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Exploring the American Wilderness and Other Adventures

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

Tidal Basin and West Potomac Park (National Mall Monuments), Washington DC

A/B goals. The A goal is what I really want. The B goal is what I will accept if my pain and fatigue levels prevent me from being successful. Why? Well, I do this delightful thing (that I think most people do), where if I cannot meet the requirements of my goal then I toss […]

Riverbend Park, Great Falls, Virginia

Type 2 fun again. It was a workout for sure. When I had signed up for the Blue Crab Bolt 10k Barbarian Scientist and I did at Seneca Creek State Park in Maryland, I also signed up for the Riverbend Park 10k. That was this last weekend. We were not ready. I had amped up […]

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 […]