Today, I revisited the Natural History museum. I have yet to go back to visit a few more exhibits, but the rocks and minerals one was a doozy. But so thorough. And I loved every minute of the 4 hours that I spent there. I posted pictures in my album on my facebook, so there's not much to put here. Click here to see the pictures.
It was nostalgic, seeing all these rocks and minerals and having all my previous geology knowledge come trickling back to me in bits and pieces. I was reminded of how much I love (and understand) geology. The crystal structure, the chemical formula, everything is so orderly.
Plus there are so many minerals and rocks and information that I didn't know, so it was extremely informative. The exhibit is so extensive (there's so many specimens...clearly I couldn't take pictures of all of them and of the ones I did take, only maybe a fifth of them were uploaded to my facebook album) but it caters to all ages too, which is really admirable. Of course, the content is so informative, so it keeps adults interested, but shiny rocks! Kids love the visual appeal and there's a lot of buttons to press and interactive movies or activities at each "station."
I also managed to find the Birds of DC exhibit (it was hidden in the ground floor so that's why I couldn't find it last week!) and it's not extensive, not like the field museum, but I found it interesting in that it was tailored to the local area, so they were birds that, if you were lucky, could find locally.
It's been a long hot day (it hit 100 today, again) and tomorrow will be even hotter...which is the day I planned to go to the zoo on. Oh well, it should be an exciting experience regardless!
P.S. DC weather is crazy. When it rains, it really rains. Rain doesn't come in steady pattering of rain drops, it comes in sheets. They generally pass by quickly, but it's torrential compared to Chicago weather. Today it also hailed. Yet it's always so muggy here, the rain will cool DC somewhat, but tomorrow will be just as humid and hot.
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