The Memorial Arch is dedicated to the officers and private soldiers of the Continental Army, December 19, 1777 to June 19, 1778.

Valley Forge

2013-03-28 0

Terrain dictates battles. You can’t understand the battle unless you understand the terrain. And you can’t understand the terrain from the comfort of your car. […]

The National Mall, in Washington D.C.

National Mall

2013-03-25 0

The weather went from chilly, but warming, on Saturday, to chilly all day on Sunday, to cold & snowy on Monday — which was, of […]

Przewalski's Horse ... male in back kept getting kicked by the female in front. We left before my grandaughter witnessed anything unexplainable to a 3-year old.

National Zoo

2013-03-24 0

Our second full day in DC, we planned on visiting the National Zoo with our younger son and his family. We took the 32 bus […]