This spring, after finishing up our study of the Civil War, I convinced the Rugged Mountain Man that we should trek to Gettysburg for the day. He would have preferred to go on a pleasant summer day, but my lobbying for a "field trip now!!!" won out.
Alas, it didn't turn out to be a warm spring day, but we began at the visitors' center with the film and a tour of the cyclorama. Perhaps, the temperature will rise to sweatshirt weather while we admire the masterpiece that the cyclorama is!
After a tasty lunch in the van, we set off on our battlefield tour. As you can see, the weather never warmed up, so we just bundled up!
The CD audio tour we followed was superb. I can't recommend it enough! We sat in our warm van, listening to segments told to us in story-like format and then, we ventured out to explore each stop.
The audio tour helped to hold the Blossoms' attention. Well, that and the fact that the Rugged Mountain Man is a bit of a history buff. He helped us out whenever things got a little confusing.
We were super pleased with how Blossom4 did in Gettysburg.
She seemed genuinely tickled to explore new places in her typical mountain goat fashion.
Little Roundtop was a favorite with all of us.
Blossom2 particularly loved the rocks.
Mama loved the views.
It was definitely a good idea to visit while we were studying this time period. There were so many names and details that were still fresh in our minds.
And, we could marvel at actually seeing history... like this hole, left from the original cannon ball.
There were poignant moments and wholesome family time.
Even if it snowed the entire spring day, we were glad to have tread on that hallowed ground,
soaking up the history, reliving those days in our imaginations and cementing the history in our minds.
