Dec 30, 2009 - Day 5 - Virginia Wine Country

A great deal of careful planning went into this trip.A great deal of careful planning went into this trip....

Dec 29, 2009 - Day 4 - Virginia Wine Country

Anyone who knows me knows that wine is a passion of mine.Anyone who knows me knows that wine is a passion of mine....

Dec 28, 2009 - Day 3 - Roanoke Rapids, NC to Harpers Ferry, WV

The beauty of Virginia and West Virginia in the winter is breathtaking.The beauty of Virginia and West Virginia in the winter is breathtaking....

Sep 29, 2009 - Harper's Ferry National Park

The winds have kicked up today and the sky is a beautiful mixture of grey and white clouds skirting around on the breezes.The winds have kicked up today and the sky is a beautiful mixture of grey and white clouds skirting around on the breezes....

Sep 28, 2009 - Harper's Ferry

Today was a travel day and as usual, we were excited to get going.Today was a travel day and as usual, we were excited to get going....

Jun 30, 2009 - The Three Month Anniversary

and then I finally made it to West Virginia!! I started the Trail March twenty-ninth and three months later I walked into Harpers Ferry, WV on June twenty-ninth. ... i just walked 1,013 miles to get here!" Harpers Ferry, WV is not the literal half-way point on the Trail, but it is the psychological half-way point. ... in every guide book that you read, they all state that if you do not make it to Harpers Ferry by mid-July, then you will not make it to Maine by October 1st, which is when Baxter State Park closes where the last mountain is located that you have to climb to finish the thru-hike. ... I felt that if something were to happen that I have to get off the Trail, I have already accomplished over 1000 miles and I feel really good about it! It's a pretty big deal to go to the ATC Headquarters when you arrive in Harpers Ferry because you get your picture taken and put in the 2009 book of thru hikers and you can find out how many thru hikers that you started with have walked through and what number on the list you are. ... of course, most of the 1400 people have dropped off the Trail already and they predict that more will drop off after Harpers Ferry. ...

Jun 24, 2009 - Two more off the list

First stop today, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. ... Most people have heard of Harpers Ferry because of the abolitionist John Browns raid here in 1859. ... This was because Harpers Ferry was home to a large Armory which had previously produced over 600,000 rifles, muskets and pistols. ... The town of Harpers Ferry would change hands 8 times between 1861 and 1865 with Federal soldiers setting fire to the Armory and destroying it on April 18, 1861. ... By 1864 Harpers Ferry was back in Union hands for good and it was used by General Sheridan as a base of operations against Confederate troops in the Shenandoah Valley. ...

Oct 27, 2008 - Scene of the Crime

Harpers Ferry remembers John Brown - Monday, October 27 Harpers Ferry is a town of great scenic beauty. ... The list of people who have walked the streets of Harpers Ferry reads like a Who’s Who of American History. ... All these men and more have come to Harpers Ferry and left their mark. ... His three day raid on the Federal Arsenal at Harpers Ferry was meant to secure guns and ammunition for fighting a revolution to free the slaves. ... His name eclipses all those others who came to Harpers Ferry, even the great Robert E. ...

Jul 31, 2008 - Harper's Ferry, WV

Harper’s Ferry is much more than the site where John Brown led an attack against the Union Armory in an attempt to rally the anti slave proponents on the eve of the Civil War.Harper’s Ferry is much more than the site where John Brown led an attack against the Union Armory in an attempt to rally the anti slave proponents on the eve of the Civil War....

Jul 29, 2008 - Harpers Ferry,WV

We were playing cards late into the night with some friends from upper New York state. So the three of us went to Harpers Ferry for a sight-seeing tour of the old town. ... Very nice old building from around 1800's on the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers.We were playing cards late into the night with some friends from upper New York state. So the three of us went to Harpers Ferry for a sight-seeing tour of the old town. ... Very nice old building from around 1800's on the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers....

Jul 28, 2008 - Harpers ferry, WV

We did not get up until around 10 AM because we were up playing cards with some friends from down at the dog park.We did not get up until around 10 AM because we were up playing cards with some friends from down at the dog park....

Jun 28, 2008 - John Brown's body lies a mouldrin' in his grave

I am becoming to understand American a bit more. And here I am in Harpers Ferry, such an unexpected place, full of American History, those pioniers who came here to work hard and reap the rewards. ... Each of the little house is either: shops, taverns or museums – I frequented them all.I am becoming to understand American a bit more. And here I am in Harpers Ferry, such an unexpected place, full of American History, those pioniers who came here to work hard and reap the rewards. ... Each of the little house is either: shops, taverns or museums – I frequented them all....