First Night In A Walmart Parking Lot, Erie Pa.

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I'm by Lake Erie right now. Left Pittsburgh at 11:30 PM, arrived here around 1:15 AM. I decided to do this because I'm driving to Buffalo, New York for the next two days to visit museums. Some nights I don't fall asleep until 1:30am anyway, so figured just make the drive here first, and then wake up refreshed. I unfortunately got lots of sleep this morning, waking up at 9:30AM (a big no-no when stealth camping in a minivan).

I've been to Presque Isle Beach- not in December, but in warmer weather. Not really anything else to do in Erie.

Fog got crazy around 70 miles out to the lake, heading North. When I pulled in to the walmart I'm staying in (four here), discovered the area still had snow, rainstorms erased the snow we had farther south. Giant piles of it is in the parking lot. I'm wearing shorts, and it's 39°F here.

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4meAndyou · F

I agree with Musicman. Buffalo gets Lake effect snow, so be sure to drive carefully if snow hits while you are there.

Dignaga

@4meAndyou Lake Effect snow starts at 4PM. I just pulled up to one of the museums. It looks puny 😒

Dignaga

@Dignaga

Oh, the SOB is closed.

Dignaga

@Dignaga The history museum was puny. Just finished Niagra Falls.

Canada looks horrible today, I wouldn't want to be out walking about in that stuff.

Lake Effect hits at 10, it was listed for 4 but got pushed back. I'm off to Fort Niagra on Lake Ontario, and then gonna look for a used book store, and then find a place that makes Buffalo Wild Wings. Then I will sleep in the snow.