The title says everything. This bike trip is a once in a lifetime venture, and nothing like the wacky business ventures of Wal-Mart to magnify the importance long lasting value as opposed to perceived immediate gain.
Traveling to Gettysburg is going to take at most two days out of my itinerary, but it's clearly well worth it. The preservation of our Great nation deserves constant commemoration. There are some things we should never forget.
To be clear, Gettysburg is safe--for now. Wal-Mart has its sights set on what was once the pristine Virginia wilderness. This area was once so wild that the name of the battle was simply called--you guessed it--Virginia Wilderness. The National Trust for Historic Preservation has more on the story here. In all likelihood, we may visit the Wilderness (also known as Fredericksburg -Spotsylvania National Military Park) on the way down as well. It's only a about ten miles off our planned route.
Finis Coronet Opus. The End Crowns the Work. Nicole and I have decided that the trip will take eight weeks as opposed to the original seven so that we can take time to appreciate all that we are seeing.
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