{"id":17748,"date":"2026-07-28T09:24:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T16:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/?p=17748"},"modified":"2026-07-28T09:31:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T16:31:53","slug":"greater-dc-national-parks-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/?p=17748","title":{"rendered":"Greater DC National Parks-Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#090d8e\"><strong>SO MANY TO SEE!!!<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first 3 days post-convention, we spent a majority of our time visiting <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\">National Park Sites<\/mark><\/strong>, new &amp; repeats, &#8220;counted&#8221; &amp; only affiliated. Then we took a day off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>DC Mall Visits to <mark style=\"font-weight: bold; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: rgb(29, 106, 6);\" class=\"has-inline-color\">4<\/mark> (5) new <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\">National Park Sites<\/mark> and <mark style=\"font-weight: bold; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: rgb(29, 106, 6);\" class=\"has-inline-color\">8<\/mark> (9) repeats:<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#090d8e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Monday<\/mark><\/strong>, we drove into DC, parked behind the Jefferson Memorial, and spent the <strong>entire<\/strong> day wandering the mall and vicinity. We ended the DC visit meeting up with friends Duncan &amp; Patty. It was a 12 hour day (including driving), by the time we got back to camp. The following is not a complete list of the <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\">NPS Sites<\/mark><\/strong> we got to, but close:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>National Mall &amp; Memorial Parks<\/strong><\/mark> (#43-Revisit), where, in addition to capturing pictures of the recently RE-drained Reflecting Pool&#8230;we visited\/revisited:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>George Mason Memorial<\/strong><\/mark> (a revisit)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial<\/strong><\/mark> (#45-Revisit)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial<\/strong><\/mark> (#46-Revisit)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Korean War Veterans Memorial<\/strong><\/mark> (#80-Revisit)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Lincoln Memorial<\/strong><\/mark> (#78-Revisit), where we visited the new <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Lincoln Undercroft Museum<\/strong><\/mark>, beneath the monument.  Pretty Cool.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>John Ericsson National Memorial<\/strong><\/mark> (new)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Vietnam Veterans Memorial<\/strong><\/mark> (#79-Revisit), where Mark found 2 people from Donora, whose family he knew.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Constitution Gardens<\/strong><\/mark> (#340), where we may have wandered before, unawares. This time we went there puposefully and walked to&nbsp;the small island in the lake, where there is a Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Washington Monument<\/strong><\/mark> (#76-Revisit), where we finally got tickets to go up into it. Very Cool.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial<\/strong><\/mark> (#341), which was actually a bit away from the Mall&#8230;got a good walk in.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Word War I Memorial<\/strong><\/mark> (#342), right near the White House. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site<\/strong><\/mark> (#75-Revisit)&#8230;sort of&#8230;we walked on it a bit and visited a famous address there.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>The White House and Presidents Park<\/strong><\/mark> (#343), where we spent and hour or so in the Visitor Center.  No.  No actual visit to the White House.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-autoplay=\"true\" data-delay=\"5\" data-effect=\"slide\" style=\"--aspect-ratio:calc(750 \/ 423)\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17901\" data-id=\"17901\" data-aspect-ratio=\"750 \/ 423\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-00-Reflecting-Pool-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-00-Reflecting-Pool-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-00-Reflecting-Pool-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-00-Reflecting-Pool-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-00-Reflecting-Pool-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-00-Reflecting-Pool-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">View of Washington Monument over the Reflecting Pool from the Lincoln Monumenrt<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17922\" data-id=\"17922\" data-aspect-ratio=\"750 \/ 423\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-01-George-Mason-Memorial-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-01-George-Mason-Memorial-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-01-George-Mason-Memorial-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-01-George-Mason-Memorial-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-01-George-Mason-Memorial-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-01-George-Mason-Memorial-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Mark hanging out with Geroge Mason\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17905\" data-id=\"17905\" data-aspect-ratio=\"750 \/ 