Last leg of trip

Well we are so close to Santaquin I can smell Maile's (grandma) garden. I hope everyone has enjoyed the pic's we took, they are just a small portion. I took over 550 pictures and most likely deleted another 400. Our next adventure will take place in middle of Sept. We will be flying to Alaska for a week. I hope to caught a hop out of Nellis AFB to SEATAC then caught a hop to Fairbanks (military space available) .

Working our way back to Santaquin

We finally got a picture of Virginia

 

James Madison 4th President

 

This is the real home as was in 1754 when the middle part was built the two ends was later

 

 

Ken-tucl country was Daniel Boone's home

 

West Virginia's Capitol

 

We had taken Ill. before but the next state is Indiana

 

 

The gateway Arch in St Louis

 

Closer view of the Arch. it was late or we would visited the center

 

Maile (grandma) had never seen how barges move up and down the Missouri River

 

 

Kansas City Royal Baseball games being played as we drove  by in Kansas City

Well kids we left Washington and it was hot. We went to James Madison's home in Virginia. This was the 4th President and most don't even know but he wrote the United States Constitution in his home. We went into the actual room that he wrote the constitution and it was great. We toured the grounds but they would not let us take pictures in the house. After we left there we made our way thru West Virginia. Maile (grandma) took a picture of the capitol building of West Virginia. Look closely at the picture and go back to U.S. Capitol building.  We have included some pictures of the states we have gone thru to return to Utah. We are staying tonight in Wilson, Kansas.

Washington D C and Arlington Cemetery

The changing of the guards at the Unknown Tomb

The most decorated person from World War II. He also was a movie star after the war. He died in a plane crash.

There are 260,000 of these head stones

Head stones as far as you can see.

This General's Lee estate in Arlington. He actually own the land that is now cemetery.

Our first stop. The White House. Last we came to DC we went into the White House. You cannot enter the White House now

The National Christmas tree in the foreground of the White House

Capitol Dome in DC

Another View of the Capitol Building

Washington Monument. The tallest free standing building in the world. There is no steel but stone put together without motar. The stones set together with tongue and grouve

Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson

Abe Lincoln

Abe Lioncoln he is facing the Capitol

This is what Abe sees sitting in his chair

 

Gemni Capsule

 

Moon landing craft

 

These are real airplanes. The building houses many different kinds of planes

 

Kids figure this one out

 

Neet

Our buddy at our campsite. There is about 4 deer that you can just about walk up and pet them

We spent 4 days just 30 miles south of Washington DC. We spent the time at Quantico  Marine base here in Virginia. We spent the time over looking a lake with many deer coming to our area. Now for the visit we came here for was Washington DC . It was hot and very humid. We did get to visit many of the site and I took many pictures but I will show only the top site in DC. Yes I got misplaced in my driving. They have totally changed this area since 2001. They have many of the streets just black off with no traffic. But I hope you enjoy the pictures. Maile (grandma) hopes that you kids enjoy the post cards that she has mailed to you from here in DC. We also went to Arlington National Cemetery where 260,000 service members are buried. The military men that you see is of the Unknown Soldier Tomb where the Army guards the tombs. Hope you enjoy all the pictures I took over 100 pictures of DC area.

President Washington Home

Front of Home

Rear of home

View from the rear of home with river

That is grandma (Maile) with light clothes

Notice the chair. Washinton cheap ride

Washinton's fancy ride

Just for fun the mama pig on left had babies three weeks ago. She got tired of them and went to sleep it was hot day

Finally the last resting place of George and Martha Washington. He is on the right and she is on the left

Today we visited the home of President Washington today. The home was built in 1754 by Washington. He stayed there untill 1799 when he died at the age og 67 from a bacteria infection. He had many slaves that worked on the farm which totaled more than 8000 arces. The home's rear entrance faced the Potomac River with a view that is remarkable. I have included a picture. Both Washington and his wife Martha are buried on the farm. The home was restore back in the 1850's but the civil war started and was not finished until many years later. The funny thing is that this was our first President and the government back then did nothing to restore the home. It was started by 11 women who thought that it was important to restore the home. To this day it is being upkeep by private donors and the admission price to see the home.

Gettysburg

For the grandkids The state that started the Civil War is the flag you are looking at. It was started no more than 15 miles from where I was born. Harbor of Charleston, South Carolina

What a cannon looked like during this time

This is the lines of General Lee and General Mead

General's Lee Quarters during the battle

Uniforms of the South and the North

After we left Gettysburg the Maryland border was within 30 miles.

Well we left Hershey and went to Gettysburg. Most of you kids that have studied about this place think of President Lincoln's speech (Gettysburg Address). But there is a lot more to this area. General Lee brought 90000 troops to this area and General Mead had about 70000 troops. The first battle was on July 31 and lasted for 3 more days. At first General Lee's forces won the first battle but General Mead's troops out number held to defeat General Lee's troops. Now the interesting facts. The American Civil War on both sides of the war lost 620,000 troops. That does not count the civilian population. During the Gettysburg battle there was 44,000 troops killed or wound. That is more than 14,000 people for each day of the battle. I took some pictures of the things about the battle but no actual places of the battle. All that is around the city is just cannons marking the lines each General held. Even after this battle the war lasted 3 more years. If the south had won this battle General Lee was trying to flank the Union army and invade Washington D C and put an end to the war fast so that the South could win. During this war the country almost lost 10% of the population of the country on both sides.