Tour of Gettysburg

Dad and one of the canons along the route.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROB!  I know you had to work today, but hopefully it was a good day anyway.
Dad and I remember the day you were born so well.
Good old Fort Leonard Wood Missouri.  You're the best thing that ever came out of that place.

Today we had our own auto tour of the Gettysburg Battlefield.  Dad drove and we listened to a CD that explained the different battle sites.  We could move along at our own pace and we learned so much about the battles.

Look carefully at this old barn.  There is a hole just between the
diamond shaped designs.  THAT'S A CANONBALL HOLE!

Believe it or not, it helped that we had seen the Gettysburg movie.  I found myself picturing the actors who played the roles... Martin Sheen as General Lee, Tom Berringer as General Longstreet, Sam Elliot telling his men that they had to "hold the high ground" and Jeff Daniels as the colonel who held the high ground at Little Round top.  Today there are still over two thousand canons on the battlefields facing the way they did almost 150 years ago and they added to the feel of history all  around us.  The shear scope of the battlefields.... mixing modern day weapons and old fashioned methods caused so much death and injury.  The countryside looks so peaceful and it hasn't changed, but so many died.

Dad and I are back in camp having a glass of wine and thinking about the day.  Life is comfortable and tomorrow always seems new and surprising.  We head for Philadelphia in the morning and look forward to revisiting some of the places I saw with my mom and dad. 

That's it for tonight.  Hope all is well ... we think of all of you often.

Much love,   Mom

Our shaded spot in our Gettysburg campground.