423\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-02-FDR-Memorial-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-02-FDR-Memorial-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-02-FDR-Memorial-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-02-FDR-Memorial-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-02-FDR-Memorial-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-02-FDR-Memorial-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">FDR Memorial\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17904\" data-id=\"17904\" data-aspect-ratio=\"750 \/ 423\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-03-MLK-Memorial-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-03-MLK-Memorial-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-03-MLK-Memorial-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-03-MLK-Memorial-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-03-MLK-Memorial-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-03-MLK-Memorial-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">MLK Memorial\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17902\" data-id=\"17902\" data-aspect-ratio=\"750 \/ 423\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-04-Korean-War-Veterans-Memorial-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-04-Korean-War-Veterans-Memorial-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-04-Korean-War-Veterans-Memorial-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-04-Korean-War-Veterans-Memorial-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-04-Korean-War-Veterans-Memorial-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-04-Korean-War-Veterans-Memorial-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Korean War Veterans Memorial<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17906\" data-id=\"17906\" data-aspect-ratio=\"750 \/ 423\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-05-Lincoln-Memorial-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-05-Lincoln-Memorial-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-05-Lincoln-Memorial-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-05-Lincoln-Memorial-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-05-Lincoln-Memorial-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-05-Lincoln-Memorial-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Lincoln Memorial<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17923\" data-id=\"17923\" data-aspect-ratio=\"750 \/ 423\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-06-Undercroft-Museum-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-06-Undercroft-Museum-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-06-Undercroft-Museum-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-06-Undercroft-Museum-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-06-Undercroft-Museum-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-06-Undercroft-Museum-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">In the Undercroft Museum, under the Lincoln Memorial\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17903\" data-id=\"17903\" data-aspect-ratio=\"750 \/ 423\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-07-John-Ericsson-National-Memorial-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-07-John-Ericsson-National-Memorial-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-07-John-Ericsson-National-Memorial-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-07-John-Ericsson-National-Memorial-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-07-John-Ericsson-National-Memorial-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-07-John-Ericsson-National-Memorial-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">John Ericsson National Memorial&#8230;The Swedish-born engineer-inventor is best known for his work during the Civil War when he transformed naval warfare through his design of the iron-plated USS Monitor.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17907\" data-id=\"17907\" data-aspect-ratio=\"750 \/ 423\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-08-Vietnam-Veterans-Memorial-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-08-Vietnam-Veterans-Memorial-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-08-Vietnam-Veterans-Memorial-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-08-Vietnam-Veterans-Memorial-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-08-Vietnam-Veterans-Memorial-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-08-Vietnam-Veterans-Memorial-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Vietnam Veterans Memorial<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17908\" data-id=\"17908\" data-aspect-ratio=\"750 \/ 423\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-09-Vietnam-Womens-Memorial-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-09-Vietnam-Womens-Memorial-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-09-Vietnam-Womens-Memorial-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-09-Vietnam-Womens-Memorial-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-09-Vietnam-Womens-Memorial-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-09-Vietnam-Womens-Memorial-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Vietnam Womens Memorial<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17912\" data-id=\"17912\" data-aspect-ratio=\"750 \/ 423\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-10-Constitution-Gardens-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-10-Constitution-Gardens-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-10-Constitution-Gardens-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-10-Constitution-Gardens-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-10-Constitution-Gardens-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-10-Constitution-Gardens-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Constitution