Archive for the ‘The Great Outdoors’ Category
Help Send A DC Kid To Summer Camp
” courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’ The Ernest W. Brown Summer Camp, located in Scotland, MD and operated by MPD officers and staff of the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington, is in need of donations from the DC community. The camp makes it possible for children to escape the stress of [...]
More »DC Podcast Tours Led By Middle Schoolers
‘Ksenya 06′ courtesy of ‘yospyn’ WOW! Alexandria’s Sandburg Middle School has developed ten awesome DC podcast tours that offer fabulous insights into our city’s neighborhoods, monuments, museums and local shops/restaurants. Each podcast is accompanied by a informational guide that includes the closest metro stop, address, entrance fees and relevant website. How useful! The tours and [...]
More »Tourism: Dumbarton Oaks
‘Stairs’ courtesy of ‘Amberture’ If you’re looking to escape from the Cherry Blossom hoards and find your own little piece of Washington DC for a few hours, the Dumbarton Oaks house, gardens and museum have your name on it. In 1920, U.S. Foreign Service diplomat Robert Woods Bliss and his wife Mildred Barnes Bliss purchased [...]
More »Clean-up Rock Creek Park
‘Artistic Trash – Unheeded Words – 03-27-10′ courtesy of ‘mosley.brian’ Looking for a trashy way to spend your weekend? We’ve got a suggestion. WeLoveDC is partnering with Trail Voice in two weeks (April 10th) to host a cleanup site in conjunction with the annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup event hosted by the Alice Ferguson Foundation. [...]
More »Theodore Roosevelt Island in Snow
Speaking of unhikable, unbikable paths, commenter Phil noted that Theodore Roosevelt Island trails are still a mess of snow and fallen trees and branches. I got to see that firsthand over the weekend; most of the island is still shin-deep in snow, and the boardwalk remains uncleared of branches and ankle-to-shin deep accumulation, with an [...]
More »The Hills
‘sledding fun’ courtesy of ‘philliefan99′ We worked damn hard during the last snowpocalypse to make sure that you were well informed as to the snow related goings on in the DC area. In fact, I’d say we covered the bases pretty well. You know what that means for this time around? Recycled content!! One of [...]
More »Anti-Climaxpacolypse
‘Goodbye, snowman’ courtesy of ‘erin m’ Despite the hype and my most fervent prayers, the District came out on the winning end of its bout with snow. This was due largely to getting considerably less precipitation than was predicted. Most of the DC area reported less than 3 inches of accumulation, but this was enough [...]
More »Lion at National Zoo Dies
‘Lusaka 2′ courtesy of ‘rabid_c’ Sad news from the Smithsonian National Zoo: one of their lions, Lusaka, died yesterday evening. The zoo reports that the lion had been ill, as of late, due to a cancerous tumor that had grown on her back. The Smithsonian currently has three other lions in its collection. Photo Credit: [...]
More »Don’t get struck by lightning while sledding, but…
” courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’ It’s going to be WILD out there tomorrow. With all the snow coming down tomorrow morning during the thunder storm, we’re thinking there’s a pretty good chance for some decent sledding, if not SKIING. So, where should you head to, and what’s your weapon of choice? I [...]
More »Artificial Reef Breaks, Litters 2000 Tires on Assateague
Courtesy of @AssateagueNPS According to the twitter account of the Assateague National Park Service (@AssateagueNPS), an offshore artificial reef broke apart in last week’s tropical storm depositing 2000 tires on the beach at Assateague Island. WaPo’s Tuesday coverage of the storm surge that uplifted the tires from the ocean floor quotes Louis Hinds, manager of [...]
More »Fall in DC: Foliage Proves It’s More Than An Urban Legend
I’m more productive on the weekends than I should be. My weekly personal promise of “taking the weekend to be lazy and sleep in past my alarm” never happens. This is a direct cause of the DC fall — or lack thereof. Fall in DC is a myth. An urban legend. One that this once [...]
More »Happy Birthday USMC, Ooh Rah!
‘Iwo Jima at night’ courtesy of ‘brianmka’ Today commemorates the 234th birthday of the U.S. Marine Corp. On November 10, 1775, a Committee of the Continental Congress met at the Tun Tavern in Philadelphia and authorized two battalions of Marines to fight against the British in the war for independence. A very happy birthday and [...]
More »The Return of the Sun
‘Looking Up’ courtesy of ‘Samer Farha’ On your way into work this morning, you might have noticed a giant blue expanse and a shining orb in the place of the gray ceiling that you had grown accustomed to. This is called “clear sky” and it should be the norm for the rest of the week. [...]
More »Life & Death On The C&O
This Saturday from 6:30-9pm, the National Park service will host the 13th Annual Life & Death on the C&O Canal at the Great Falls Tavern Visitors Center in Great Falls, MD. Volunteers and park rangers will take visitors on a one-hour journey back in time, and recreate the trials and tribulations experienced by the men [...]
More »Saloon Flea Market
‘The Saloon, U Street’ courtesy of ‘Jenn Larsen’ Commy, owner of the Saloon, is hosting a flea market this Sunday at his famed, U St. pub. He promises to offer “many unique items” for sale, the proceeds from which will benefit his international school building efforts. On top of the interesting goods and the worthy [...]
More »National Public Lands Day 09/26
‘Cleaning Up the Potomac’ courtesy of ‘mtngirl9999′ Looking for something to do Saturday? How about volunteering at a local National Public Lands Day site. Tomorrow marks the 15th anniversary of this event to preserve and protect America’s natural heritage. Last year brought out more than 120,000 volunteers at over 1,800 locations to assist public land [...]
More »Host a National Park Premiere Party
This Sunday evening, September 27 at 8pm, the long awaited Ken Burns documentary The National Parks: America’s Best Idea premieres on PBS. The documentary stories the inspiring individuals who dedicated themselves to establishing our National Park System and to protecting America’s cultural, natural and historic heritage. The series will air a new episode every night [...]
More »Sprint Four The Cure
‘Running Against the Grain’ courtesy of ‘john w’ Interested in getting a little exercise this weekend, AND raising money for a good cause? Then sign up ASAP (by Thursday, September 10) for the Sprint Four the Cure to benefit the Washington Hospital Center. The 5k run starts near the Four Seasons Hotel and takes you [...]
More »Full Moon Bike Ride Tonight!
‘and their (clothes are) off!’ courtesy of ‘m hoek’ Sorry for the semi-disturbing picture. Avert your eyes! Avert your eyes! But I couldn’t help it. I mean the event’s title is the Full “Corn Moon” Bike Ride. So, you’re better blaming the Washington Area Bicyclists Association who will be leading this nighttime tour of the [...]
More »Braaaainnnssss
‘On our way to Zombie Prom’ courtesy of ‘spiggycat’ Have you ever wanted to make like a zombie and chase tourists around Chinatown? Well, tomorrow, you may just get that chance. A group called “DC Defenstrators ” is hosting a massive Zombie Raid on Saturday afternoon. The idea is to get a bunch of Washingtonians together [...]
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