Today, 27 August, my long suffering wyfe wanted to do some videos in Gettysburg so I grabbed my gear and we set out. First we had breakfast at the Newville Diner and then proceeded to Gettysburg. After SWMBO was done with her videos, we set out for Culp’s Hill. Well there was a problem: all the roads leading to the hill were closed! I uttered several choice words that I learned at a young age from listening to my father and uncles, and went with plan “B”. Always have plan “B”. We drove over to Barlow’s Knoll, my favorite grassy knoll. It is located near the Peace Light, sits on a good elevation, has a nice view and the traffic there is light. Places like Little Roundtop are higher in elevation but tend to get crowded, especially in the summer. When we first pulled in to park, I backed into the parking space so that the sun wasn’t shining into the windshield and frying our eyes as the spaces face East to South, making them very bright in the morning. Funny thing is, most of the cars that pulled in after us also backed in. I guess we were trend setters! Anyway, I made a short video of the location and my gear for my YouTube channel, shot a video of a train going by at the bottom of the hill and then set up to operate. In about a half hour we worked 32 contacts including 2 park-to-parks, all on 40 meters which I thought was pretty good for morning. It got too hot, too soon and we wrapped things up but a good time was had by all. The only negative thing was the lack of shade. We could have worked longer if it had been a bit cooler. Well until next time, as always, namaste and always roam with a gnome.