Gardens<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17910\" data-id=\"17910\" data-aspect-ratio=\"750 \/ 423\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-11-Constitution-Gardens-Massachusetts-Signers-of-Decl-Ind-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-11-Constitution-Gardens-Massachusetts-Signers-of-Decl-Ind-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-11-Constitution-Gardens-Massachusetts-Signers-of-Decl-Ind-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-11-Constitution-Gardens-Massachusetts-Signers-of-Decl-Ind-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-11-Constitution-Gardens-Massachusetts-Signers-of-Decl-Ind-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-11-Constitution-Gardens-Massachusetts-Signers-of-Decl-Ind-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The Massachusetts signers of the Declaration of Independence, on the island in Constitution Gardens\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17911\" data-id=\"17911\" data-aspect-ratio=\"750 \/ 423\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-12-Washington-Monument-View-West-to-Lincoln-Memorial-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-12-Washington-Monument-View-West-to-Lincoln-Memorial-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-12-Washington-Monument-View-West-to-Lincoln-Memorial-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-12-Washington-Monument-View-West-to-Lincoln-Memorial-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-12-Washington-Monument-View-West-to-Lincoln-Memorial-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-12-Washington-Monument-View-West-to-Lincoln-Memorial-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Washington Monument View West to Lincoln Memorial<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17915\" data-id=\"17915\" data-aspect-ratio=\"750 \/ 423\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-13-Washington-Monument-View-South-to-Jefferson-Memorial-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-13-Washington-Monument-View-South-to-Jefferson-Memorial-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-13-Washington-Monument-View-South-to-Jefferson-Memorial-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-13-Washington-Monument-View-South-to-Jefferson-Memorial-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-13-Washington-Monument-View-South-to-Jefferson-Memorial-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-13-Washington-Monument-View-South-to-Jefferson-Memorial-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Washington Monument View South to Jefferson Memorial<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17914\" data-id=\"17914\" data-aspect-ratio=\"750 \/ 423\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-14-Washington-Monument-View-East-to-Capitol-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-14-Washington-Monument-View-East-to-Capitol-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-14-Washington-Monument-View-East-to-Capitol-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-14-Washington-Monument-View-East-to-Capitol-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-14-Washington-Monument-View-East-to-Capitol-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-14-Washington-Monument-View-East-to-Capitol-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Washington Monument View East to Capitol<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17909\" data-id=\"17909\" data-aspect-ratio=\"750 \/ 423\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-15-Washington-Monument-View-North-to-White-House-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-15-Washington-Monument-View-North-to-White-House-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-15-Washington-Monument-View-North-to-White-House-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-15-Washington-Monument-View-North-to-White-House-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-15-Washington-Monument-View-North-to-White-House-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-15-Washington-Monument-View-North-to-White-House-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Washington Monument View North to White House<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17913\" data-id=\"17913\" data-aspect-ratio=\"750 \/ 423\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-16-Dwight-D-Eisenhower-Memorial-General-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-16-Dwight-D-Eisenhower-Memorial-General-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-16-Dwight-D-Eisenhower-Memorial-General-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-16-Dwight-D-Eisenhower-Memorial-General-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-16-Dwight-D-Eisenhower-Memorial-General-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-16-Dwight-D-Eisenhower-Memorial-General-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial honoring him as WWII Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Europe<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17916\" data-id=\"17916\" data-aspect-ratio=\"750 \/ 423\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-17-Dwight-D-Eisenhower-Memorial-President-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-17-Dwight-D-Eisenhower-Memorial-President-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-17-Dwight-D-Eisenhower-Memorial-President-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-17-Dwight-D-Eisenhower-Memorial-President-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-17-Dwight-D-Eisenhower-Memorial-President-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-17-Dwight-D-Eisenhower-Memorial-President-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial honoring him as President<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17917\" data-id=\"17917\" data-aspect-ratio=\"750 \/ 422\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-18-WWI-Memorial-Pershing-1024x576.