08/18/2026
🇺🇸 We just wrapped up a pretty incredible stateside adventure!
We started at the National Pike Steam, Gas & Horse Association Show in Pennsylvania, and my gearheads loved every minute of it. Tractors, engines, machinery… definitely their kind of place!
Then we made our way to Gettysburg, and this part of the trip was something else.
We relearned so much of what we were taught in school, but actually standing on the battlefields where it happened gives it an entirely different perspective. We drove the battlefield route and made most of the stops, walked through the fields and the National Cemetery, and learned more about the staggering number of casualties during the Battle of Gettysburg—the bloodiest battle in American history.
We also watched a cannon-firing demonstration by 2nd U.S. Artillery, Battery M, which really brought another piece of the history to life.
One evening, we did a candlelight walking tour through town and learned about Jennie Wade, the only civilian killed during the battle. She was just 20 years old and was making bread in her sister’s home when she was struck by a bullet.
Seeing the bullet and cannon damage that still remains in buildings from 1863 was incredible. It’s hard to imagine what it must have been like to live there while a battle of that magnitude was happening literally outside your door.
The word I kept coming back to throughout our visit was humbling.
Gettysburg is absolutely worth experiencing at least once, especially if you have a history buff in your family. 🇺🇸
Have you ever been to Gettysburg?
And we’re not done yet… 2 more stops on this road trip!
