Flight 93 Memorial

It was worth the trip to the Flight 93 Memorial in Pennsylvania.  It's humbling to remember September 11, 2001.  It was fascinating to learn more about the events of that day.  Two of our Census Bureau colleagues were on that flight, and Marion Britton's bronze medal was on display.  I remember seeing the smoke rise from the Pentagon and trying to decide where to go once we were released from work. I was debating between going home (closer the Pentagon and downtown) or stay in Maryland for a while.  I went home and after watching the news for quite a while took a bike ride. No one else seemed to be out that day and it was so quiet.  Often it is quiet as we remember those who have left us and feel their loss.

Cuyahoga Valley National Park

It's so fun exploring and being out in nature.  It's awesome when there are waterfalls, bike trails, hiking paths, covered bridges, railroads, canals, and other historic locations all in one park.

Toledo

Our lighthouse cruise in Toledo didn't have nearly the speed our boat did on Friday, but I really enjoyed seeing the Toledo Harbor and Turtle Island Lighthouses.

Lake Erie Lighthouses

We had great weather on Friday for our lighthouse trip.  In addition to the planned lighthouses and islands, we were able to see a few bonus lighthouses.  We spent some of the day on the island of Put-in-Bay.  At the Perry Memorial we learned more about the war of 1812, and the battles there on Lake Erie.

Lighthouses include:

Port Clinton

West Sister Island

Pelee Island Lighthouse (Canada)

Pelee Passage New Lighthouse (Canada)

Distant View: Southeast Shoal Lighthouse (Canada)

Green Island

South Bass Island

Perry Memorial

Marblehead

Sandusky Harbor Breakwater

Cedar Point

Ohio Trip

This year for our lighthouse trip we went to Lake Erie.  We camped at East Harbor State park.  The first day we saw two skunks.  One right in our campground.  We were a little worried, but we didn't see them again the rest of our stay, and we didn't get sprayed.

We didn't visit Cedar Point Amusement Park, which claims to be the best ranked amusement park in the United States.  And for many years, the top in the world.  But we did enjoy many of the other attractions in the area.  Saturday there were some storms, so we went and watched a movie for the afternoon.

There were several lighthouses between Cleveland and Toledo that I hadn't seen yet, including:
Lorain Lighthouse
Vermilion Lighthouse
Huron Harbor Lighthouse