5-20-2017 Gettysburg, PA

We arose early, and left Frederick, MD for Pennsylvania, Gettysburg actually. The bloodiest, most loss of life, of all the Civil War battles. It's estimated that 50,000 troops lost their lives in these hills.

We didn't get to do much. When we arrived, the entire Visitor Center, the largest of all the NP's that I've seen, was full of school age kids. Many were Boy Scouts, many from private schools, but the fact was, you could not move around. It took over an hour to get our Passport stamp and purchase the pin. The large auditorium, for the historical film, was already sold out for the next three showings. This place has also become very commercialized, costing $15 per person for the film and to see the museum.

We didn't wait for the film, as we had near 400 miles to run for our next NPS stamp.  We headed for Chillicothe, OH...  but didn't make it. Rain caused us to hold up in a small mom/pop motel in Mcarthur, OH. We'll get to Chillicothe tomorrow.

Total miles today,  396.