October 20th - On the way home

Having finished all our opportunities in Massachusetts with Mom and Susan, we set out in the morning to return to our little camper in New Jersey.  On the road out, we came across a huge flock of wild turkeys.  We stopped for a few pics.

We stopped again in Stamford, CT for baked goods at Cogs, and breakfast a a different diner.  This diner wasn't very good, but the back window where we sat had a great view of a small, serene lake surrounded by fall foliage with ducks and geese swimming in it.

After that, we drove down near Tarrytown to a walking path built on an old rail line.  We walked a bit a engaged in finding four or five geocaches.  One was up on some rocks that provided a bit of a challenge to get to though it wasn't hidden very well.  Another was in a magnetic key box stuck on the outside of an iron train bridge over a highway. That was all a lot of fun and exercise.

Ever since two years ago, when we first crossed the Tappan Zee bridge, I've wanted to go down to where there is a small park and viewing area.  This time we went there.  They are working on constructing a new bridge alongside of the Tappan Zee in order to replace it.  It was amazing being down by the shore of the Hudson River at it's widest point.

From here, after a full day, we headed home to the Fla-Net Campground.

Early morning confrontation

Benjamin Franklin's nominee for the National Bird.

Like the twilight in the road up ahead

They don't see just where we're goin'

All the secrets in the universe whisper in our ears

All the years come and go, take us up, always up

We may never pass this way again

Nest. Hawk or Eagle?

Wonderful old train bridge

Tarrytown, NY

Viewing park at Tappan Zee on the Hudson River

Tappan Zee Bridge wit the new NY Bridge being constructed to it's north

"Boo!!"

Natural Beauty

GEOCACHING
The caches we found were a lot of fun.  Some up on rocks, some hidden in rocks, in trees, and on the train bridge.

"Found it!"

"Piece of cake"

Cache in upper corner of the bridge could only be seen from the road below

Signing the log

Putting it back.

October 19th - A visit to Concord and Worcester

"The thunderbolt falls on an inch of ground, but the light of it fills the horizon."

The four of us, Mom, Susan, Laurie, and I, took a day to visit Concord and their hometown of Worcester

Concord
Here in New England, we are constantly confronted with sites of such immense historical importance for a patriotic American.  Our visit to the memorial park of the original Battle of Concord where happened the shot heard 'round the world, was just such a place.  Many memorials and plaques describing and laying honor to those who shaped history here are to be found.  The place is beautiful and serene,much has it must have been just before the British army found themselves confronted by colonials on that morning in 1775.

There is a grave honoring the British soldiers who fell that day as well as the Colonial Soldiers.

After viewing the park, we went into Concord itself and walked around and located Sleepy Hollow Cemetery where the famous Author's Ridge holds the graves of authors such as Hawthorne, Thoreau, and Alcott.

A return to town and lunch at a wonderful little restaurant.

Worcester
We went to Worcester where we got the tour by Laurie's mom, who showed us the houses the family lived in, the church they attended, and War Memorial that Laurie's grandfather started.

This trip continues to be a journey of connection with Family and the history of our country.

On the sidewalk leading to the bridge.

Beautiful cool fall morning

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Author's Ridge

Hawthorne

One on the war memorials in Concord square

One of a few replicas of Michelangelo's Pieta made from the same type of marble as the original.

So much history

Concord, MA

Lunch. Fish and Chips, of course

Paul Revere relief

Worcester

WWII memorial

Harry W. Jenkins, a relative who served

Uncle Charlie's house

Next door, Mom's house

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