Wednesday, October 04, 2006
This morning we left the Lancaster area and drove an hour and half to Gettysburg. We found the National Cemetery and joined a ranger for an excellent tour of the grounds. He really brought the events and various elements of the period to life for us. After a picnic lunch we visited the National Military Park and walked along a portion of the Highwater Mark trail where the Confederate army made their biggest push toward Gettysburg. Then we drove parts of the park’s auto trail to see several of the battle’s well-known skirmish points. Over 50,000 casualties resulted in the heavy fighting over the three-day battle for Gettysburg.
After the battleground visits we drove south to Boyd’s Bear Country, a beautiful refuge for thousands of the collectable Boyd’s Bears and Friends. After a quick snack of ice cream we headed to the nearby outlets stores, where Jackie shopped and I surfed (the Internet). Then we took the longest possible way back to our cottage and nearly got lost just a few miles away. But we made it, enjoyed a good dinner at Friendly’s in Gap, and arrived back at the cottage around 8:30. Today’s weather was quite warm although the skies were moderately overcast most of the day. Tomorrow is supposed to begin a cooling trend with highs only in the 60s.