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Annual Tractor Ride – 2013 edition

October 13, 2013 By: Leslie1 Comment

For the last 8 years, my family has had plans for the 1st Sunday in October – it is the annual tractor ride in Juniata County.  I wrote about last year, here.  Last year, it was pretty chilly and there was a threat of rain, so there were only about 10 tractors that joined the ride.  This year, it was sunny and warm and we had 22 tractors.  My Dad planned the ride again, and we started at Thompsontown Park.  Since it was so nice and warm, everyone was socializing before the ride, so I tried to get pictures of the tractors before we started.  But, somehow I failed to get a clean shot of our tractor and wagon, so this first one is from 2 years ago parked at my parent’s house, but it looked the same before we started this year.

Tractor Ride - our tractor and wagon

We did some decorating though, and the wagon got some John Deere buntings around all the sides.

Tractor Ride - John Deere Bunting on wagon

Obviously, we are partial to the John Deeres, but it is fun to see all the other types of tractors: old, new, shiny, dull, red, blue, green, orange and brown.

Tractor Ride - two red tractors in lot

Tractor Ride - Old John Deere 620

Tractor Ride - International

Tractor Ride - International 400 with farmers

Tractor Ride - John Deere 730

Tractor Ride - Blue Armstrong with Kubota and John Deere in background

Tractor Ride - Farmall with International in background

Tractor Ride - Farmall

Tractor Ride - Alyss Chalmers and Massey

Tractor Ride - 3 tractors lined up to go

Tractor Ride - 2 Farmers ready to go

Before the ride started, my Dad led the prayer to bless the ride and all the participants.

Tractor Ride - prayer before the ride

Then, it was time to fire up the engines and get moving.

Tractor Ride - starting the engines

Tractor Ride - John Deere and brown tractor with wagon

We headed out of town to enjoy the country scenery.

Tractor Ride - tractors riding through Thompsontown

We rode for about 1.5 hours, so we got to see plenty of sights along the way.   Juniata County is definitely farm country, so there were plenty of animals and farm fields.

Tractor Ride - cows in field

I loved to see the good old fashioned corn cribs filled to the top.

Tractor Ride - full corn cribs

Most people know Lancaster County is Amish country, but so is Juniata County.

Tractor Ride - following amish buggy

They were having church at the Amish farm in the picture below.

Tractor Ride - Dad leading with the amish farm and scenery

This is the Amish birthing center.

Tractor Ride - Amish birthing center

And, I’m sharing this cute picture of the Amish children, because it doesn’t show their faces, which makes it acceptable to their culture.  They were just hanging out watching all the tractors ride by.

Tractor Ride  - amish children watching

At another spot, we saw one of the tractors that is used by the Amish.

Tractor Ride - Amish tractor along road

And, this is what an Amish corn field looks like when harvesting the corn.

Tractor Ride - corn stalks in field

But, back to the tractors.

Tractor Ride - line of tractors on road

This bicyclist joined all the tractors, and provided us some entertainment as he rode along with us.  It was fun to see him fly down the hill in the background below.

Tractor Ride - bicyclist with tractors coming down hill

This picture is a bit hazy, but it shows the beauty of Juniata County.  Lots of open space and farmland.  It is one of those things that you take for granted when you see it everyday, but this year as I rode along on the tractor ride, I was captured by the beauty and I hope that these pictures do it justice when I look back on the day.

Tractor Ride  - tractors with farm scenery

I hope you enjoyed a glimpse of Juniata County and the tractors that joined us on the Annual Tractor Ride.

 

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    Norman and Arlene Leaman says

    November 5, 2013 at 9:19 pm

    This was very interesting, Jim. Thanks for sending it! Norman said he wishes it would be a bit closer, he would put a couple of tractors in it!
    It would be a very scenic drive, and you would see so much more than when driving a car!

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Hello! I'm Leslie Wireback and the owner and creator of Puddy's House. Puddy is our cute little dog. I love to yard sale and thrift shop, paint just about anything, use my creative energy on projects, all while trying to enjoy life.

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