Digger Bob
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[attachment 11849 Thanksgiving2005041.jpg]Hey guys,
I just spent a whirlwind Thanksgiving weekend in Washington DC visiting with family. This was my first trip that far east since I was a kid and we managed to cram a lot of sightseeing into one day.
Despite the 30 degree temps, we did a walking tour of all the more important monuments; Jefferson, Lincoln, Washington, FDR, then WW 11, Korea, and Vietnam. But the one place that was the highlight was the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. There is about dozen exhibits in this one building but I was only interested in two; the Prehistoric fossils and the Gem and Minerals.
They have an impressive display of gold but to be honest, I've seen just as good a specimens displayed on these forums. And it wasn't all that big either. The displays in Siskiyou and Placer county are just as big and impressive as this one was.
Never-the-less here are a few photos of what they had. I'll post these in separate postings to keep things from getting cluttered as to add a bit of comment when necessary.
This first one is the overall display showing pretty much everything in the case.
[attachment 11849 Thanksgiving2005041.jpg]
I just spent a whirlwind Thanksgiving weekend in Washington DC visiting with family. This was my first trip that far east since I was a kid and we managed to cram a lot of sightseeing into one day.
Despite the 30 degree temps, we did a walking tour of all the more important monuments; Jefferson, Lincoln, Washington, FDR, then WW 11, Korea, and Vietnam. But the one place that was the highlight was the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. There is about dozen exhibits in this one building but I was only interested in two; the Prehistoric fossils and the Gem and Minerals.
They have an impressive display of gold but to be honest, I've seen just as good a specimens displayed on these forums. And it wasn't all that big either. The displays in Siskiyou and Placer county are just as big and impressive as this one was.
Never-the-less here are a few photos of what they had. I'll post these in separate postings to keep things from getting cluttered as to add a bit of comment when necessary.
This first one is the overall display showing pretty much everything in the case.
[attachment 11849 Thanksgiving2005041.jpg]
