Washington DC Trip Part 1 May 4, 2011
Posted by Emily in : Trips , 5commentsSee? I went to DC! I really did!
This was my first trip ALONE since I’ve had kids. That meant I had no needs to look after, no diaper changes (Dallin REFUSES to even LOOK at the toilet, let alone use it!) no little people hanging on my legs, no meals to cook, no cleaning, and no games called, “Let’s ask mom 1000 questions.”
It was a bit eerie at first, but I adjusted quickly!
Jenn and I walked the Mall (the national mall that is) on my first day. We walked 10 miles that day and let me tell you . . . MY DOGS WERE BARKING. I pulled out an ice pack from my backpack (See? I had an ice pack in my back pack. One of the many pounds added to my already overweight bag that exacerbated the “barking dogs” problem.) to ice my poor feet down toward the end of our day. OUCH.
Jenn took this picture of me in front of the Lincoln Memorial after like 14 attempts. (It’s OK Jenn, I know my camera is complicated and heavy.)
See this here? Jenn carried my backpack for like 15 minutes and she was DYING. Honestly, I don’t blame her. I was ready to get rid of it after wearing it for 15 minutes as well! If it wasn’t holding 11 pounds in camera gear, four pounds of water, extra clothes, my purse, our lunches AND ICE PACKS, then maybe it wouldn’t have been such a beast to carry.
Oh. My shoulders still hurt just thinking about toting that bag around for 8 hours.
Isn’t Jenn pretty?
Unfortunately, the reflection pond was under construction, so we just got to look at a big dirt pit. Beautiful.
This is the Lincoln Memorial.
This is the Jefferson Memorial which is right on the Tidal Basin. The Jefferson Memorial faces the White House and there is NOTHING obstructing the view between the memorial and the White House. All the trees have been cleared out and trimmed to allow Jefferson to always keep an eye on the White house.
These are some of the massive pillars at the Jefferson Memorial.
Here is Jefferson keeping an eye on the White house from his perch.
OK, I shot this to give you all a perspective. I was standing in front of the White House when I took this picture. Can you see how Jefferson has a clear view of the White House? I shot this image zoomed in to 200 mm. (That is far people, check out the image below.)
This is what the view really looks like from in front of the White House. The Jefferson Memorial is just a tiny dot at the end between all the trees. I shot this at 18 mm.
There is much more to come from my trip . . . stay tuned!
