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Exploring the American Wilderness and Other Adventures

Creative chaos, new places, wild beauty, and spontaneous adventures

Great Falls Park, McLean, Virginia

Hike 32 in 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles– Washington DC, Great Falls Park is described as: “Only 17 miles from the White House, the Great Falls area is probably the metro area’s finest close-in natural attraction. The broad and smooth Potomac River suddenly tumbles almost 80 feet in a series of rapids and then squeezes […]

Difficult Run Stream Valley Park, Gerald Connolly Cross Country Trail, McLean, Virginia

I am trying to be better about doing the things that bring me joy. Routinely. When life is so fast, like it is here on the east coast, and when it is hard to feel good, like it is when you have cancer, and the things that bring you joy require work, it somehow becomes […]