I covered quite a distance on my 2023 Virtual Hike.

My first Virtual Hike post of 2023 took me from Lake Placid to Fort Ticonderoga in New York.

I am not going to mention all stops in this recap, but I had destinations at several military sites including the Saratoga Battlefield, West Point,  Harpers Ferry and Gettysburg this year.

I virtually visited many spots that had family connections, like Wall Street.

My route this year went down through the Hudson River Valley into New Jersey and then headed west into Pennsylvania.

An important destination in Pennslvania was the site of the Hochstetler Massacre at Northkill, Pennsylvania.

I followed the southern border of Pennsylvania, dipping down into West Virginia and Maryland, before exiting the state through Washington County.

In Washington County I had destinations related to family history and the beginnings of the Restoration Movement. This was to be repeated later on in Kentucky.

After quickly crossing West Virginia again I passed through Ohio visiting a lot of sites with family connections. This included a Yoder Cemetery near Sugar Creek, Ohio.

I then headed south into Kentucky where I spent some time visiting multiple sites with family connections near the Cane Ridge Meeting House in Bourbon County, Kentucky.

The last destination on my virtual hike in 2023 was Danville, Kentucky and I plan on continuing from there into Indiana and then on to Illinois and points to the west.

Since I made short Virtual Hikes in Kentucky I now have a bunch of miles built up from my actual walking to start 2024.

Many of my destinations in early 2024 will have family connections. I have some interesting destinations planned.

The Virtual Hike in 2023 was interesting as it lead to a lot of family history research from New York all the way down to Kentucky.

Where will I virtually end up in 2024?

Steven

p.s. I am also trying to decide whether to make a page chronicling the entire Virtual Hike with links to all the destinations. Would this be of interest?

Images in this post are from Google Maps and Street View

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