Am not sure what it is about Gettysburg that so intrigues me, but there is something. Discovered that since we had been here the last time that the old visitors center is gone and there is a new one in an entirely new location. We decided to purchase the self-guided CD to tour the Battlefield and go at our own pace. It was rainy and dreary-how fitting for a place that prompts thoughts about all that went on during those 3 days in July of 1863-but as the day wore on the rain ceased and we had occasional peeks from the sun. In order to read all the plaques and monuments placed around the battlefield it would take a week or more-there appear to be thousands of monuments alone! By 1:30 PM we were only half-way through the tour and hunger dictated that we return to the camper (in the Artillery Ridge Campground not far from Little Round Top) and get ourselves some lunch. Later in the afternoon we returned to our tour and drove slowly through the rest of the battlefield without stopping to read every monument along the way. We did have to stop at Devil's Den and explore the strange outcropping of boulders and take in the view of Little Round Top across the small valley.
Upon completing our tour we walked along the streets lined with souvenir shops-all pretty much the same-but did manage to find a couple of absolutely perfect Christmas gifts for those who will remain nameless!
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