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Monthly Archives: December 2013
Contrasts
This past weekend presented a study in contrasts. Saturday was sunny, clear and warm, and a big group of hikers turned out for a moderate to strenuous hike over rocky, hilly terrain, while Sunday was overcast, rainy and cold, and only a few … Continue reading
Posted in Hiking, Photography
Tagged Billy Goat Trail, Bull Run, Civil War, Great Falls National Park, Hemlock Overlook Regional Park, Manassas, Mather Gorge, Matildaville, nature, outdoors, Paradise Springs Winery, Potomac River, Potowmack Canal
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Carderock
A wonderful 6-mile hike on an unexpectedly warm, sunny Saturday on the Billy Goat Trail, sections B and C, starting from Carderock Recreation Area along the C&O Canal. (Google map here.) Section A is the most popular (and strenuous) part of … Continue reading
Posted in Hiking, Photography
Tagged Billy Goat Trail, blue heron, C&O Canal, Carderock, Great Blue Heron, nature, outdoors, wildlife
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Christmas in the City
A lucky break in the weather on Sunday enabled a nice Christmas walk around the National Mall, something we’ve done for the past couple of years. This year, starting from near the Smithsonian Museum, we walked west to the World War 2 Memorial, north to … Continue reading
Posted in Hiking, Photography
Tagged Capitol Christmas Tree, Christmas trees, Christmas walk, National Christmas Tree, US Botanic Garden, Washington DC
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Lunch bunch
A winter afternoon at Huntley Meadows. Despite the cold, everyone was out having lunch.
Posted in Photography
Tagged Canadian geese, cardinal, Huntley Meadows, mockingbird, nature, outdoors, red-headed woodpecker, squirrel, wildlife, winter afternoon
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Pimmit Run: Forts Ethan Allen and Marcy
On Saturday we went hiking on Pimmit Run, which flows into the Potomac River near the Chain Bridge crosses the river from Virginia into the District of Columbia. The hike started at the Madison Community Center, which is located where Fort Ethan … Continue reading
Posted in Hiking, History, Photography
Tagged Fort Ethan Allen, Fort Marcy, Madison Community Center, nature, outdoors, Pimmit Run, Washington DC
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Open and shut
Two hikes this weekend, on Friday and Saturday, yielded looks at the Potomac River in two contrasting states: one open and unfettered, at Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge, and the other partially shut in and put to work, at Riley’s … Continue reading
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