KJYO - KLNS - KJYO

a couple of us flew from KJYO (leesburg, Va) to KLNS (lancaster, Pa). it is in the 90-mile range one way so it qualified as cross country and is a scenic flight. i was the pilot not flying outbound and it was a very busy radio traffic day. ATC (potomac) was so busy that they refused our flight following request so we tried harrisburg with more success. the outbound route was KJYO-LUCKE-FDK-EMI-VINNY-KLNS. we flew using VORs so that we would have to identify intersection and the route. KLNS has an excellent pilot shop and it's very difficult to not buy all sorts of stuff but i'm budgeting a bit more carefully so i walked away with some plastic protector sheets for my approach plates ($5.00). i flew the return back to KJYO (KLNS-KFDK-JASEN-KJYO) and it was uneventful with a decent landing. it was a bit more choppy at 4,500 but tolerable.