A Day (or 2) at the Newseum

The Newseum tour began at the basement level where we were introduced to a short film about the Newseum and led out to the Berlin Wall exhibit showing part of the original Berlin wall (the end of the Cold War.) 

The Locke's

At the glass elevator overlooking the inside of the building.

On the 6th floor, there was the Hurricane Katrina exhibit depicting the conditions in New Orleans after the big hurricane.

Outside on the veranda with the view of the Capitol Building in the background.

Pennysylvania Avenue, looking west bound.

 6th Street, NW northbound.

Bill and is dad

More views of the interior architecture.

The wonderful Photo exhibit featuring photographs of the past and present.

The Twin Tours exhibit.

Freedom of the Press and free speech exhibit.

Overlooking wall of journalists who died for their line of work.

Photo exhibit - winners of a contest for Best Photographer in various categories.

Indian Head Rail Trail - bike ride

Bill and I decided to find an off-the-beaten-path bike trail because we were bored with the same DC routes. Unlike Minneapolis, DC only has a handful of bike trails, some paved and some dirt, and after a while, the scenery gets a bit boring.  On top of that, the DC bike paths are always crowded with many bicyclists, runners, and pedestrians.

We decided to find somewhere a bit quieter and came upon the Indian Head Rail Trail out in Waldorf, MD, about 45 minutes from DC.  The bike trail connects the city of Waldorf all the way to the small town of Indian Head about 13.5 miles away.  The trail is surrounded by mature forests, natural wetlands and occasional farmland. We encountered butterflies, dragonflies, deer, herons, egrets and turtles sunbathing on tree logs.  Apparently the bald eagle make there homes in the area although we didn't see any.