylvania. (Campground Reviews listing.)
A campground on a mountain top… it’s right in the name. A downside of being on a mountaintop (or what passes for mountains on the east coast) is a narrow windy road to get to it. And the sites with the best view are crowded together.
Dates:
- Check in: 2025-07-13
- Check out: 2025-07-19
- 6 nights
Weather:
- Thunderstorms, rain, mostly cloudy
- High temps 81-87°F, lows 68-72°F
- Little wind, gusts to 17 MPH
Noise:
- No road noise
- No train horn noise
- Little neighbor noise
Site:
- #41, back-in, gravel
- Needed to disconnect toad, parked in front of coach
- Unlevel site; high on passenger side and back; used hydraulic leveling with extra blocks in front
- Gravel driveway about 75 feet long by 12 feet wide
- 0-18 feet (wedge-shaped) to neighbors on both sides
- Just grass between sites
- Picnic table
- Fire pit
- Tall trees behind site
- Mostly clean site
- Mountain top view behind site
- Low tree branches behind site prevented going back further
- Elevation 1,150 feet, front facing NE
Utilities:
- 50 amp power, inconveniently located behind site; needed to use a provided Hughes Autoformer voltage booster instead of my Watchdog due to low voltage (but still cut out a few times, not great for our electrical systems); also had 1.5 hour area power cut due to thunderstorms
- 50 PSI water, inconveniently located behind site
- Good sewer connection, inconveniently located (3 10-foot pipes needed); campground has rules about avoiding heavy water use like flushing tanks
Internet (in usage priority order):
- Starlink: 84-93 Mbps down, 26 Mbps up, 32 ms ping
- RoamLink: 105 Mbps down, 45-56 Mbps up, 150 ms ping (the RoamLink service picks the best network, so I’m not sure which one it used)
- AT&T: 120 Mbps down, 45 Mbps up, 102 ms ping (I have AT&T on my iPhone)
- Campground Wi-Fi: not used
Amenities:
- Garbage dumpsters by entrance
Our review on Campground Reviews:
Convenient to Pittsburgh
The access roads into the park are twisty and narrow, making for some tense driving in a big rig. The dirt road into the campground itself was so dusty when we arrived that it set off a malfunction indicator light in our diesel pusher (the alert cleared after we left and drove on the freeway for a while, so it was definitely a combination of the hill and dust).
When hooking up to the power, there was a voltage booster attached to the pedestal, which we weren’t sure about, but one of the camp hosts (owners?) came by and explained that the power is a bit weak in the corner, so we could use that if there were issues. There were, and we did, but even with the booster, we were getting fluctuations.
In retrospect, we would have asked to be moved to a different site, as the weather was not conducive to taking in the view anyway. Also, the corner sites with the best views are very narrow, while the sites on the straight side are more spacious. During our stay, there were massive thunderstorms in the vicinity, which knocked out the power to the campground, and we got several text messages with the ETA of power restoration, which was very appreciated. We camped at Mountain Top Campground in a Motorhome.
Tip for Other Campers: Take in a game at PNC Park, one of the prettiest MLB parks! Also, near enough to check out the historic/iconic Fallingwater house by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Campground map:
An interactive map:
Our site; would have been much better as a front-in site:
View behind our site:
Autoformer electrical voltage booster:
Voltage error before I switched to the provided voltage booster:
ECM SPN 3058 FMI 18 error code when arriving, due to a steep climb up a very dusty road:
Other sites:
Given the narrow dusty roadway, tight sites, flaky power, and excessive rules, we would not stay here again.
Video: Bellefonte to Tarentum, Pennsylvania motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 148 miles from Bellefonte to Tarentum, Pennsylvania.
Travel from Bellefonte to Tarentum, Pennsylvania
We drove our coach 148 miles, about four hours of driving, from Bellefonte to Tarentum, Pennsylvania.
Here’s a map showing our route, heading west:
An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:
One-way road due to roadworks:
Towards I-80:
Fuel stop:
I-80 West:
“Use Flashers Below 50 MPH”; weird:
“All Trucks Must Use Left Lane”; also weird:
Roadworks:
Rest area:
Punxsutawney:
New Bethlehem:
Roadworks:
Route 28 South:
Exit to Millerstown:
Narrow windy road:
Narrow driveway into campground:
Mountain Top Campground:
Self check-in:
Our site:
The Bellefonte Campground
We stayed at The Bellefonte Campground in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. (Campground Reviews listing.)
A convenient stop on our journey.
