Potomac Heritage Trail – Theodore Roosevelt Island to Fort Marcy (George...
It is a roughly six-minute drive from Theodore Roosevelt Island to Fort Marcy along the George Washington Memorial Parkway, a route predominantly used by commuters in the Washington, DC metro area....
View ArticleHaul Road Trail (Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve, VA)
Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve, like the much better-known Theodore Roosevelt Island ten miles to the north, is a living reminder of what the Washington, DC area looked like before it became the...
View ArticlePotomac Heritage Trail – Fort Marcy to Turkey Run Park (George Washington...
Envisioned to one day extend from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay, the Potomac Heritage Trail (PHT) for now only exists in fragments. It is perhaps the good fortune of Washington,...
View ArticleDead Run Loop (Turkey Run Park, VA)
Dead Run. It’s an ominous name for what is actually quite a lovely stream, though at times this 3.6-mile loop hike can feel rugged and perplexing. The first half is relatively straightforward: nearly...
View ArticlePimmit Run Trail – Fort Marcy to Solitaire Ln. (Fairfax County Parks, VA)
Generally less rip-roaring than several of its nearby tributaries, Pimmit Run nonetheless carries a rather significant volume. It weaves gently through McLean, Virginia—a generally upscale Washington,...
View ArticlePotomac Heritage Trail – Turkey Run to Scott’s Run (George Washington...
This 4.6-mile ramble from Turkey Run Park to Scott’s Run Nature Preserve in McLean, Virginia constitutes the third section of the Potomac Heritage Trail heading westward from Rosslyn in Arlington....
View ArticleGulf Branch Trail (Arlington, VA)
Terminating at a multi-tiered waterfall, the Gulf Branch Trail follows one of northern Virginia’s several lush stream valleys from Glebe Road Park in Arlington to the Potomac River. The Gulf Branch...
View ArticleMarine Corps War Memorial & Netherlands Carillon (George Washington Memorial...
The United States Marine Corps War Memorial, dedicated in 1954, recreates the iconic scene of a 1945 photograph of six U.S. Marines raising an American flag at the Battle of Iwo Jima. Today the...
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