At Denison University we had a great campus tour given by Dan and Becky with assistance from Nate and Maddy who surely know the campus almost as well as their folks after all these years. Dan is an astrophysicist so we talked about the sizes and relative distances of planets, checked out the planetarium and the observatory with its old telescope tower, saw deer on campus and checked out Becky’s office and labs nearby too.
Becky studies spotted salamanders and is also a professor at Dennison, so she showed us specimens and field work equipment. This was our third campus tour on this trip and the kids seem to be enjoying sliding into desks in classrooms, seeing huge whiteboards and asking about college life. Back at the house after great conversations and one more overnight, all too soon it was time to pack up and say goodbye.
As we drove off, it was Father’s Day so we celebrated with Jud by having him drive 7+ hours through Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and into New Jersey. We also gave him a few gifts and cards; one at each rest stop to keep things interesting.
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