A Trek Westward

Hi all,
A week ago this morning, Rachel, Zoe, and I climbed into our Jeep Liberty and began a trek westward into the setting sun, although at the time the sun was rising and at our backs. We stopped at Milford, Pa the first night just over the Pennsylvania line from N.Y. Cute town. Tuesday, after a waterfall stop and a couple hours visiting Jim Thorpe (it is a town, not a person) we went on south of Harrisburg to the home of my niece, Kaitlin and her husband Jeff and new son, Toren. They were most gracious to us even though we mooched tremendously; and, Wednesday were off to our tour of the Gettysburg Battlefield. We took our pictures at the monument commemorating the 20th Maine where they, under the brilliant leadership of Joshua Chamberlin, stopped the attack on the second day and, thereby, saved the Union army. No mean accomplishment on a hot July day! It was emotional to stand behind the stone wall at the point where Picket's Charge was turned back and Lewis Armistead was killed. We were able to tour both halves of the battlefield. Zoe enjoyed nosing around and peeing on the Confederate side.
After several hours, we continued to Chambersburg where Wilson College is located and where Rachel went to college many , ummm, I'd better not say, years ago. It has a very beautiful campus. We had one moment of intense excitement when I did a U-turn, unknowingly, on a one way street and we found ourselves facing a line of oncoming traffic. Fortunately, salvation was a little alley away where we escaped and saw another part of normally unseen Chambersburg. Then we drove on to within a few miles of Bear Run where our next days excitement awaited us.
On Thursday morning we toured Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwaters; a moment we had both anticipated for many years. It exceeded our expectations and is probably the most beautiful house and yard in the country. We were overwhelmed! In the afternoon we toured yet another FLW house at Kentuck Knob; also beautiful, but different than Fallingwaters. After all that excitement we continued the last 200 miles to Jeff and Brandi's home outside of Columbus. Since they both had to work Friday we got to spend the day with our grandchildren Joanna and Grant.
In the evening, Jason and Trish arrived with Caitlyn, our youngest granddaughter. So we had a full house for the weekend: six adults, three grandchildren and three dogs!!!
We've had a marvellous weekend. Jason and Trish had to go home Sunday and so the rest of us went to the Greek festival in Columbus where we ate Greek food, watched Greek dancing and had a tour of their beautiful Cathedral. Monday, Labor Day, has been pretty much a day of rest and day of preparation for leaving tomorrow morning on the next leg of our trip.
love to all, Jay, Rachel, and Zoe