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Memorial Day Thoughts
This weekend we celebrate the beginning of summer. Memorial Day weekend marks the beginning of summer. I urge everyone to stop and say a prayer with family and friends at the picnic table giving thanks for those Americans that have given of themselves making this weekend possible.
Monocacy River Float – Reaching the Destination
Monocacy River Float Part 4 – Monday, May 27, 2013 I made it! At 1:00 pm on Memorial Day, 2013, I completed the three day journey traveling the Monocacy River from beginning to end. Right now I’m sitting in the grass against a large sycamore tree at the Mouth of the Monocacy boat ramp waiting … Continue reading
Monocacy River Float – Day 1
Monocacy River Float Day 1 – Saturday May 25, 2013 The day has been a good one. Starting at 7:30 am, I began my sixty mile trek down the Monocacy. Here at 7:00 pm, the fire is cooking dinner of potatoes and venison. Twenty miles of river lay behind.
A View Into The Past Through Alexander Gardner’s Antietam Battlefield Photographs
Ice and snow covers the driveway. Hunting season is basically done except for possibly one more Resident Canada Goose hunt or two. Today is Sunday and we can’t hunt anyhow. Really not wanting to spend another long winter day inside the house, I searched the internet for something to do. Living close to Gettysburg and … Continue reading