Just got back from a three day visit to York & Gettysburg, Pa. Wow. Thursday Afternoon we took the Steel Toe Tour of the York Harley Davidson Manufacturing Facility, & since I retired from a very large machine shop environment, I probably got more out of it than the other white collar types I was with. Spent all day Friday touring the battlefield, museum, & Cyclorama. Way Freekin Cool! Had a guided bus tour, with a licensed tour guide from the National Park Service who took us through the three-day sequence of events on July 1, 2 & 3 1863. Historically interesting & emotionally draining to think of American citizens killing & maiming each other, while actually standing in the very spots where it all occurred... The Cyclorama of Pickett's Charge was incredible. The Battlefield Museum was great. Seeing the personal belongings, diaries & letters of those who marched, encamped & fought really brought the whole thing close to home...
On Saturday, we took a tour of the Eisenhower Farm & that was amazing, too. Just a regular, everyday US home. No real flair or glamor, considering who DDE was & his importance in helping to shape the world we now live in.
350 miles home in the pouring rain on the bike is something I could have done without, but overall the trip was
great. I'd recommend it to anyone.
On Saturday, we took a tour of the Eisenhower Farm & that was amazing, too. Just a regular, everyday US home. No real flair or glamor, considering who DDE was & his importance in helping to shape the world we now live in.
350 miles home in the pouring rain on the bike is something I could have done without, but overall the trip was
great. I'd recommend it to anyone.