Sunday, July 5, 2015

Greatest Yondering Trip of All Time Part 1

My wonderful family got me up on Father's Day and informed my that my gift was a trip to Gettysburg.

June 25, 2015: We drove about 245 miles to Kingsport, Tennessee. We had supper at a Johnny's Pizza where Isaac won a plastic pink pig that has an obnoxious snort.

Peace Memorial-Oak Ridge
June 26, 2015: The day took us all away across the widest part of Virginia along I-81. We got off the big road and found the Chambersburg Pike (US 30). We entered Gettysburg the same way as AP Hill. We spent the afternoon at McPherson's Ridge and Oak Ridge.  In the evening  I walked up to the National Cemetery and visited East Cemetery Hill.

June 27, 2015: It rained very hard most of the day.  We visited the park visitor center and noted that most of the Confederate items had indeed been removed.  Later in the day we were able to visit the center of the Union line on Cemetery Ridge. This is referred to as the High Water Mark on the Park Service map. Just before dark we visited Culp's Hill.

Copse of Trees - Cemetery Ridge

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Calhoun, Georgia
I have a new blog at Wordpress called Notes from the Field. A great deal of information collected on trips to cemeteries will be written about Notes from the Field.