Post 75 ~ Falling Up Tour ~ Harpers Ferry, VA & New Castle, PA ~ HOME for Birthday !

We went from PA to MA to VA to WV to VA to MA to PA

The "Falling Up Tour" is coming to an end ~ with cooler temps and less leaves to peek at.

Shenandoah Valley Area

Like a postcard picture

Dan loved seeing the water and rocks . . . reminds him of his 'white water rafting days' with guys from Walbridge ~ good times!

We pulled into West Virginia area and enjoyed the beautiful weather and the nice KOA.  We took a drive into town and were a bit too late to shop; so we had to hit a Walmart the next day  :-)  Dan purchased the new Steve Jobs book and I got yummy blue bunny ice cream to eat with your dutch apple pie from local cider mill.

He enjoyed the drive and all the colors

No looking while we are going over bridges!

CAUGHT HIM LOOKING !!!! 

No colors here !

or here . . .

He loves when we arrive at new RV site ~ all new sites from his favorite window !

Moooooooooooo

We went exploring Lawrence County and the BIG town of New Castle, PA ~ the temps were mid 60's and not a cloud in the sky.  We went downtown and then to the Amish Countryside (on the map!)  Monday is wash day just like at home (lol ~mom!)  Never have I seen such long clothes lines with nothing but blue-jean overalls and blue shirts.

Posed for me, look at the cute nose on the far right cow

We had to take pictures of the cow, cuz you couldn't take pictures of the Amish

The coolest corn field!  It should be a postcard too! (I love my new camera)

These Amish Folks are well know for their "brown" carriages

Pennsylvania is also know for covered bridges like another state we visited on this tour.  These next few pictures are from McConnell's Mill State Park.  The road around the park reminded us of Smugglers' Notch in VE with the rocks covering the road and trees growing from the rock.

No RV's on this bridge !!!!

Looked like the rocks separated and people climb in the crack

No WAY !!  It's like that movie .... climbing in rocks with cracks is not good for your limbs.

So the end is HERE:

We have filled in the WHOLE right side of our map and even overlapped a bit with the 'Gone Coastal Tour'

We look forward to the next Tour (un-named) of the lower west coast states.  Thank you for tracking our blog and we hope you have enjoyed it as much as we enjoyed bringing it to you!





I had the best birthday celebration during this tour!  

All I wanted for my big birthday was to be with the ALL our kids; I got my wish!!!  

They were all together on my new iPad when I unwrapped it at Dozer's apartment.  Amanda, Brian, Chase, Brittany and Candice faces were on the screen of the iPad and Dozer, Marge and Danny were there in person!  What a wonderful surprise and of course we were all crying!  This was the BEST and most PREFECT Birthday EVER!!!

Post 74 ~ Falling Up Tour ~ Gettysburg PA

Three days in Gettysburg, so much to see.

Look they spelled it right!

The clouds on the mountains make some really neat shadows

mooooooooo

and the way the sun turns the ponds into mirrors . . .

And Mother Nature is so mean in October

Snickers loved this RV park; but where there are horses there is s _ it on the ground...so he got his feet washed with soap and water after every walk!

Cute playground!  A ship and a train

This horse didn't really like Snick; he was marking his turf

Most of the states North and East of PA got a freak snow storm a few days before Halloween, some places were still without power.  The trees still had their leaves and the snow was too heavy for them.

Treats !!!  Snick and I stayed back so Dan didn't loose any fingers

Stables for the RV campers

Cute cottages too

The sunset lit up one lonely cloud

We headed into Gettysburg and did some window shopping. 

President Lincoln was everywhere and even was giving people directions....hehehe

And of course had to stop for a yummy apple-carmel sundae

These are some pictures of the town circle and other downtown buildings, thought Britt and Marge would especially enjoy these  :)

The largest Diorama in the country ~ it depicts the 3 days of battle on the 25 square miles around Gettysburg.

A model of Gettysburg.

That guy looks mad 

The next bunch of pictures is from our Battlefield Tour.  We made many stops to view memorials, cemeteries, read plaques and climb towers that re-traced the route of the three-day historical battles on July 1, 2, 3rd 1863.

Eternal Light Peace Memorial

We really had a picture perfect day for the drive ~ the skies were so blue and temps cool

Didn't anyone tell this guy not to look down the barrel of a cannon

Little Round Top

The Irish Brigade Memorial that has an Irish Hound lying waiting for it's master to return

See the cannon ball hole in the side of the building

Rev. William Corby memorial depitcs him giving general absolution before battle to the Irish Brigade

The Pennsylvania Memorial was huge

Directions and distances of battles prior to Gettysburg

The Pennsylvania listed all the fallen solids ~ it appeared we had some connections to the civil war

The setting for Lincoln's Gettysburg Address delivered at the cemetery's dedication on November 19, 1863

National Cemetery

He was so friendly ~ I did have a pear though

Some of the prettiest trees were in Gettysburg

The museum did not have power the day we went to visit ~ have to come back another time !!