Yesterday, I took my Audubon Society / USDA Grad School "Natural History Field Studies" students on a field trip to examine the bedrock geology of Washington, DC. We had a good time: beautiful weather, great attitudes, and even luck with parking! I guess because it's Memorial Day weekend, a lot of people have left town. One of the great challenges of urban geologizing is finding room for those infernal cars...

Here's a photo of the group at Chain Bridge, DC, on Sunday morning:

That class ends on Monday night, bridging the gap between my NOVA spring and summer semesters. It's been a good run -- thanks, folks!

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