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US Park Patrol Horse Stables & Education Center
National Mall, DC, May 2026 John and I have been to the National Mall many times over the years. Because of construction, we walked a different path, and we saw the horse stable for the first time. The stables had 3 horses out front. One was named Cleo. The horses within the mounted service usually…
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Daughters of the Revolution (DAR)
National Mall, Washington DC, May 2026 I learned about the Daughters of Revolution (DAR) a couple weeks ago while visiting Sandy. Daughters of the Revolution is a collection of women who can prove lineal decent to a patriot who aided in achieving American independence. These women have formed an association that does philanthropic work and…
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Stephen F. Udvar-Hazy Center (5/5)
Chantilly, VA, May 2026 It turns out that there are a few issues with image maps. None of those options were going to solve the problem in the next 24 hours at a price point that was acceptable. The compromise that we used below is a fixed 650 px image map inside of an HTML…
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Stephen F. Udvar-Hazy Center (4/5)
Chantilly, VA, May 2026 Overview This is all of the selfies and panoramas from the visit to the Udvar-Hazy Center. Or at least, all of the ones that turned out okay. The selfies and panoramas appear periodically along the path shown in the first post of this series. If we can get it working, an…
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Stephen F. Udvar-Hazy Center (3/5)
Chantilly, VA, May 2026 We do not believe that the restoration bays were open the last time we were there. They might have been present, except the windows closed. They may also not have been complete or in use at the time. There were quite a few projects going on at the same time. The…
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Stephen F. Udvar-Hazy Center (2/5)
Chantilly, VA, May 2026 The Space Hangar is about one-third the size of the Aviation Hangar, and we only spent about fifteen minutes in it. We spent more time at the restoration area and walking the Aviation Hangar. We probably need to go back and spend more time in that room; there are some neat…
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Stephen F. Udvar-Hazy Center (1/5)
Chantilly, VA, May 2026 The Stephen F. Udvar-Hazy Center is a part of the Smithsonian Institute National Air and Space Museum. (You can find more information here.) The facility has many attractions, including two hangars with over 200 aircraft and spacecraft, an IMAX theatre, gift shop, (only slightly over-priced) restaurant, flight simulators, viewing tower, and…
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Daytime Ferry Ride
Jamestown – Scottland Ferry, VA, May 2026 I posted the first ferry evening ride a couple days ago. On that ride, I was driving back from Sandy’s house. This time John and I rode the ferry, in the early morning, to see the two campgrounds, go to Fort Monroe, and see Edith’s. We started the…
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Evening Ferry Ride
Surry County, VA, May 2026 The James River runs south and separates the eastern cities of Virginia cities, such as Jamestown, Williamsburg, etc. from the main land. This means that you either have to cross a bridge, use a tunnel, or take a ferry. I’ve been told by multiple family members that all can be…
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Family visit at Jessica & Kevin’s House
Suffolk, VA, May 2026 David organized a family event at Jessica & Kevin’s house where we could meet most of the Virginia folks. We had a great turnout. Everyone but Jonathan’s daughter which just had a baby 5 days earlier was at the house. What a great reason to stay home and take care of…