November 1-15

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Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum - St. Michaels, MD
Boat figurehead, Captain Laura, Captain Alex, posing on a sailboat, Laura cooks the old fashioned way, a skipjack in the water, a screw piling lighthouse

Washington DC - Smithsonian Museum of American History
The flag hung from the Pentagon after the September 11th attacks, Becca gives a presidential speech, Julia Child's kitchen, Laura in front of the infamous Palm Beach County butterfly ballot of the 2000 elections

Mount Vernon
In front of the bowling green, the west face of the home, a view across the Potomac to Maryland (a land trust purchased the land to keep the same views as George and Martha would have seen), the portico on the east face, seeing how types of cloth were spun, flowers in the garden

Arlington National Cemetery
A view from Sandra's grandparents' graves, in from the the memorial to Women in Military Service for America

Washington, DC Memorials
Theodore Roosevelt Memorial - view from the footbridge (with blue heron by water), Teddy, the pools and fountains around the statue

Jefferson Memorial
A view of the Washington Monument from the base of the Jefferson Memorial, inside the Memorial, 180 views form our lunch spot

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
Becca works on her junior ranger book, Alex and Becca stand in a bread line of the Great Depression, Alex in front of Roosevelt's words on war and posing with his dog, the kids at FDR's feet, Becca with Eleanor

Korean War Memorial
Becca in front one of the 19 sculpted soldiers

Lincoln Memorial
Overlooking the reflecting pool, in front of the memorial and inside

Vietnam War Memorial
The Wall, Becca views the names, a sculpture of the soldiers

National Zoo
Lions, and tigers, and (panda) bears, oh my!

World War II Memorial
Illuminations highlight the memorials and monuments as night falls on the mall, two new junior rangers

More Washington DC
Some pop culture items from the Museum of American History - Kermit and Dorothy's ruby shoes, at the insect exhibit at the Museum of Natural History, a bad shot of the Hope Diamond, a quick carousel ride, on the Mall with the Capital building behind us, the White House


Great Falls National Park, VA
Views of the Great Falls, a wall of various National Park Jr. Ranger badges, friendly squirrel, Laura and Becca by a lock and the ruins of Matildaville, the rock cut for the canal, high water marks from past floods



Skyline Drive, VA
One of the many scenic overlooks and deer, beautiful frozen waterfall, Appalachian Trail marker, Becca on the Trail, park sign


Ft. Seybert, WV
Sign commemorating location of historic Ft. Seybert, area behind the sign used for re-enactments