Cherry Blossom at the Tidal Basin

It was a little pre-peak, but we took a hike from my front door out to the National Mall and the Tidal Basin to see the famed cherry blossoms.

Circumnavigating Clopper Lake

One of my goals for the year is to hike 10 hikes from AMC's Best Day Hikes Near Washington, D.C. On Saturday, I finally knocked off one.

The hike at Seneca Creek State Park starts at the parking lot and does a lollipop around the lake. The book bills it as a moderate 4.5 miles; my mapping app says it's 5.5. However, my tracker came in at 7, (with a slight shortcut out), and it's usually fairly accurate. Safe to say, 4.5 is incorrect.

From the visitor's center parking lot, we followed the creek for a while, which was pleasant, before reaching the lake. There were only modest ups and downs. The hike around the lake, of course, benefitted from views at nearly all times.