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-18-WWI-Memorial-Pershing-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-18-WWI-Memorial-Pershing-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-18-WWI-Memorial-Pershing-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-18-WWI-Memorial-Pershing-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-18-WWI-Memorial-Pershing-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">WWI Memorial-General Pershing and overview of Campaigns<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17920\" data-id=\"17920\" data-aspect-ratio=\"750 \/ 423\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-19-WWI-Memorial-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-19-WWI-Memorial-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-19-WWI-Memorial-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-19-WWI-Memorial-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-19-WWI-Memorial-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-19-WWI-Memorial-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">WWI Memorial<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17918\" data-id=\"17918\" data-aspect-ratio=\"750 \/ 423\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-20-White-House-Visitor-Center-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-20-White-House-Visitor-Center-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-20-White-House-Visitor-Center-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-20-White-House-Visitor-Center-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-20-White-House-Visitor-Center-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-20-DC-Mall-20-White-House-Visitor-Center-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Capital Park East Visits to <mark style=\"font-weight: bold; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: rgb(29, 106, 6);\" class=\"has-inline-color\">1<\/mark> (3) new <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\">National Park Sites<\/mark>:<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#090d8e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Tuesday<\/mark><\/strong><\/strong> was a slower day, as we didn&#8217;t leave until mid morning! We had a noon tour reserved at the Frederick Douglass House in eastern DC. Then, based on a tip from an NPTC conventioneer, we stopped to visit the Water Lily and Lotus gardens. It was near the only DC Costco, so stopped there, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>National Capital Parks-East<\/strong><\/mark> (#338-&#8220;Revisit&#8221;)&#8230;we visited 2 more parks in the larger unit:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Frederick Douglass National Historic Site<\/strong><\/mark> (#344), where Frederick Douglass where he lived, at Cedar Hill, his last 17 years.  He spent his life fighting for justice and equality. Born into slavery in 1818, he escaped as a young man and became a leading voice in the abolitionist movement. His legacy is preserved here with a little museum and a tour of the house as a backdrop for telling his story.  We had a excellent tour guide.  One of our best historical tours.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Keniworth Park &amp; Aquatic Garden<\/strong><\/mark>,&nbsp;an oasis, hidden behind trees and cattails, a place where beavers build their homes and turtles sleep on logs. Lotus blooms rise from the muck and lilies sit on the water. We showed up just in time for the last Ranger Tour of the day, around the aquatic gardens. Then we walked out the boardwalks to the adjacent marshes. We were there only 1 week past Prime Lotus Blooming, which is only 2 months long.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Baltimore-Washington Parkway<\/strong><\/mark>, the 29-mile highway connects Baltimore, MD and Washington, D.C, which we&#8217;ve probably driven before.  This time we did it conscious of the fact that it is managed by the <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\">National Park Service<\/mark><\/strong>!  And we drove it several more times in the subsequent days.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-autoplay=\"true\" data-delay=\"5\" data-effect=\"slide\" style=\"--aspect-ratio:calc(750 \/ 423)\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17931\" data-id=\"17931\" data-aspect-ratio=\"750 \/ 423\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-21-a-Frederick-Douglass-NHS-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-21-a-Frederick-Douglass-NHS-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-21-a-Frederick-Douglass-NHS-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-21-a-Frederick-Douglass-NHS-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-21-a-Frederick-Douglass-NHS-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-21-a-Frederick-Douglass-NHS-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Frederick Douglass NHS-Frederick Douglass House<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17932\" data-id=\"17932\" data-aspect-ratio=\"750 \/ 423\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-21-a-Frederick-Douglass-NHS-Rustic-Retreat-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-21-a-Frederick-Douglass-NHS-Rustic-Retreat-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-21-a-Frederick-Douglass-NHS-Rustic-Retreat-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-21-a-Frederick-Douglass-NHS-Rustic-Retreat-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-21-a-Frederick-Douglass-NHS-Rustic-Retreat-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-21-a-Frederick-Douglass-NHS-Rustic-Retreat-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Frederick