Tag Archives: Cherry Blossom Festival

Rites of Spring

Posted on April 22, 2015 by John M

Spring has finally arrived, and it’s always great to be able to get out on the trail for a couple of hours without having to spend almost an equal amount of time bundling up for the occasion. Cherry Blossom Festival … Continue reading →

Posted in Hiking, Photography | Tagged Bollman Truss Railroad Bridge, Cherry Blossom Festival, Jefferson Memorial, National Cherry Blossom Festival, National Mall, nature, outdoors, Patuxent Branch Trail, Patuxent River, ribbon snake, Savage Mill, Savage Mill Trail, spring, tulips, Washington DC | 2 Comments

The second week

Posted on February 26, 2015 by John M

Last week was the second week into the six more weeks of winter Punxsutawney Phil predicted we will have to slog through back on February 1st, and I hope it doesn’t get any worse than this. Folks living up in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Cherry Blossom Festival, George Washington, Huntley Meadows, Mount Vernon, National Cherry Blossom Festival, nature, outdoors, President's Day, Punxsutawney Phil, Washington's Birthday, wildlife | 2 Comments

A last look at the falling blossoms

Posted on April 15, 2014 by John M

Last Sunday I scheduled a 4-mile walk on the National Mall for the last day of the National Cherry Blossom Festival, to see the long-anticipated blossoms at their fullest bloom beginning to fall in flurries, like light pink petals of snow floating on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Hiking, Photography | Tagged cherry blossom, Cherry Blossom Festival, cherry blossoms, Enid A. Haupt Garden, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, Martin Luther King Memorial, Mary Livingstone Ripley Garden, National Cherry Blossom Festival, outdoors, Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building, the National Mall, Washington DC, World War II Memorial | Comments Off

Snooping around

Posted on March 28, 2014 by John M

Yesterday I took a lunchtime stroll around the National Mall to get a look at the preparations for the annual National Cherry Blossom Festival. It’s always more fun walking with friends, so a half-dozen folks joined me in the Enid A. Haupt … Continue reading →

Posted in Hiking, Photography | Tagged Cherry Blossom Festival, Enid A. Haupt Garden, Floral Library, gun control, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, National Cherry Blossom Festival, outdoors, Potomac River, Storm the Hill, the National Mall, Washington DC | 4 Comments

Feel the pain

Posted on March 24, 2013 by John M

Yesterday I walked around the Tidal Basin in Washington DC and found out that the little buttons they hand out as souvenirs every year at the for the National Cherry Blossom Festival aren’t available this year “due to the sequestration.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Hiking, News, Photography | Tagged Cherry Blossom Festival, National Cherry Blossom Festival, Politics, sequestration, Washington DC, white house tours | 2 Comments

Potomac Heritage Trail Hike

Posted on March 3, 2013 by John M

Sunday’s hike was a loop along the Potomac Heritage Trail in Arlington, Virginia. It was a little chilly when we started, but there’s nothing like 4.5 miles of stream crossings, climbs, and scrambling over boulders to warm you up! The route … Continue reading →

Posted in Hiking, Photography | Tagged Cherry Blossom Festival, Donaldson Run, nature, outdoors, Potomac Heritage Trail, Potomac Overlook Regional Park, Windy Run | Comments Off

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