Yesterday was our first day sightseeing - decided to venture to Laurel Caverns first. This cavern is known for it's Boy Scout Climbing Merit Badge Program. The cavern has been privately owned but open to the public since it's discovery and it's feature is rapelling. We took the 55 minute tour - and at the end of the tour the guide gave us a light show to Mendell's Messiah. As caves go, and this was my 6th cave, okay. Most impressive has been Karchner in Arizona.
From there we drove to Fort Necessity National Battlefield, about 30 minutes away. This 
National Park is all about George Washington and his first military commission. This battle at a fort of necessity (George had to quickly build a small fort to house his supplies only when he realized he was going to be in a squirmish with the French and the Indians) was Washington's first defeat in his military career, however his leadership during this time and the subsequent Braddock Campaign proved why he was chosen as this nation's first leader. We were so impressed with the historical significance
to this area, this battle of Fort Necessity started the French and Indian War lasting 7 years and is known as the first global war. Washington was clearing a road from Virginia to the Ohio Valley to open up trading routes and for expansion, and today it's called the National Road, Route 40. Portions of the original road, named at that time to Braddock's Road, are still viewable today. We hiked around the fort afterward, found the trace, and then followed a small deer along the path. Pretty cool.
National Park is all about George Washington and his first military commission. This battle at a fort of necessity (George had to quickly build a small fort to house his supplies only when he realized he was going to be in a squirmish with the French and the Indians) was Washington's first defeat in his military career, however his leadership during this time and the subsequent Braddock Campaign proved why he was chosen as this nation's first leader. We were so impressed with the historical significance
to this area, this battle of Fort Necessity started the French and Indian War lasting 7 years and is known as the first global war. Washington was clearing a road from Virginia to the Ohio Valley to open up trading routes and for expansion, and today it's called the National Road, Route 40. Portions of the original road, named at that time to Braddock's Road, are still viewable today. We hiked around the fort afterward, found the trace, and then followed a small deer along the path. Pretty cool.
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