Lee & Tom's 2nd Annual Civil War Trek, May 15-18, 2009
















Last year, Lee & Tom Palen (friends since Kindergarden) toured Gettysburg & Antietam. This year, they headed for the Virginia Civil War sites. Stops included Balls Bluff, smallest US military cemetery, Winchester VA, Romney WV, Rowlesburg WV, the Cheat River canyon, Morgantown WV to visit high school classmates Rick & Paula Briggs, then off to Cumberland MD and thru the Paw Paw Tunnel on the C&O Canal. Unscheduled events included the first ever
breakdown of the Barth, a road service call for a new starter and a stop at the Hagerstown hospital emergency room for Tom's insulin imbalance! In all, a great trip, with plans already being made for next year!





1 comment:

Annie said...

I found your blog doing searches for Barth's...

My husband and I own a 1970 twenty five footer that we are working on...

We have only taken it on one long distance trip, from Indiana to Colorado and back again. And, we did have some "issues" on that trip, but nothing my husband couldn't handle...as we did make it! I was glad to see your blog and hear of your long success with your Barth!

Your pictures and blog are very nice! I'm glad I got to see them!
Thanks for sharing!

About Me

College Park, MD, Wash. DC metro area, United States
Lee is the manager of College Park Airport (world's oldest airport in continuous operation!), Kathy is Ex. Ass't. to Prez of a Fortune 500 company. Both Barth junkies, they enjoy restoring a '78, 24' Barth and exploring the mid-Atlantic area in it. Kathy was born & raised in the Washington DC area - Lee has been there for several decades......