Monday we went to Manassas National Battlefield. It was drippy and wet, so we didn't see much of the actual battlefield but the visitor center movie was fantastic and the exhibits were pretty amazing too. We learned something interesting--click on this photo if you want to read more. The stone is from the Manassas area farm of Wilmer McLean, the same Wilmer McLean whose home was used for the surrender of Lee to Grant at the end of the Civil War. McLean moved his family from Manassas to escape the battle, one of the very first of the Civil War. He could literally say the war started at his front door and ended in his front parlor! We then headed out, driving 8 hours a day. So our trip looked a little like this: Tuesday Wednesday Thursday We almost made it back to Utah before hitting any storms. There were some gloomy days, swirling snow, snow on the side of the roads (but not ON the road) until we got to west
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