The Lexington-Concord National Historical Park

On a whim we decided to visit the Lexington and Concord area.  We pass the signs for it when we go to the Temple and so we drove over and actually were amazed at all that was there.  We also went over to Walden Pond which was made famous by Henry David Thoreau but the area was so full that the park service had closed it down.  We will definitely return.  When we got into the National Parks building there was a beautiful mural depicting the battle that was fought in the area and we saw a wonderful film about Paul Revere and the ride he took to warn the militias that the British were on there way.  We both learned a lot of things we hadn't known before.  If you are a hiker, biker, or runner you will love this area because there are miles and miles of trails to explore and we saw people everywhere taking advantage of that.  It was interesting for us because Colonel John Duncan had headed down to the area when they heard that the British were coming so they could help in the fight.  He and the others in his group arrived the day after the battle was fought.  We finished off west of the visitors center where we were able to see the Minute Man statue which had been erected to honor all those who fought in the battle.  Impressive in every way!

This pond was right next to the visitors center