Every 17 years these curiously, interesting looking insects emerge in the eastern portion of the country in very large numbers. Right now, where we’re staying in Gettysburg, it’s difficult to walk outside without stepping on one. And over the past few days, I’ve seen several shows on TV showing how these creatures can be edible.Continue reading “Cicadas”
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Flight 93 National Memorial
Today Barbara and I travelled west to the Flight 93 National Memorial. For those of you who may not remember, this was the plane that was brought down by the passengers short of it’s intended target, Washington D.C., on September 11, 2001. There is still speculation today as to the exact target, but it isContinue reading “Flight 93 National Memorial”
Feeding the Wildlife
This evening I put out some wild bird seed to see if I could get some of our feathered friends to pose for me. I believe it worked. What’s leftover will disappear thanks to the squirrels.
Gettysburg Battlefield
Yesterday Barbara and I visited the Gettysburg Battlefield. This is a beautiful historic park, but due to the events of July 1863 it made the day very solemn for both of us. It has been reported that approximately 620,000 soldiers died during the Civil War. While at the visitors center I noticed a discrepancy inContinue reading “Gettysburg Battlefield”
Gettysburg Battlefield RV Park
Yesterday Barbara and I made the long journey from Fayetteville, West Virginia to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. When we left the RV park in Fayetteville our GPS indicated we had 318 miles to our destination. The first 288 miles were uneventful, but the last 30 plus were frustrating, to say the least. Once we got off ofContinue reading “Gettysburg Battlefield RV Park”
New River Gorge
The New River is not new at all. In fact, the New River is one of the oldest rivers on earth. The Appalachian Mountains started their rise approximately 300 million years ago and the New River cuts down into rocks that are 330 million years old. The New River is what geologists call an inconsequentContinue reading “New River Gorge”
Appomattox
Today Barbara and I travelled north to the town of Appomattox, Virginia. For those of you who don’t remember history, this is where General Robert E. Lee, on April 9, 1865, surrendered his Army of Northern Virginia to General Ulysses S. Grant. General Grant walked in, sat down and began writing out the terms to whichContinue reading “Appomattox”
Lynchburg
Over the past few days Barbara and I have traveled north from Brunswick, Georgia to Lynchburg, Virginia to the Lynchburg Thousand Trails RV park. If I had to rate this place on first impressions, I’d give it an F. When we arrived yesterday it was raining and the roads in this park are terrible. ThisContinue reading “Lynchburg”
SEGA
The Southeast Georgia (SEGA) rally begins today, so I walked around the Coastal Georgia RV Park this morning and took photos of the park, wildlife and RV’s. I’ve never seen so many Grand Design (GD) RV’s together in one place before. This is our first GD rally and hopefully won’t be our last.
Critters
Since today is our last day at the Oaks RV park I took one last hike around their lake in search of “critters”. I wasn’t disappointed. Take a look!