What a pretty place! Harper's Ferry sits in a little triangle where the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers converge in a cut in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Everywhere you look is pretty. And when you visit the historic site everything is old and full of history. Thomas Jefferson was here and also this is where Meriweather Lewis provisioned for the Lewis and Clark Expedition. But the most significant event was John Brown's Raid on the national armory to get guns to help slaves rebel. He was captured and hung but some say this was the start of the civil war.
There are so many buildings from the 1700s and 1800s and each has a story to tell. Like what the provost office was like and the dry goods. Two good museums with videos of the history of the town and also John Brown's Raid. The park includes several short trails to the Jefferson Overlook, the canal and railroad. Not to be missed if you are in the area.
Today we are at Shenandoah State Park and did a nice river and woods hike at 8 am this morning. For those that know me you know there had to be a reason for me to be hiking this early. It is 93 degrees and close to 93% humidity. The morning was lovely, blue skies and already warm but by the time noon got here it was already hot and sticky. Sitting at Starbucks now in the air conditioning with an iced coffee. Cool!
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