(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Learn about the experience of 19th century freedom seekers and Montgomery County residents in a guided hike of the Underground Railroad Experience Trail. Discover techniques used for navigation, eluding detection, and finding food/shelter on the perilous journey. Hike covers 2 miles on a natural surface hiking trail. Ages 7 +
(DC) (National Park Service) Lace up your hiking boots and follow in the footsteps of Theodore Roosevelt, the adventurous president who believed that time spent in nature built character, courage, and a stronger nation. Beginning at Peirce Mill, this 1.5-mile (round-trip) guided hike winds through scenic trails and rugged landscapes that Roosevelt explored while escaping the pressures of the presidency. Children must be accompanied by an ...
(DC) (National Park Service) Lace up your hiking boots and follow in the footsteps of Theodore Roosevelt, the adventurous president who believed that time spent in nature built character, courage, and a stronger nation. Beginning at Peirce Mill, this 1.5-mile (round-trip) guided hike winds through scenic trails and rugged landscapes that Roosevelt explored while escaping the pressures of the presidency. Children must be accompanied by an ...
(Aldo Leopold Foundation) What do you see when you look at a rock? A mountain? A sandy beach? For geologists, they are surprisingly active figures in a long and tumultuous earthly history that is still unfolding. Learning to see this way, Bjornerud contends, is one key to becoming a better environmental citizen. Join us as geologist and author Marcia Bjornerud—author of Turning ...
(DC) (National Park Serice) Lace up your shoes to join a ranger-led 2.5 mile guided run through the history of the Georgetown Waterfront. This one-hour, all-levels program explores the alleyways, towpaths, and waterfront trails below M Street where industry and the changing community shaped the landscape. Along the way, we will pause to stretch, reflect, and uncover the history beneath ...
(MD) (Springsong Museum) As the first hints of autumn begin to touch the landscape, join DC Bird Alliance for a naturalist-paced bird walk along the Northwest Branch of the Anacostia River, beginning at the future home of Springsong Museum. This guided walk will bring participants to Carson’s former neighborhood to experience the quiet beauty and bird inhabitants of the Northwest ...
(DC) (National Park Service) Does a chilly, rainy day in Washington have you picturing furtive meetings between shadowy characters under overcast skies? Running along Embassy Row, Rock Creek Park has been the site of spy stories and neighbor to many spies. Join a Park Ranger for a hike through Rock Creek and learn the story of spies in America’s Back ...
