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DC, Tennessee, & motorcycles in Birmingham

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  We stayed in Anacostia and rode our bikes back and forth to the national mall each day.                   A new (since we were here before) exhibit at the Hirshhorn by Laurie Anderson. Serena is familiar with her music but hadn't realized she is considered a mixed media artist.   Ten million dollars worth of $10 bills in the lobby of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. We saw a similar stack of $100 bills which were worth $47,000,000.                  Natural History museum dinosaur wing was under reconstruction when we were here in 2018. The remodel is pretty impressive. Happened to spot this albino squirrel. The pigeons wanted some food too but the squirrel charged them and they scattered.                   Heading south from DC we went through Shenandoah National Park, Natchez Trace (a National Scenic Parkway), and Great Smoky Mountains ...