Monthly Archives: August 2011

Road Trip! Sunday, August 14, 2011-Gettysburg and Mt. Vernon

Posted on August 15, 2011 by author

There is no quiet so complete as that which you find on a battlefield.  I am standing on little Round Top on the Gettysburg Battlefield looking down at Devil’s Den

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Road trip! Saturday, August 13, 2011-Monticello

Posted on August 14, 2011 by author

Thomas Jefferson is my second favorite president after George Washington, and we’re visiting his classic Monticello residence today.  

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Road Trip! Friday, August 12, 2011-Blue Ridge Parkway

Posted on August 14, 2011 by author

I am driving down the Blue Ridge Parkway in southern Virginia.  The top is down for the first time, the roadside barns and split rail fences are the only sign of man, the road winds out like a long sleek … Continue reading →

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