13.5 miles through DC today. My husband and I hiked for 7 hours going from monument to monument. We started off at Rock Creek Park and hiked through Rosalyn VA to the National Cemetery. The tomb of the unknown soldier was quite moving. From there we went to the Pentagon memorial, Lincoln, Korean, WWII, Vietnam, and Washington Monument. Our final stops were the National tree and the White House. We joked about how closely we were being watched by the secret service (could have been the backpacks we were carrying). It was dark by the time we made our way back up Connecticut Ave to where our truck was parked (near the zoo). We had stopped for a sandwich and warm cup of soup at Potbellys' and had just started walking, when a car zoomed up the hill ... hit 2 curbs ... went airborn ... and stopped about 20 yards away from us. The guy got out, looked at the two blown tires, then walked away. Just a gentle reminder of where we were. |