| We were trying to hit the Washington Cherry tree season, but Chris showed up a week early. Most of the buds were still sleeping. We had some nice color, but far from peak. Oh well, maybe next year. Surprisingly, Vicki was a trooper all day. She's been doing 30 minutes a day on the treadmill for the past year and has more stamina than I do anymore. We drove down to the most northern extreme of the DC metro system and caught the train into Union Station which is amazing in its own right. Then headed down to the capital building which is on one end of the main tourist area. Checked out the arboretum, archives and natural history buildings. The Washington monument is at the far end of the strip, with the White House to the north and Jefferson Memorial to the south. |
:: Only decent shot of Chris
The DC Trip
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| :Leave it to Vicki to find the sapphires |
| :At least she left the topaz alone |
| Looks like they changed rocks half way up |