Dates:
- Check in: 2025-07-12
- Check out: 2025-07-13
- 1 night
Weather:
- Mostly cloudy, some drizzle
- High temp 87°F, low 70°F
- Little wind, gusts to 15 MPH
Noise:
- No road noise
- No train horn noise
- LIttle neighbor noise
Site:
- #68, pull-through, gravel
- Didn’t need to disconnect toad, and didn’t, since only one night
- Somewhat level site; a little high in the rear; used air leveling, since only one night
- Gravel driveway about 70 feet long by 15 feet wide
- 15-50 feet to neighbor on passenger side
- 20 feet to neighbor on driver side
- Picnic table
- Fire pit
- Tall trees
- Clean site
- Elevation 1,070 feet, front facing SE
Utilities:
- 50 amp power, conveniently located
- Didn’t connect water or sewer, but conveniently located
Internet (in usage priority order):
- Campground Wi-Fi (Starlink powered): 24-30 Mbps down, 12-25 Mbps up, 28-38 ms ping
- RoamLink: 80 Mbps down, 12 Mbps up, 156-185 ms ping (the RoamLink service picks the best network, so I’m not sure which one it used, other than not AT&T)
- AT&T: 85 Mbps down, 15 Mbps up, 100 ms ping (I have AT&T on my iPhone)
- Starlink: not used
Amenities:
- Garbage dumpsters
Our review on Campground Reviews:
Convenient stop on I-80
We stayed one night on our way through PA, and this was a nice stop along the way. We were in site 68, which wasn’t very level, but it was long enough before the steepest part of the slope that we didn’t need to unhook our tow vehicle (which is always annoying for one night). Some of the turns getting into the site were a bit sharp, and we had to thread the needle between the turn and a bunch of cars parked at the group site. I do so love navigating a tight turn with 20 people gawking at my skills, so I’m glad I could put on a show for them. Anyway, this was a nice quiet spot and we’d stay here again if we were in the area.
Be aware that there was massive construction on Hwy 26, with only one lane open the entire length of it, which made for some white knuckle driving to get in and out of the campground. We camped at The Bellefonte Campground in a Motorhome.
Campground map:
An interactive map:
Our site:
We enjoyed pizza delivery from Pizza Mia in Bellefonte; always nice when we don’t need to cook on a travel day:
We’d stay here again, though might look for alternatives if the road construction is still underway.
Video: Plattekill, New York to Bellefonte, Pennsylvania motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 233 miles from Plattekill, New York to Bellefonte, Pennsylvania.
Travel from Plattekill, New York to Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
We drove our coach 233 miles, about four hours of driving, from Plattekill, New York to Bellefonte, Pennsylvania.
Here’s a map showing our route, heading west:
An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:
Paladin on the dash:
I-84 West:
Welcome to Pennsylvania:
Rest area:
Rain:
Exit to Scranton:
Roadworks:
Exit to I-81 South:
President Biden Expressway:
Exit to I-80 West:
Deer on the side of the freeway:
More patches than road:
Rest area:
Roadworks:
Exit to Bellefonte:
Roadworks making the road one-way:
Arriving at Bellefonte Campground:
Baseball: New York Yankees vs Seattle Mariners
The second of two games of the New York Yankees vs our Seattle Mariners at Yankee Stadium in New York.
We visited their Monument Park:
And their museum:
Some Benihana for dinner:
View from our seats in Section 124, Row 10, Seats 17 & 18:
Starting lineups:
Marking home plate:
Cal:
Keys to the game:
Seat selfie:
Mariners warming up:
Play ball:
A nearby fan caught a foul ball:
Run scores:
Exploring the ballpark:
More food:
Dancing grounds crew and train:
Run scores:
80’s in the 8th:
Tied game:
Alas, Yankees win again:
Baseball: New York Yankees vs Seattle Mariners
We attended a couple of games of the New York Yankees vs our Seattle Mariners at Yankee Stadium in New York.
Jenn’s game summary:
A very nice stadium. Even though it’s not the original one, they imbued it with some classic touches and filled it with old ghosts and memories. The game did not start well for the M’s, with Luke Evans giving up three runs in the first, which wound up being the number of runs they lost by. The Yankees starting pitcher, Schlittler, made his MLB debut and pitched five strong innings, striking out 7. The M’s went deep four times, including Cole Young’s first major league homer. It still wasn’t enough to overcome the early hole, alas. Pleasantly surprised by how friendly all the Yankees fans near us were—they seemed impressed by my scorekeeping.
An interactive map of the ballpark:
Our seats in Section 124, Row 1, Seats 7 & 8:
Exploring the ballpark:
Sundae:
Exploring again:
Dancing grounds crew:
Rain:
Play in review:
Scores… the Mariners with lots of runs, but Yankees had more:
After the game:
Video: 360° timelapse of Foxboro, Massachusetts to Plattekill, New York motorhome travel
A 360° timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 201 miles from Foxboro, Massachusetts to Plattekill, New York, with the camera mounted on the driver-side rear of our towed truck. Drag the view around to see forward, beside, or behind our truck!