Alan's DC Trip

Alan went on the 8th-grade trip to Washington, DC at the beginning of April.







Checking in very early on the morning of April 1st.




Each busful of students gathered in a different room.




Alan and his partner for the trip, Alex.









It took 7 buses to transport the whole 8th-grade class.









Mr. Auble was in charge of Alan's bus.




First rest stop on the turnpike.




lunch




Arrived at Gettysburg.







































Little Round Top









view from Little Round Top




Heading out on the road again for dinner.




Dinner




The 4H Center where they stayed.




Next morning: downtown DC.




Iwo Jima Memorial




Arlington Cemetery









Alan's bus group.




Teachers/Chaperons




Bus group




American History Museum









Washington Monument




Loading up




Apollo-Soyuz display at the Air and Space Museum




Soyuz module




Alan's group and chaperon, Tom Geyer.
























Jefferson Monument across the Tidal Basin.




Tomb of the Unknown Soldier




Challenger Memorial




Korean War Memorial




WWII Memorial




Dining room at the 4H Center




Gameroom at the 4H Center. The kids had a chance to socialize on their last night of the trip.




Alan, though, had sought permission to bring a memory stick with Dwarf Fortress on it, so he played that on one of the Center's computers.









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