Posts Tagged ‘Rock Creek Park’
DC Mythbusting: Parks
‘Rock Creek Foliage’
courtesy of ‘Rukasu1′
Welcome to another edition of DC Mythbusting! One of the greatest things about living in the District is the access to parks: the National Mall, several triangle and square parks, the fort system of parks, and the enormous Rock Creek Park. But even with these parks, it seems like DC [...]
Tourism: The Old Stone House
‘Old Stone House NHS’
courtesy of ‘Ken Lund’
Nestled in along M Street, in the heart of Georgetown, you’ll stumble upon The Old Stone House, one of the oldest homes remaining in Washington, DC. Built in 1765, the house is maintained and operated by the National Park Service, and is part of the National Park System’s [...]
Feature Photo
‘Boulder Bridge’
courtesy of ‘architeuthis dux’
If you guessed that our photo pool would be filled with snow pictures this week, you were right and deserve a prize. Almost as many pictures as millimeters of snow, and we rounded up some of the best yesterday. That’s not going to stop me choosing another snow picture as our [...]
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 managers with hands-on [...]
Why I Love DC: Corinne
Meridian Hill Drum Circle by Corinne Whiting
I admittedly love DC, first and foremost, because it feels partly mine. I picnicked in its triangular parks as a wee one (our downtown visits allowing my dad an excuse for an office reprieve); I’ve played tourist around its sites on countless field trips with classmates and relatives; I’ve [...]
Sexual Assault in Rock Creek Park
‘Beach Drive tunnel’
courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
WUSA 9 reports that a female jogger was sexually assaulted as she ran in Rock Creek Park yesterday. Police say that a man dragged her into the woods and assaulted her at around 7am. While Rock Creek park is generally a safe place, please use caution while running there, particularly until [...]
