Finishing up the D.C. Travelblog
We wrapped up our DC vacation by going out to Virginia.
Actually, the day started with a trip to the National Zoo. Laura and I found the zoo a depressing place. We saw pandas (the new baby panda was not out in public, yet) leopards, and more. But we were glad when we got a call from my brother-in-law Richard saying he was ready to go on an expedition. We cut the visit short and headed to the gate on Connecticut Ave. NW, where Richard picked us up.
Our final destination was the beautiful Harper's Ferry National Park. Richard took us there in his new Honda Accord, which is equipped with a navigation system. We set the destination as the National Park, and it took us there. Only, it didn't take us to the entrance. Instead it took us the the nearest border of the park, which is across the river, just under the railroad bridge. This is some distance from the actual entrance to the park.
This turned out to be a good thing. Instead of turning and going back to the highway, we looped out through the Blue Ridge Mountains, lovely farm country, in full fall colors! It was stunningly beautiful.
When we looped back around to the highway, it was a short trip in, over the river and along it, up to a parking area, then a short (about a mile) shuttle ride in. By this time it was late afternoon.
When we finally got back through traffic to DC, we met Wendy at McCormick and Schmick's, a really great restaurant! There are about 50 restaurants started by the same guys. All of them that I've tried have been really, really good. Our favorite was Splendido's in San Francisco, which unfortunately seems to have closed. The Kuleto's restaurants seem to be related to these, too. The Apple Pie was the best I've ever had, and I've had a few.
We flew out from Dulles at 7:30pm, and with the time change we arrived in Sacto at 10:30, but it felt like we'd been on the plane all night. It was windy and bumpy on approach, but the landing was smooth. We stayed at my sister Betsy's overnight and made our way home the next day.
Great Trip!
Actually, the day started with a trip to the National Zoo. Laura and I found the zoo a depressing place. We saw pandas (the new baby panda was not out in public, yet) leopards, and more. But we were glad when we got a call from my brother-in-law Richard saying he was ready to go on an expedition. We cut the visit short and headed to the gate on Connecticut Ave. NW, where Richard picked us up.
Our final destination was the beautiful Harper's Ferry National Park. Richard took us there in his new Honda Accord, which is equipped with a navigation system. We set the destination as the National Park, and it took us there. Only, it didn't take us to the entrance. Instead it took us the the nearest border of the park, which is across the river, just under the railroad bridge. This is some distance from the actual entrance to the park.
This turned out to be a good thing. Instead of turning and going back to the highway, we looped out through the Blue Ridge Mountains, lovely farm country, in full fall colors! It was stunningly beautiful.
When we looped back around to the highway, it was a short trip in, over the river and along it, up to a parking area, then a short (about a mile) shuttle ride in. By this time it was late afternoon.
When we finally got back through traffic to DC, we met Wendy at McCormick and Schmick's, a really great restaurant! There are about 50 restaurants started by the same guys. All of them that I've tried have been really, really good. Our favorite was Splendido's in San Francisco, which unfortunately seems to have closed. The Kuleto's restaurants seem to be related to these, too. The Apple Pie was the best I've ever had, and I've had a few.
We flew out from Dulles at 7:30pm, and with the time change we arrived in Sacto at 10:30, but it felt like we'd been on the plane all night. It was windy and bumpy on approach, but the landing was smooth. We stayed at my sister Betsy's overnight and made our way home the next day.
Great Trip!
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