June 26, Capitol Hill, Visits with Representatives, Museum visits, Environmental Simulation and more...

Today we started off by travelling to the Capitol Hill for a group picture on the Capitol steps.  Delegates will also get a professionally taken individual picture with the Capitol in the background.

 
A group of Delegates also opted to take a tour of the Capitol Building.  After emptying our bags of liquids, potential weapons, and the like, we were allowed to enter the People's House.  The art and architecture were splendid!  Here is a picture inside the Capitol dome.

 

Here is a statue of Alexander Hamilton, one of my ancestors!

The roof in this chamber reminded me of a nautilus shell.

 

 Here is our tour group in front of a replica of the Freedom Statue whose twin sits atop of the Capitol Dome.

Next I went to the Museum of the American Indian.  The self-guided tour did not live up to my expectations so next time I'll investigate this museum with a good guide.

Here's most of the White Team Group in front of the Air and Space Museum.  The rest of our group was touring the Holocaust Museum.

 

Reluctantly, we left the Capitol to go to the Arlington campus of George Mason University where the Delegates completed a simulation exercise taking roles in a contentious fight over water rights and environmental issues in California and Oregon.  After dinner, then attended more rounds of small group sessions.  This one was with Dr. Barry Klinger speaking about the Dynamics of Climate-Related Ocean Features.

 

 

 

After a long, but satisfying day, we returned to the Fairfax campus of George Mason for some well deserved rest.