Country Roads, Take Me Home...

Our last day of the road trip was spent in Saratoga, New York at the National Historic Site. We arrived mid-day and had a picnic, heating up some leftover fried chicken on the camp stove. The food was delicious, but I set the steaming pot on the picnic table which was apparently plastic. After eating, we started to clean up but realized that we couldn't move the pot - the table was glued to the bottom! It took about fifteen minutes with a knife and spatula to get packed up...sheesh!

When we finally got packed up, we drove the auto-tour of the Saratoga battlefield. With the audio tour, we got a clear understanding of the two battles that occurred in the area. We also had fun posing with the cannons...



One of the heroes of the battle was Benedict Arnold, who received a leg wound during one of the last skirmishes in the campaign. Interestingly, there is a monument dedicated to him that doesn't mention him by name due to his treason. The monument is to "the most brilliant soldier of the Continental Army" and has the image of a boot signifying the wound area.



We finished the tour and headed home, which was only two hours away. It was an easy drive as we headed towards blue sky. We were home in time to see the sun setting over Lake Champlain and the Adirondacks. We'll be thinking about our adventures and pining for our next road trip.