Troop
868 in Action
Summer Camp @ Camp Marriott (July, 2005)
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We spent Monday exploring the Smithsonian Air & Space and Native American Cultures Museums, ate a wonderful Mongolian dinner in Chinatown, then visited the World War II, Vietnam, and Lincoln Memorials after dinner.
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| J.D., Chris, and Clinton were fascinated by the detail of a scale model of the U.S.S. Enterprise aircraft carrier at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum. | Scoutmaster Meek was more interested in a 23rd century Enterprise --- the 800 pound model used in filming the Star Trek TV series. |
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| Scouts enjoy a display of kayaks and canoes in the lobby of the Native American Cultures Museum. | (Clockwise): J.D., Mr. Davis, Trey, Vincent, Jeremy, Tim, Stephen, Dave, Joe, Patrick, Alex, and Chris. |
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| We happened upon the HQ of the Department of Education and couldn't resist taking a photo. | We hiked several blocks to Chinatown and decided to have dinner at Tony Chen's Mongolian Restaurant. |
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| This turned out to be a great experience and even those who claimed they didn't like Chinese food had a great dinner. So much so that we dined at another Chinese restaurant later in the week. | |
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| It was getting dark by the time we left the restaurant and walked past the Washington Monument. | The World War II Memorial was awesome at night. |
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| The troop posed in front of the famous statue of Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial. | The Washington Monument is at the opposite end of the Reflection Pool from the Lincoln Memorial. |