Flight 93 Memorial, Shanksville PA

We stopped here today. I was here about ten years ago before the new visitor center and memorial were completed. I would recommend the stop to anyone driving across PA on the turnpike. It is very convenient and hardly out of the way. Of all the incredible stories from 9/11 I think flight 93 was the most incredible. These were ordinary people, not police, firemen or soldiers, just folks on a plane, mostly guys on business travel. Their actions, with only moments to consider them, clearly prevented a plane from hitting Congress or the White House.  The memorial does a good job of telling their stories, with pictures, video and words.  I was unable to listen to the recordings of the phone calls some of them made prior to storming the cockpit.  The site is in the Laurel Highlands and quite peaceful. The memorial itself at first seems a little stark but I liked  it.  It's a fitting tribute to real American heroes.

Shawnee State Park, PA

Just here for a quick overnight on our way to Pittsburgh.
(So far as we know, only one thing has fallen of the Aliner.  We'll be hitting up Home Depot tomorrow in search of the perfect repair)

On the bright side, our timing was impeccable.  We went out to dinner and got back to the camper just as the thunderstorms rolled in.  Rain on the roof is so loud we can't hear anything else. 

On the road again

We are heading west again.  This year a more northerly route through the upper mid west with Yellowstone as a general destination.  Not sure exactly how we'll go but hope to have stops in Cleveland, Chicago, Wisconsin and South Dakota.  We'll leave Thursday and head to Pittsburgh for my niece Emily's graduation from Pitt this coming weekend. Where did those four years go??? As we did the last time, we will not advertise on Facebook that we are away but mostly write and post pictures here on the blog.  Should you like to know when there is a new post add your email to the little box on the right side of this post.  No worries though, we mostly do this to remember where we've been and whether we had fun.