Category Archives: Photography

Long weekend, lost wonder

Posted on September 6, 2014 by John M

Whenever a Federal holiday comes around, yielding a three-day weekend, I usually feel compelled to fill up with hikes. Maybe this compulsion comes from something I was discussing with a friend not so very long ago, about the lost wonder … Continue reading →

Posted in Hiking, History, Photography | Tagged Billy Goat Trail, C&O Canal, Civil War, Great Falls National Park, nature, outdoors, Potomac Heritage Trail, Potomac River, Washington DC | 4 Comments

Summer on the Potomac

Posted on August 27, 2014 by John M

A couple of hikes over the past two weeks shared something in common, the Potomac River, but yielded two very different feels. The Palisades District of Washington DC, demonstrably the younger of the two neighborhoods we hiked through, still has … Continue reading →

Posted in Hiking, Photography | Tagged Arizona Avenue Railroad Bridge, C&O Canal, Conduit Schoolhouse, Georgetown, Kennedy Center, outdoors, Palisades, Potomac, Potomac River, Rosslyn, The Palisades District, Washington DC | 4 Comments

Catching up

Posted on August 15, 2014 by John M

The past couple of weeks I have still been busy hiking, but sadly negligent in writing posts about it. So I’ll have to back up and play catch-up again… Carderock On Saturday, August 2nd, I thought a visit to Carderock … Continue reading →

Posted in Hiking, History, Photography | Tagged C&O Canal, Cameron Run, Carderock, Civil War, George Washington Masonic National Memorial, Lockhouse 10, nature, old town alexandria, outdoors, Potomac River, South Run, Supermoon, Washington DC, wildlife | 2 Comments

Another new spot

Posted on July 30, 2014 by John M

This past weekend we tried the same hiking recipe as the weekend before: a new hiking route on Saturday, this time around Old Town Fairfax, Virginia; followed by an old favorite on Sunday, Difficult Run, starting from Colvin Run Mill … Continue reading →

Posted in Hiking, Photography | Tagged blue heron, Colvin Run Mill, Daniel's Run, Difficult Run, Fairfax, Historic Fairfax City, nature, Old Lee Highway, Old Town Fairfax, outdoors, Stacy C. Sherwood Center, wildlife | 15 Comments

Dawn at Cub Run and a rattling good time

Posted on July 20, 2014 by John M

This past weekend we did something old and something new*; a Sunday hike at Bull Run Mountain, which we’ve visited many times before, and a Saturday hike along Cub Run, near Chantilly VA. Cub Run is a tributary of Bull … Continue reading →

Posted in Hiking, Photography | Tagged Bull Run, Bull Run Mountain, Cub Run, Dulles Airport, heron, nature, outdoors, Shenandoah Mountains, timber rattlesnake, wildlife | 4 Comments

Sesquicentennial and a sultry garden

Posted on July 16, 2014 by John M

Last weekend I went on a couple of hikes that were about as far apart in both subject matter and venue as you can get! On Saturday we went on a 6-mile hike in Washington D.C., on the sesquicentennial anniversary … Continue reading →

Posted in Hiking, History, Photography | Tagged Anacosia River, Battle of Monocacy, blue heron, Fort Stevens, General Jubal Early, kenilworth aquatic gardens, lotus, nature, orchid, outdoors, robin, water lillies, wildlife | 3 Comments

Whole cloth

Posted on July 10, 2014 by John M

Last weekend turned out to be a busy weekend for hiking. Early in the week I planned a hike in Reston on Saturday, but left Sunday open because the weather forecast predicted a good chance of thunderstorms. It wasn’t until … Continue reading →

Posted in Hiking, Photography | Tagged Belle Haven Marina, Belle Haven Marina Picnic Area, fireworks, Henry David Thoreau, jones point park, Lake Thoreau, nature, outdoors, Potomac River, Reston, Scott's Run, Thoreau, Washington DC | 3 Comments

Expressions

Posted on June 25, 2014 by John M

Given the muggy weather we’ve been having lately, with high humidity and a 40-50% chance of showers always in the forecast, it’s time to start visiting some of the shady trails that follow the many stream beds in Fairfax County. … Continue reading →

Posted in Cats, Hiking, Photography | Tagged Accotink Creek, Ben Brenman Park, dairy godmother, Fairfax County, fairfax county virginia, Holmes Run, lion, Mozambique, nature, outdoors, Smithsonian National Zoological Park, Sugarloaf Mountain, tiger, Washington DC | 1 Comment

Mixed bag

Posted on June 17, 2014 by John M

I haven’t posted in a while because the last four hikes have been a really mixed bag of tricks: 1. A June 7th hike along the Mount Vernon Trail from Fort Hunt Park to River Farm and back was waylaid … Continue reading →

Posted in Cats, Hiking, Photography | Tagged Billy Goat Trail, C&O Canal, Fort Hunt, Mount Vernon Trail, nature, outdoors, Potomac River, River Farm, Riverside Park, Smithsonian National Zoological Park | 5 Comments

Sugarloaf – a photo hike

Posted on May 31, 2014 by John M

Here is a series of photos presenting views seen along the trail during a hike at Sugarloaf Mountain, Maryland, on May 30, 2014. Sugarloaf Mountain is a relatively low (1,282-foot) mountain located at 7901 Comus Road, Dickerson MD 20842. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Hiking, Photography | Tagged Inc., nature, outdoors, Stronghold, Sugarloaf Mountain, West View parking area, White Rocks, wildlife | 10 Comments