Maryland Trip - Day 5 - DC Temple Trip

Saturday, Day 5. Today was a little bit of time for Natalie and I too go on our own adventure. They watched the kids, while we borrowed Dad's truck, plugged the GPS in, and headed to the Washington DC Temple. We had a great trip, and it is amazing how much more you see when you are driving the car as opposed to being a passenger in the back seat. We left early in the morning so that we would have time to see more things later in the day.

What a beautiful temple! I have seen pictures but I was not prepared for the size, or beauty, of the building. I was amazed how it resembled a castle. There was the entry area, and then there was a beautiful glass walled walk way that resembled a drawbridge, and then the main building. Natalie and I loved the stain-glassed windows on the sides of the master staircases. Then at the bottom of the fountains there were beautiful indoor fountains.

This is a view of the Temple as you drive into the Visitor's Center parking lot. I was amazed at how well this picture turned out.



This is a view of the glass walled walk-way that I felt resembled a drawbridge. This was probably my favorite feature of the temple. At the end of this walk-way is the original mural of the 2nd coming.



This is a view of the same structure, just a better, and closer view of the side windows.



This shows how long the walkway is as you could easily have two lanes of traffic travelling underneath it.



This is my first test of the timer on the camera. We didn't have anybody with us to take a picture, so we took advantage of a vertical light stand to rest the camera on so we can preserve the memory.



This is the temple grounds. It is so beautiful set in the trees the way that it is. Natalie made a lot of comments about how she was constantly reminded of the sacred grove. And I also thought the same thing. But the trees in this picture are how I picture the sacred grove.



This is a view of the temple from the side away from the road. The black on the left side is the stained glass windows that I talked about.



With the assistance of Dad's truck, we were able to get another picture of us with the temple in the background.



We had a great time at the Washington DC temple. It was so neat to have been there. We will probably never able to make it back again. But it was an experience that I don't think either Natalie or I will forget it.