Douglass NHS-Frederick Douglass Rustic Retreat, with but a desk &amp; a chair<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17934\" data-id=\"17934\" data-aspect-ratio=\"750 \/ 423\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-21-b-Keniworth-Park-Aquatic-Garden-Original-Water-Lilly-Ponds-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-21-b-Keniworth-Park-Aquatic-Garden-Original-Water-Lilly-Ponds-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-21-b-Keniworth-Park-Aquatic-Garden-Original-Water-Lilly-Ponds-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-21-b-Keniworth-Park-Aquatic-Garden-Original-Water-Lilly-Ponds-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-21-b-Keniworth-Park-Aquatic-Garden-Original-Water-Lilly-Ponds-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-21-b-Keniworth-Park-Aquatic-Garden-Original-Water-Lilly-Ponds-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Keniworth Park and Aquatic Garden-Ranger pointing out the first Lily Ponds established here<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17933\" data-id=\"17933\" data-aspect-ratio=\"750 \/ 423\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-21-b-Keniworth-Park-Aquatic-Garden-Lutus-blooming-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-21-b-Keniworth-Park-Aquatic-Garden-Lutus-blooming-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-21-b-Keniworth-Park-Aquatic-Garden-Lutus-blooming-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-21-b-Keniworth-Park-Aquatic-Garden-Lutus-blooming-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-21-b-Keniworth-Park-Aquatic-Garden-Lutus-blooming-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-21-b-Keniworth-Park-Aquatic-Garden-Lutus-blooming-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Keniworth Park and Aquatic Garden-Lotus in Bloom<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17935\" data-id=\"17935\" data-aspect-ratio=\"750 \/ 423\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-21-b-Keniworth-Park-Aquatic-Garden-Lutus-Seed-Pod-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-21-b-Keniworth-Park-Aquatic-Garden-Lutus-Seed-Pod-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-21-b-Keniworth-Park-Aquatic-Garden-Lutus-Seed-Pod-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-21-b-Keniworth-Park-Aquatic-Garden-Lutus-Seed-Pod-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-21-b-Keniworth-Park-Aquatic-Garden-Lutus-Seed-Pod-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-21-b-Keniworth-Park-Aquatic-Garden-Lutus-Seed-Pod-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Keniworth Park and Aquatic Garden-Lotus Seed Pod<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17936\" data-id=\"17936\" data-aspect-ratio=\"750 \/ 423\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-21-b-Keniworth-Park-Aquatic-Garden-Mid-Marsh-on-Boardwalk-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-21-b-Keniworth-Park-Aquatic-Garden-Mid-Marsh-on-Boardwalk-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-21-b-Keniworth-Park-Aquatic-Garden-Mid-Marsh-on-Boardwalk-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-21-b-Keniworth-Park-Aquatic-Garden-Mid-Marsh-on-Boardwalk-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-21-b-Keniworth-Park-Aquatic-Garden-Mid-Marsh-on-Boardwalk-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-21-b-Keniworth-Park-Aquatic-Garden-Mid-Marsh-on-Boardwalk-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Keniworth Park and Aquatic Garden-Low Marsh<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Virginia Visits to <mark style=\"font-weight: bold; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: rgb(29, 106, 6);\" class=\"has-inline-color\">3<\/mark> new <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\">National Park Sites<\/mark> and <mark style=\"font-weight: bold; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: rgb(29, 106, 6);\" class=\"has-inline-color\">1<\/mark> repeat:<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#090d8e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Wednesday<\/mark><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> we visited sites in west of the Potomac in Virginia (although the GW Parkway and TR Memorial are officially part of the DC NPS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Prince William Forest Park<\/strong><\/mark> (#345), Virginia, Northern Virginia&#8217;s best kept secret (and another CCC Site) is about 30 minutes south of Mount Vernon. In 1936, Chopawamsic Recreation Area opened its gates to house children&#8217;s &#8216;relief&#8217; camps during the Great Depression. Renamed Prince William Forest Park in 1948, these fragrant woods and trickling streams have welcomed generations of campers, hikers, bikers and nature lovers. We spent a couple of hours hiking the Laurel Trail Loop, near the Visitor Center, and driving the Scenic Loop Road<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>George Washington Memorial Parkway<\/strong><\/mark> (#346), designed for recreational driving, it does bog down in places where it is used as a primary access road. It links sites that commemorate important episodes in American history and preserves habitat for local wildlife. The parkway and its associated trails provide a scenic place to play and rest in the busy Washington, DC metropolitan area.  We drove from the south point at Mount Vernon all 25 miles to the north end, making a few stops&#8230;to picnic and explore.