One of the infamous signs on Schoharie County's narrow county roads is the “Keep Right” sign, indicating that you are approaching one of the county's many blind hills or curves, that you are taking your life in hands as you approach.

Maybe the sign would be more correct in saying: “Proceed and Pray Nobody is In Your Lane”.

It's kind of charming to be in a county that is so rural and poor that their roads are loaded with blind hills and curves. With only 32,000 people in your tax base, you can't really afford more.A more wealthy county, like Albany County NY, which I call home, would have long bull-dozed out such a frightening curve or hill.

Schoharie County roads are always fun to drive. I admit I sometimes drive too fast on these narrow roads, but it sure is fun to do as so. Places are so spread out, that without going 45 or 55 MPH it can seem to take forever to get anywhere, that speed seems a necessity. A deadly one at that.

Now I'm not lobbying for Schoharie County to straighten out all of it's roads. Much of it's rural charm comes from the narrow twisty roads, and the houses that often lie close to them. It's nice to be on roads too narrow or too twisty for the masses to take as short cuts. Let them take the Warren M. Anderson Expressway or New York Route 30 to get where they want !