Harper's Ferry, WV

The week after Christmas we all decided to take a day trip to Harper's Ferry. Our old house and town are really on the way and my brother couldn't resist taking a quick detour to see our old stomping grounds. Harper's Ferry is a very historical town beautifully situated at the convergence of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers (click the link above to read about it). We walked around in the freezing cold, realizing most of the private businesses were closed for the winter. That means places to eat. So we saw as much as we could and then had to leave to find a place to eat lunch.

The side story was that at our gas station/restroom stop on the drive, one of Harris's shoes fell out (he can't seem to keep them on when in his car seat) so when we arrived at HF, his shoe was not to be found. It was too cold to just have a sock on, so we wrapped his foot in my scarf and secured it with rubber bands, and called him Stumpy. Our late lunch was at a Subway inside a Wal-Mart so we bought a cheap pair of boots for him so he could run around. I was sick about the shoe since it was a really nice pair of new Stride Rites...and the miracle is that we stopped at the same gas station on our trip home, hours and hours later, and there it was, sitting lonely in the parking lot until we reunited it with it's other half. Hooray!

Cousins (all but Harry)!

A store I could enjoy (had it been open)! We definitely want to return to HF when it's warmer- there is so much to see and do. The Appalachian Trail passes through, and my family used to hike it when we lived nearby. We also used to bike on the nearby C&O Canal Trail, and swim in the Potomac just downstream of Harper's Ferry.