Chevy Chase / Rock Creek Park (October 29, 2019) Walking through Chevy Chase, these two houses with their fall flowers brought some color to an otherwise grey day. This is our halloween decoration of the day. Can you guess this resident’s favorite color? We walked through Rock Creek Park for a while enjoying the Fall …
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Day 57
Chevy Chase (October 21, 2019) Back in Chevy Chase today, admiring the colors of Fall. Nats fever has hit DC, with the Washington Nationals baseball team currently playing in the World Series. A number of homes were showing their support by flying the team flag. Occasionally, we pass by little brick homes that aren’t homes …
Day 56
Rock Creek Park (October 19, 2019) On the weekends, long stretches of Beach Drive, a two lane road that stretches all the way from Georgetown to Maryland, are closed to traffic. It’s an ideal time to walk or bike through Rock Creek park. Along the way are beautiful views of Rock Creek The road goes …
Day 55
Barnaby Woods (October 18, 2019) Finishing up our tour through the tree lined streets of Barnaby Woods on a beautiful Autumn day. Here are some of the houses we saw along the way. We are not sure what happens to the tropical plant outside this house when the days get colder. We liked the natural …
Day 54
Chevy Chase / Barnaby Woods (October 14, 2019) We spent much of today’s walk in Barnaby Woods, a quiet residential suburb, consisting mainly of modest sized brick colonials and villas. However, we did come across some houses that stood out from their neighbors, including this whimsical home And this Spanish style place, decked out for …
Day 53
Chevy Chase / Barnaby Woods (October 11, 2019) In 2016, this neighborhood had its fifteen minutes of fame when Vice President, Mike Pence, temporarily moved there while his official residence was being readied for occupation. Local residents greeted their notoriously homophobic neighbor with a rainbow display. Pence has long gone but the rainbow flags remain. …
Day 52
Chevy Chase (October 9, 2019) Having completed all of the streets in Ward 3, we decided to expand our walking tour to include everything west of Rock Creek Park. This will include Barnaby Woods, Hawthorne and parts of Chevy Chase in Ward 4 and Georgetown in Ward 2. We started out by returning to Chevy …
Day 51
Rock Creek Park (October 6, 2019) Having finished walking the neighborhood streets of Ward 3, we made our first journey into Rock Creek Park. Unfortunately, the roads inside the park had no sidewalks which made the walk precarious at times, with cars closely passing by. That being the case, we have decided to start walking …
Day 50
Kent / Palisades (October 4, 2019) Today was our fiftieth day walking Ward 3 and we have now completed all of the residential streets in the Ward. All we have left now are the streets that wind through Rock Creek Park and the tow path that follows the canal alongside the Potomac River. Back walking …
Day 49
Kent / Palisades (September 29, 2019) Today we explored the eastern part of Kent and found it just as hilly as the western part but much more interesting. We walked by large mansions and small cottages and houses built in all styles from traditional and Arts and Craft, to mid-century and modern and even some …
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