It might not have been hiking, but it was an important time for me, and it was the last field trip I'd take with my youngest child, as he graduated from 8th grade this week. His 8th-grade "big" trip in middle school was to the National Air and Space Museum (Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center) in… Continue reading Walking History: National Air and Space Museum
Tag: Museum
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
In 2003, we took our oldest to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., when Ford had just turned 6 years old. I talked him into coming with his brothers to revisit the museum this week. We took the MARC train in from West Virginia to Union Station, then started walking. Wear… Continue reading Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
National Gallery of Art – Sculpture Garden Walk
I had last been to Washington, D.C., back in 2003, so there was a lot to see on the day we went there this week. If you are walking in D.C., it is easy to see more things that you might not know exist versus being in a vehicle. I had a loosely knit schedule… Continue reading National Gallery of Art – Sculpture Garden Walk
Local Adventures: The Langley MoMA
Not every adventure we go on involves hiking, sometimes it is visiting museums, historical places and oddities. You can write them off as homeschooling field trips if you homeschool. How I found this local adventure was Google Maps. I was looking up something unrelated when I saw on it the Langley Museum of Mini-Art glowing.… Continue reading Local Adventures: The Langley MoMA
Local Adventures: Langley Whale Center
I was in need of a guide to ID seaweed, and I had heard the Langley Whale Center carried them. With Fall here, and Covid on top of it, the Whale Center is hit or miss for being open, but we got fortunate it was staffed on Monday this week (volunteer run). If you want… Continue reading Local Adventures: Langley Whale Center