Independence Day & 30.06s

Guys. I love America. And since I've been sitting here watching "America: The Story of Us" on the History Channel, I love it even more. Want to learn some cool facts? Okay. 

• General George Washington inoculated his soldiers with smallpox to try and slow the outbreak. Awesome!!!
• Everyone that built the Erie Canal was essentially drunk the whole time. Whaaaaaa...
• Abraham Lincoln took care of his dying mother when he was just eight years old.
• In 1874 locusts ate half of all the crops planted in the West. The swarm was as allegedly as big as Colorado, so many that they blocked out the sun. Rather unpleasant. But within 30 years they went extinct! YESSSSSSS
• Guns used on the Union side of the Civil War could shoot almost twice as far as current sniper rifles used today. 

Me shooting a 30.06 - not the guns used then, but I wanted a reason to post this...

Well, we've only gotten to westward expansion, so we'll see how many more random facts I can learn.

Another picture of me shooting guns for the road? Awwwwwwww yeah.

Me & Dad reloading the .22

Yay guns!

Me & R at the last shootout

I don't know why this turned into a gun appreciation post but...yeah. I like going shooting, and I'm pretty good with a .22, scope or no scope. Can't wait until the next time we go shooting...

Happy Independence Day!

-K