It's Founders' Day at the National Park Service and they are 99 years old!  I am anxious to keep my eyes open over the next year as the parks gear up in preparation for the 100th birthday bash!

Our family loves visiting the National Parks and no trip is complete without visiting with the Rangers.  I want to be a Ranger in my next lifetime. They are a wealth of interesting and helpful information and are always more than willing to take a photo with Moffat.  This great ranger was on duty at the Jefferson Memorial in Washington DC.

Moffat was fortunate enough to view the painting of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington DC.

In 1814, James Madison was the president of the United States and the US was once again at war with the British during the War of 1812. President Madison left the White House to visit troops, advising his wife, Dolley, to be ready to leave the White House at a moments notice. On August 23, when she received word for evacuation, she ordered the Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington to be saved.  The frame was broken (it was bolted to the wall) and the canvas was rolled and evacuated before the British troops occupied and burned the White House. Due to the damage, the Madisons were never able to reoccupy the White House again.