The Battlefields in Mannassas

...were the destination of yesterday's walk with the dogs. Unfortunately, Miss Bicalina had to stay home because she was limping and needed to rest her paws. She did not complain about left behind and was comforted by a nicely stuffed kong toy to help her pass the time.

The weather couldn't have been better and we hope it was cold enough to keep those usually very abundant deer ticks at bay. One of the reasons, we only frequent this national park during the winter months after a couple of frosty days have passed.
You can find more information about the park here: http://www.nps.gov/mana/index.htm

We started out at the old stonehouse, which used to be a hospital during the times of the civil war.

Now let me just post a couple of impressions I collected along the way: