Taking advantage of our set of wheels, Jeff, Lilly and I headed to the Lincoln Memorial to celebrate freedom and DC's inability to clear the streets.

My most interesting fact (for brevity's sake): The murals on either side of the monument - above both the Gettysburg Address and Lincoln's Second Inaugural - are meant to be muted in color so as not to overshadow the messages of aforementioned speeches.

DC graciously cleared two paths up to the inner sanctum of the monument. To ensure all visitors knew exactly where these paths were, signs were erected to remind us that stairs covered with snow are not safe. We've all seen pictures of the monument. Have you seen pictures of the city covered in the remnants of the snowstorm of the century? I thought not. Speaking of which... http://dcist.com/2010/02/snowmaggedon_10_in_time_lapse.php
LJH