The DC Traveler

A bike ride this week resulted in a fun encounter with a newborn fawn and its protective mother. The fawn was so young, it was still having problems with balance and moving faster than a slow, and somewhat unstable, walk.  It was too cute.
Watching them interact, it seemed too easy to add some all to common mother-child dialog…

“Now son, you need to be careful. Stay away from strangers and always stay near me and NEVER cross the path alone.”
“Okay Mom, can I go play?”
 
“Hey you…on the bicycle with the camera, wanna play??”

“Junior, get back here…right now. What did I tell …read more

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May was National Bike Month and as a biker, I thought I’d provide some fun information about biking DC’s sites and the surrounding area, plus offer a few great resources.
The DC area is a fun place for biking. Within an hour or so drive from the Mall, you can find hundreds of miles of trails, paths and bike routes that travel through rural horse country, farmlands and the winery region. If you enjoy the water, there are trails that travel the Chesapeake Bay and it’s tributaries.
If history is your passion, you can bike some of the area’s Civil War battlefields. Or …read more

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