see, yesterday my post was titled "More NC pics" but not one of those photos was taken in North Carolina. Neither were these.
I love the font the parks service uses. It makes all of their informational signs look like pop-art advertisements from the 20s. Its somewhat hard to take them seriously though. I would advise Homeland Security, the FAA, the FBI, the State Department, and the CIA to all chose slighty less fun fonts for their important messages.
the trail was 1.5 miles. It went up, then down, then curved a lot, then it went way up, then sharply down, then up. The Widge walked the entire way, although he did briefly try to argue that he needed to be carried. He got a rest on a bench and some chilled juice instead.
There are so many sticks at battlefields! There are so many rocks and acorns to hit with sticks! History is so cool!
"Check out the stonework on this monument, Ma" (actually he was observing a few bees)
I think this is the exact spot where Ferguson died. He was the only non-American-born fighter in this battle. Apparently the Americans who fought switched sides repeatedly, whenever they ran into a friend or neighbor who was, for the moment, on the opposing team. Luckily the primary method of identifying sides was by looking for the small sprig of pine on the hat, so switching was as easy as removing or adding a bit of pine. If a bit of pine fell on you for whatever reason, you might switch sides without realizing it, or so it would seem.
Here's the Widge in the museum, which was very innovative and gets two thumbs up in spite of the fact that their light-up map wasn't working. See that big tree trunk to the left? Its hollow, like the one on the right, and when you step inside, the tree talks to you, telling you about the battle. They did not, however, sing "The Forest of No Return," from Babes in Toyland (starring Annette Funicello). I managed to contain my disappointment.
I love the font the parks service uses. It makes all of their informational signs look like pop-art advertisements from the 20s. Its somewhat hard to take them seriously though. I would advise Homeland Security, the FAA, the FBI, the State Department, and the CIA to all chose slighty less fun fonts for their important messages.
the trail was 1.5 miles. It went up, then down, then curved a lot, then it went way up, then sharply down, then up. The Widge walked the entire way, although he did briefly try to argue that he needed to be carried. He got a rest on a bench and some chilled juice instead.
There are so many sticks at battlefields! There are so many rocks and acorns to hit with sticks! History is so cool!
"Check out the stonework on this monument, Ma" (actually he was observing a few bees)
I think this is the exact spot where Ferguson died. He was the only non-American-born fighter in this battle. Apparently the Americans who fought switched sides repeatedly, whenever they ran into a friend or neighbor who was, for the moment, on the opposing team. Luckily the primary method of identifying sides was by looking for the small sprig of pine on the hat, so switching was as easy as removing or adding a bit of pine. If a bit of pine fell on you for whatever reason, you might switch sides without realizing it, or so it would seem.
Here's the Widge in the museum, which was very innovative and gets two thumbs up in spite of the fact that their light-up map wasn't working. See that big tree trunk to the left? Its hollow, like the one on the right, and when you step inside, the tree talks to you, telling you about the battle. They did not, however, sing "The Forest of No Return," from Babes in Toyland (starring Annette Funicello). I managed to contain my disappointment.
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Hooray for Widge adventures
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