Just a quick note regarding seeing the cherry blossoms this year. These days COVID is affecting everything, even blossom viewing. The National PArk Service is strongly discouraging people from mobbing the Tidal Basin, and they've even closed off some roads. Still, I managed to make four trips to see cherry blossoms, without once visiting the Tidal Basin. First, when the blossoms started to hit peak I did a solo kayak trip out of Columbia Island. The water was still cold, so it was a full drysuit kind of affair. Also, because I was by myself I kept it pretty safge. I paddled along the DC shore up to Georgetown, then headed back via the Boundary Channel (navigable an hour past high tide thanks to a full moon tide). Second, Valerie and I went to the National Arboretum, where there are lots of lovely flowwring trees, including cherry trees - and few crowds. The arboretum's buildings were closed, but the place was otherwise wide open. Third, I did a group paddle with Chesapeake P...
One man's journey into the great outdoors of Washington, DC and its environs.