Take Route 56 West from the Bedford Exit of the Pennsylvania Turnpike to Johnstown. About 45 minutes driving time. In the East Hills of Johnstown, Route 56 joins Route 219 North (a four lane divided highway).
1 Lower Great Lakes: Summer will be hotter and slightly drier than normal, with the hottest periods in mid- and late June and mid- and late August.  Ohio Valley: Summer will be hotter than normal, with below-normal rainfall in the east and above normal in the west.
Death Valley, on the other hand, is the hottest place in the United States with a world record high temperature of 134 degrees F and an average annual rainfall of less than 2 inches. The Mojave Desert is famous for the Joshua Tree (scientific name is yucca brevifolia).