DAY 15

Despite the persistent rain, our drive through Pennsylvania provided some of the most beautiful scenery we’ve seen on this trip. The trees are in full autumn color, and this stretch of the Appalachians seems to be filled with picturesque farms and towns nestled in every valley. The skies are still grey, but the rain stopped long enough for us to get in a handful of interviews in Danville, Penn. From there we drove to Bergenfield, New Jersey, where we made a quick stop to visit one of our cousins before heading into Manhattan where we would meet two more cousins and some friends for dinner at Ruby Foo’s on the Upper West Side. For those who have been keeping track of our visits with family members, we’ve nicknamed this road trip the “cousin tour”: in the past two weeks we've visited cousins in six states!