In a city that is founded on hard work and go-getters, it can be easy to get caught up in the fast-paced, city way of life. As much as I love the craziness of D.C., I took some time out of my busy week to go hiking at Rockcreek Park. Rockcreek Park is a National Park that borders the top of the Beltway and is the largest park in our nation's capitol; much larger than Central Park in New York. The park is full of hiking trails and fishing streams and is full of people year round. I was surprised that such a large chunk of nature sat so close to the city; it really feels like you're miles away and far from society.
We went on our hiking adventure on a Friday afternoon and willingly got lost in the depth of trails and trees in Rockcreek. Other than a few placed stairs for safety, the park is relatively untouched by development, leaving much room for adventure. We hopped over rivers and crossed over fallen logs over 20 feet high. Of course the boys decided to take the "strenuous trail" as opposed to the moderate trail to prove their manliness or something of the sort. The trails were small and steep and relatively dangerous. Shockingly, we didn't have any casualties other than a few bug bites and one scraped knee (shout out to Aniello Miele). Off of the trail, we ran into a baby deer that decided to hang out near us while munching on some grass. We also met some interesting characters along the trails. We came across a kid named "Zack"-or so he said-who proved to be an extremely creepy high school kid that decided to follow us around until we used our survival skills to dodge the predator.
Through the use of our walking sticks, scarce water supply, and teamwork, we successfully and safely made it through the Rockcreek Park hiking trails. Word of advice-bring bug spray, don't go alone, and use the Mapmyrun app from the start because you will get lost.
Happy hiking,
Blaire Goodrick
(Blaire Goodrick is a self described city girl that has no connection with nature whatsoever)
We went on our hiking adventure on a Friday afternoon and willingly got lost in the depth of trails and trees in Rockcreek. Other than a few placed stairs for safety, the park is relatively untouched by development, leaving much room for adventure. We hopped over rivers and crossed over fallen logs over 20 feet high. Of course the boys decided to take the "strenuous trail" as opposed to the moderate trail to prove their manliness or something of the sort. The trails were small and steep and relatively dangerous. Shockingly, we didn't have any casualties other than a few bug bites and one scraped knee (shout out to Aniello Miele). Off of the trail, we ran into a baby deer that decided to hang out near us while munching on some grass. We also met some interesting characters along the trails. We came across a kid named "Zack"-or so he said-who proved to be an extremely creepy high school kid that decided to follow us around until we used our survival skills to dodge the predator.
Through the use of our walking sticks, scarce water supply, and teamwork, we successfully and safely made it through the Rockcreek Park hiking trails. Word of advice-bring bug spray, don't go alone, and use the Mapmyrun app from the start because you will get lost.
Happy hiking,
Blaire Goodrick
(Blaire Goodrick is a self described city girl that has no connection with nature whatsoever)
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