Nicki aka Rebelstand 272 Posted July 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 The Turkey Path To The Crik - (Due to Popular Demand for More Pictures)This is the view from Sister's kitchen window.Now on to the Turkey Path. It is located in a state park outside of Wellsboro, PA. It leads down to this thing they call the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon or Grand Canyon PA. The imaginary daughter took most of these pics.Sister took this one -If you look closely you will see a bunch of rocks piled up all over the Crik. The one in the left is our contribution to the crik.Sister also took this one-Word to the wise. If you hike down the Turkey Path, it is approximately 1.5 miles down and the bottom now has more than a few stairs. SLOW AND STEADY. Don't decided to attack them coming back up.... just saying. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AC in A2......Aaron 693 Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 More Pics More Pics Hurray!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AC in A2......Aaron 693 Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 More Pics! More Stories! More Pics! More Stories! More Pics! More Stories!More Pics! More Stories! More Pics! More Stories! More Pics! More Stories!More Pics! More Stories! More Pics! More Stories! More Pics! More Stories!More Pics! More Stories! More Pics! More Stories! More Pics! More Stories!More Pics! More Stories! More Pics! More Stories! More Pics! More Stories!More Pics! More Stories! More Pics! More Stories! More Pics! More Stories! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doodlebug....Cherie 461 Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Thanks for the pictures, Nicki. I'm still not doing the test though. :rofl2: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Great pictures, Nicki!This one reminds me of the natural bridge area in Aruba where rock people are built by tourists: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicki aka Rebelstand 272 Posted July 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Thanks for the pictures, Nicki. I'm still not doing the test though. :rofl2:chicken. I even gave you a few days to dig up your history book! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicki aka Rebelstand 272 Posted July 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Great pictures, Nicki!This one reminds me of the natural bridge area in Aruba where rock people are built by tourists:It is something of a tradition. I think my nephew and I built one back in the day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stefa70 205 Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Hey Nick, I won't take the quiz either, but only because it involves thinking.How did you like the upstate NY area? I've heard it's been extremely hot. Glad to see you having some adventures instead of RV shopping! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 chicken. I even gave you a few days to dig up your history book!Sorry. History just isn't my thing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AC in A2......Aaron 693 Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 I guess this all means one thing....I am the quiz winner!!! :bellringer: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicki aka Rebelstand 272 Posted July 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Hey Nick, I won't take the quiz either, but only because it involves thinking.How did you like the upstate NY area? I've heard it's been extremely hot.Glad to see you having some adventures instead of RV shopping! Sorry. History just isn't my thing.I guess this all means one thing....I am the quiz winner!!! :bellringer:Are you really gonna let him get away with this? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Are you really gonna let him get away with this?I am. :rofl2: I just saw Aaron's smilie of Carlton. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doodlebug....Cherie 461 Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 He's a nice guy, so I'll let him have this one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicki aka Rebelstand 272 Posted July 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 Are you really gonna let him get away with this?I am. :rofl2: I just saw Aaron's smilie of Carlton.He's a nice guy, so I'll let him have this one. :rofl2: :rofl2: :rofl2: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicki aka Rebelstand 272 Posted July 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 We interrupt you obsession with my new TT for this POP QUIZ - No Googling, as per the usual. Guessing is permitted and encouraged.1. How many cannons were used at the Battle of Antietam? 5002. What town was the battle nearest? Shrarpsburg, MD 3. Who commanded the Union army? McClellan4. Who commanded the Confederate army? Lee5. What was considered a casualty of war? wounded, missing, or killed6. Why was the observation tower built at Antietam? to train military officers in battlefield tactics7. How long did the battle last? 12 hours8. How many Generals died? 69. What's the deal with the Bible of Dunker Church? The Bible was stolen by a Union Soldier (from NY) only to be returned sometime after his death.10. What is the Sunken Lane? The Sunken Lane is also known as the Bloody Lane. It was a sunken farm road that the confederates used to hold off many Union Soldiers. At least until the Union Soldiers flanked them, then it became "like shooting sheep in a pen" for the Confederates.On your mark...get set.....GO!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicki aka Rebelstand 272 Posted July 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 Antietam - The Bloodiest One Day Battle In American HistoryThings I learned at Antietam -1. McClellen was given a synopsis of lee's plans to invade the north2. A southern sympathizer was in the group McClellan announced this to and made sure Lee knew.3. All of the union soldiers at Harper's Vally were paroled.4. 