PA vacation

For the past two years we have gone to western PA and stayed in a cabin for a few days. Both Nate and I grew up going every year to the same place and wanted the same tradition for our children. As we were coming home we thought that maybe we should try different areas and see where we would like to go as a yearly tradition. Rockwood is a fun place, but you have to drive at least 30 minutes or more to get to anywhere you wanted to go and you had to pay money for a lot of the things we did. We want to a find a place that has things closer and maybe things that are included with the price of accommodations, so any recommendations would be fabulous.

We left early on a friday, it is about a three hour drive. We were expecting it to be a rainy weekend and it was very wet. I was good about packing the kids a lot of clothes to change into, but not Nate and I. With kids you get just about as dirty as they do.

Our first stop was to Fort Necessity. This fight at this fort was in the summer of 1754 and was the opening battle of the war fought by England and France for control of the N. American continent. It was also the opening fight known as the French and Indian War. This was also the first major event in the military career of George Washington. SO there is a little bit of history to what made this fort so significant. I was surprised at how small the fort really was. They had a great visitor center and a great playground for the kiddies. Only drawback was the rain, it has overstayed it's welcome on the east coast. SO here are a few pics from the fort and surrounding areas.