We usually favor parks that are destinations in and of themselves. However, last month, one of the parks we visited was a linear one with multiple destinations along its length. The Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park or W&OD Trail for short is 45 miles in length (with a parallel 32 miles of trail […]
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We haven’t yet visited Gulf Branch Nature Center but we plan to do so on June 12th, the 50th anniversary of the opening of the nature center. The center will host a birthday party on that day during the afternoon. The Central Library’s current exhibit is of the nature center. When we visited the library […]
Arlington County’s Nature Centers, Part 2 – Gulf Branch Nature Center Preview Read Post »
I have a goal for my family which I know we won’t achieve before we leave Arlington. I would like for us to visit almost every NOVA regional park. I wrote about our walk at Potomac Overlook Regional Park and the park’s nature center. We have been to Upton Hill Regional Park many times. If you […]
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We are more than halfway through our time in Arlington. We have taken advantage of the numerous programmatic, educational, and recreational resources offered by the county. Previously on the blog, I have written about the county’s nature centers, bicycling and car-lite living in Arlington, and Roosevelt Island. Here are two other things I like about […]
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One of our favorite installations at the King of the Forest exhibit currently at the Arlington Arts Center (AAC) is Birding the Future. Designed by Krista Caballero and Frank Ekeberg, Birding the Future engage users around contemporary species, habitat, and biodiversity loss which has been terms the “Sixth Extinction.” The piece has indoor and outdoor […]
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It wasn’t the ideal weather for a photography walk but I was running out of time to participate in A Tidewater Gardener’s annual Winter Walk-Off roundup. A couple of weeks of professional commitments delayed me. Anyway, after a very good lunch of grill roasted vegetables over arugula, I headed out in the rain. Thankfully the […]
Winter Walk-Off 2016 in Arlington, VA Read Post »