23,000 causalties (wounded, missing, killed)5. It ended the first invasion into the North6. Maryland has a dual Memorial (confederate and Union). Although Maryland did not secede from the Union, it was a border state and truly split between the sides.7. It was the single bloodiest one day battle in American History.8. At one point in the battle, one group of soldiers highest ranking officer was a captain because all the officer were causalties.9. Antietam is still used to train Military Officers.10. The Bible of Dunker Church was stolen by a Union Soldier but returned in the years after his death.11. Technically Antietam was considered a stalemate by many historians. We were told that Lee showed up on the second day to renew the battle but McClellan did not. However, Lee went back across the Potomac abandoning the field to the Union. Lincoln used this to announce the coming of the Emmancipation Proclamation, giving the war the dual purpose of reforming the Union and freeing the African American Slaves.Things I didn't learn at Antietam1. The battle lasted a mere 12 hours.2. After eight hours, 15,000 of the 23,000 casualties were already killed or wounded. Most of these occurred in the cornfields at the north end of the battlefield.3. Not all of the Union forces entered the battle.4. Union -killed 2,100, wounded 9,550, missing/captured 750 (approx numbers)5. Confed - killed 1,550, wounded 7,750, missing/captured 1,020 (approx)6. Six Generals Killed7. 500 cannons were used in Antietam with 50,000 rounds firing.There is a couple of things at the battlefield that I do not have pictures of. The weather turned on us so I did not get the Antitam National Cemetary or Burnside's Bridge. AC in A2......Aaron 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doodlebug....Cherie 461 Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 Thanks for the update Nicki. I learned a lot of history today! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicki aka Rebelstand 272 Posted July 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 Thanks for the update Nicki. I learned a lot of history today!Oh lawdy! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AC in A2......Aaron 693 Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 Very interesting Nicki! Thanks for sharing your notes and the pics! I always look forward to your next stop! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicki aka Rebelstand 272 Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 A Small Quiz -1. What is the Largest Cave in the World?2. Where is it located?3. Why are it's bat's endangered? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AC in A2......Aaron 693 Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 1. Mammoth Cave? I think I heard that name somewhere before2. somewhere in Virginia....just guessing bc that's where you were3. too much guano in one place? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doodlebug....Cherie 461 Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 1. I don't do caves (claustrophobic)2.you said you were in Kentucky so my guess it's there3. I know bats are a good thing but....... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AC in A2......Aaron 693 Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 ooh, just looked it up....i remember seeing that story not that long ago! Awesome pics too Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicki aka Rebelstand 272 Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 A Small Quiz -1. What is the Largest Cave in the World?2. Where is it located?3. Why are it's bat's endangered?1. I don't do caves (claustrophobic) They do have plenty of hiking trails but I am told that you would just sit at the campground in your chair.2.you said you were in Kentucky so my guess it's there You are so good.....3. I know bats are a good thing but....... they activate my fight/flight instinct... in the flight mode.1. Mammoth Cave? I think I heard that name somewhere before Once again ! :bravo:2. somewhere in Virginia....just guessing bc that's where you were You are two state behind my friend. We had an unexpected mid week move. I am also skipping a stop in this TR because well the pictures weren't good and the story hard to tell without the pictures.3. too much guano in one place? Nope, but interesting answer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicki aka Rebelstand 272 Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 A Large... No Mammoth Update:Welcome to our latest stop. Mammoth Cave is the longest known (explored) cave system in the world. It has more than 390 miles of explored passages. Something to know: White Nose Bat Syndrome is affecting certain cave systems in the United States and if you have visited any other caves before Mammoth Cave and you are wearing the same shoes you will have to treat your shoes before venturing into the cave and EVERYONE walks over treatment matts upon exiting. If you have questions call before purchasing your tickets. My shoes got a 5 minute bath and a 10 second rinse. No big deal.America has 3 of the 5 longest caves in the world. Jewel Cave comes in 2nd and Wind Cave is 5th. Wind Cave was 3rd until a year ago. According to Ranger Rose, Mammoth Cave is a dry cave. I wonder if that is why we didn't get the lecture on Carbonic Acid (Jewel, Wind, Oregon Caves). As a matter of fact, we only saw too examples of Flow Stone in the cave.Here are two examples of "Historical Graffiti". Historical Graffiti is anything done prior to the National Park System taking over. Anything after that will "get you a meeting with a new ranger, wearing a gun, and the price of your ticket will go up exponentially".Here is a tip - Lead the Pack or Bring Up the RearIf you really want to hear the guide well, lead the pack. You will also have the easiest time keeping up. The Ranger sets the pace for the tour. If you are in the back, you are always playing catchup.Having said that, in every tour, the best place to get photos is in the back. In the middle of the pack the group is just following the leaders. In the back you can pause to snap that picture without disturbing the crowd. Just make sure you take one picture and keep up with the group. At some caves, you only have the one Ranger so the group is responsible for keeping together. Not everyone remembers this.Unlike at Jewel and Wind Cave, most of the tours at Mammoth are mammoth in size. They send in two rangers for every group. One leads the tour and talks and the other one brings up the rear and turns off the lights. We found that the back was just as informative as the front. The kids enjoyed watching the lights go out behind us. We also found out information that we wouldn't have gotten in the middle of the pack. As well as some good tips for stairs in the cave. (If the head room gets tight, walk down backward). Granted there were a few times we had to speed up to catch the group.Back into the "real world" aka the heat and humidity. AC in A2......Aaron 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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