We went hiking around Rock Creek Park on Saturday, walking the Melvin Hazen Trail from Connecticut Ave to Rock Creek itself, down the bike path along Beach Drive to the zoo, and up through the Zoo to look at animals. Some photos from along the way:
Full Rock Creek Park photoset here.
While in the zoo, we made the mistake of eating at the “Mane Restaurant,” where slow, unfriendly staff served us chicken nuggets, hot dogs, and french fries scattered across a wet, haphazardly cleaned tray, all in a disorganized, noisy environment where a napkin dispenser touched a garbage can and a spray bottle of cleaning fluid rested abandoned on a dining table within easy reach of one of dozens of screaming brats running around the place. Not eating there again.
I’ll have a zoo video up later, but I must point out this sign we saw at the aviary, which made me insanely happy to see:
Update: Hurrah, I am noted in DCBlogs.com, and my zoo video is up.
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Wow! The place looks so peaceful!
These are great photos.
That’s a nice trail; I do that from my apartment sometimes. There is a fantastic set of loops in the wide section of Rock creek a mile or so north from there. Directions to my favorite:
1) Drive North on Connecticut
2) Take a Right on Military road
3) Take the beach drive exit off military
4) North on beach
5) Park at Miller Cabin
6) Hike the Valley Trail North along rock creek
7) Valley trail will end at boundary bridge
8) Cross over Beach drive and take the western ridge trail south
9) Take the Fort De Russy trail east back to your car
It’s a beautiful 5.5 miles through the forest and it’s significantly more secluded than the Melvin Hazen Trail. The trails south of Military on either side of Rapids Bridge are also lovely. Here’s a map:
http://www.nps.gov/PWR/customcf/apps/maps/showmap.cfm?alphacode=rocr&parkname=Rock%20Creek%20Park
There’s something about the colour green (in nature) which is so soothing. Thanks for sharing the pics, Pau.
Congrats on getting picked up by DCBlogs! Great photos, too.