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Last night as we were driving into Indianapolis, we noticed a sign mentioning General Lew Wallace. Since neither of us recognized the name we googled it and found a lengthy article that gave an excellent overview of his life and accomplishments. Then today we went in...
At Fort Laramie we were treated to an interpretive talk about the Mountain Howitzer and it's role, actually it's uselessness in the wide open spaces of Wyoming. But the fascinating thing is that it is the little baby brother of the Twelve Pound Napoleons that were...
Family stories say that Karen's great grandfather lied about his age in order to sign up to fight for the Confederacy even as his father was an officer in the Union army. Records we found on the Fold3 website indicated he fought and was taken prisoner at Vicksburg....
Karen's great great great uncle lived in Mobile, Alabama and though he died in 1877 his name and face are familiar to Mobilians even today. He was Admiral Raphael Semmes of the Confederate States of America. His statue has stood at the foot of Government for more than...
Field of Lost ShoesVideo It was a night of hard rain and we stayed wonderfully dry inside our little turtle shell. Sunday morning. We drove into Harrisonburg then headed north on Lee Highway. Stopped at Southern Kitchen for their signature fried chicken. Oh wow! We...
As we wandered among the graves of the young men cut down in the heat of battle and leaving loved ones grieving at home, we pondered the inability of the national leaders to be unable to come to a resolution of the issues that divided them and brought our nation to...
Once again we opted for the Gettysburg National Military Park audio driving tour. It gave us insight into many of the sights we saw. As usual when we do these tours we frequently got out of the car and wandered around at the stops. We're trying to get a deeper...
Arrived in Gettysburg and spent most of this this beautiful afternoon at the visitor's center getting oriented. Visited the museum and the cyclorama. Got directions to this monument commemorating the contribution of the First Ohio Light Infantry Battery K. Steve's...
Thursday found us again listening to a CD and driving the Wilderness Battlefield Tour. Just after visiting the site of Grant's headquarters we stopped and parked outside the gates of Ellwood where Gen Warren had his headquarters. The house is open for tours only on...
Stopped by the Chancellorsville Visitor's Center and then drove the battlefield tour with and audio CD. It took us all day because we often stopped and got out of the car to walk the trail or stand in the field and to ponder the importance of the events that took...
Planning a trip? Dreaming of travel? Perhaps some of our adventures could inspire yours! Over the last several years we’ve had the distinct pleasure of many cross country journeys traveling though the Lower 48 in tents and our various teardrop campers as well as an amazing Alaska adventure that did not involve a camper.
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It was a fabulous opportunity to not only view the 2024 Solar Eclipse from within the path of totality but also to enjoy a five day weekend with friends from the T@B trailer community at Ohio’s East Harbor State Park on the shore of Lake Erie.
Spent a most enjoyable March sunny day watching alligators and hiking in St Mark’s National Wildlife Refuge south of Tallahassee, Florida.
Eight nights at sea aboard Carnival Pride gave us visits to Costa Rica, Cayman Islands, and a Panama Canal Partial Passage as well as lots of fun, camaraderie, and of course dancing.