From the Delmarva, we drove across the Chesapeake Bay, and toward Washington,
DC on I-95. We followed I-95 south, past Arlington, to Lorton.
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Home base at Pohick Bay State Park, in Lorton, VA. |
| Some chrysalis, camouflaged by bits of pine needles. This is the
resting place, perhaps of a dragonfly, or other insect. |
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Huntley Meadows. A (Audubon?) preserve, nearby. |
| Turtle. Yellow slider? |
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Contemplating the boardwalk, at Huntley Meadow. |
| George Washington, on the cutting of a tree. (I have to wonder if he was
thinking of a particular cherry tree, at the time? Perhaps feeling
remorse?) |
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Mount Vernon. George Washington's home. |
| Not a bad little setup. I wonder what the real estate taxes were
like then? |
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| View of the Potomac, from George's back porch. |
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George Washington's original tomb. |
| His final tomb, along with Martha and...
He had specified that he be laid to rest in such a tomb.
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| We visited Arlington National Cemetery. |
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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
We watched a wreath laying ceremony.
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| View of Washington, from the cemetery. |
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| After visiting the cemetery in the morning, we took the bus tour of
Washington. |
We visited the Air and Space Museum, and continued with the bus tour. |
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Capitol building |
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