Can’t get to D.C. for Inauguration Day? Consider these historic alternatives
On The Road, by Bill McGee
Shortly after Election Day, I had a terrific idea: I would take my son out of school and travel to Washington to witness the historic inauguration of Barack Obama as the first African-American president of the United States. Alas, it stopped being a terrific idea around the same time that 4 million other Americans came up with the same one.
There are likely millions more who would like to be in D.C. on January 20th, but they’re prevented by a combination of factors—the expense of traveling, the mid-week date, the distance to the nation’s capital, the chance of bitter January weather and those crowds that are estimated to swell to record proportions. I considered airways, railways and highways, and soon realized that all modes were either too clogged, too expensive, or both.
That’s the bad news. The good news is there are myriad ways to witness history, and they all don’t require you to stand thirty-deep on Pennsylvania Avenue. Depending on where you’ll be two weeks from now, one of these choices might work for you.
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