We’ve been to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania a couple of times. Most of you know that Gettysburg is the site of one of the most decisive battles of the Civil War, and certainly one of the bloodiest! General Robert E. Lee played a huge role at Gettysburg, along with his key subordinates General James Longstreet and General George Pickett of “Pickett’s Charge” fame. On the Union side, General George Meade was in command and played a key [Continue reading...Review of Artillery Ridge Campground]
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We made our second trip to Gettysburg, PA in September. Last time we were there, we parked our rig at the Artilary Ridge Campground, out on Taneytown Road to the south of town, and enjoyed our stay there. This time we stayed at Gettysburg Campground on Fairfield Road to the west of town. This was a great place to stay, too. It was after Labor Day, so during the week, the campground was definately not crowded. [Continue reading...Review of Gettysburg Campground] Every year during our week at Mi-Te-Jo Campground, we hear the somewhat mournful cry of the loons that live on the lake. If we’re lucky, we can look out on the water and watch, at a distance, a lonesome loon calling and fishing for dinner. This year, for the first time in our experience, what we thought was a family of loons swam right by our site. [Continue reading...Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it a loon?] Deb and I are not yet of retirement age, but we’re getting close. Like a lot of others, both young and not-so-young, we know we could use a bit more exercise. So, before we left on our June outing to our favorite campground, we decided that bicycling would be a great, fun way to get around the campground and burn those extra calories. We typically come in and set up on the Friday before Father’s Day [Continue reading...Another Camping Disaster] …this is a reminder to check everything you can prior to each camping trip. It could save you (or me) a lot of grief and a disappointing camping [Continue reading...Camping Disaster!] I’ve had one experience in my life that convinced me (or pretty close) that something happens after a person passes on and, at least right afterwards, some interaction with people left behind is possible. It was an experience I choose to hold private but, as I noted, it was pretty convincing. When we hauled our travel trailer down to Gettysburg last year, we were aware that the area is considered one of the most haunted places [Continue reading...Gettysburg – Battlefields and … Orbs?] |
 
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