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Theodore Roosevelt Island<\/strong><\/mark> (#347), established in the 1930s, landscape architects transformed Mason\u2019s Island from neglected, overgrown farmland into Theodore Roosevelt Island, a &#8220;Living Memorial&#8221; to America\u2019s 26th president. They conceived a \u201creal forest\u201d designed to mimic the natural forest that once covered the island. Today miles of trails through wooded uplands and swampy bottomlands honor the legacy of a great outdoorsman and conservationist.  This was our longest stop on the GW Parkway.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Cheasapeake and Ohio Canal NHP<\/strong><\/mark> (#87-Revisit), short stop when saw we were about to pass <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Lock 10<\/strong><\/mark>, just after we got off the north end of the GW Parkway to grap some dinner in Cabin John, MD.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-autoplay=\"true\" data-delay=\"5\" data-effect=\"slide\" style=\"--aspect-ratio:calc(750 \/ 423)\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17947\" data-id=\"17947\" data-aspect-ratio=\"750 \/ 423\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-a-Prince-William-Forest-Park-Laurel-Trail-Loop1-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-a-Prince-William-Forest-Park-Laurel-Trail-Loop1-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-a-Prince-William-Forest-Park-Laurel-Trail-Loop1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-a-Prince-William-Forest-Park-Laurel-Trail-Loop1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-a-Prince-William-Forest-Park-Laurel-Trail-Loop1-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-a-Prince-William-Forest-Park-Laurel-Trail-Loop1-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Prince William Forest Park, taking off on Laurel Trail Loop<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17944\" data-id=\"17944\" data-aspect-ratio=\"750 \/ 423\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-a-Prince-William-Forest-Park-Laurel-Trail-Loop2-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-a-Prince-William-Forest-Park-Laurel-Trail-Loop2-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-a-Prince-William-Forest-Park-Laurel-Trail-Loop2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-a-Prince-William-Forest-Park-Laurel-Trail-Loop2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-a-Prince-William-Forest-Park-Laurel-Trail-Loop2-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-a-Prince-William-Forest-Park-Laurel-Trail-Loop2-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Prince William Forest Park, on Laurel Trail Loop<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17946\" data-id=\"17946\" data-aspect-ratio=\"750 \/ 423\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-b-GW-Parkway-Lunch-View-at-Riverside-Park-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-b-GW-Parkway-Lunch-View-at-Riverside-Park-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-b-GW-Parkway-Lunch-View-at-Riverside-Park-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-b-GW-Parkway-Lunch-View-at-Riverside-Park-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-b-GW-Parkway-Lunch-View-at-Riverside-Park-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-b-GW-Parkway-Lunch-View-at-Riverside-Park-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">George Washington Parkway-View across the Potomac at lunch, picnicing at Riverside Park<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17948\" data-id=\"17948\" data-aspect-ratio=\"750 \/ 423\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-c-GW-Parkway-Fort-Hunt-Park-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-c-GW-Parkway-Fort-Hunt-Park-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-c-GW-Parkway-Fort-Hunt-Park-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-c-GW-Parkway-Fort-Hunt-Park-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-c-GW-Parkway-Fort-Hunt-Park-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-c-GW-Parkway-Fort-Hunt-Park-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">George Washington Parkway-Fort Hunt Park.  Fort Hunt build in late 1800&#8217;s, this was once George Washington Farmland<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17943\" data-id=\"17943\" data-aspect-ratio=\"750 \/ 422\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-c-GW-Parkway-Fort-Hunt-Park-View-of-Fort-Washington-1024x576.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-c-GW-Parkway-Fort-Hunt-Park-View-of-Fort-Washington-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-c-GW-Parkway-Fort-Hunt-Park-View-of-Fort-Washington-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-c-GW-Parkway-Fort-Hunt-Park-View-of-Fort-Washington-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-c-GW-Parkway-Fort-Hunt-Park-View-of-Fort-Washington-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-c-GW-Parkway-Fort-Hunt-Park-View-of-Fort-Washington-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">George Washington Parkway-Fort Hunt view across the Potomac to Fort Washington<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17945\" data-id=\"17945\" data-aspect-ratio=\"750 \/ 423\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-d-GW-Parkway-Jones-Point-DC-Maryland-Boundary-Marker-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-d-GW-Parkway-Jones-Point-DC-Maryland-Boundary-Marker-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-d-GW-Parkway-Jones-Point-DC-Maryland-Boundary-Marker-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-d-GW-Parkway-Jones-Point-DC-Maryland-Boundary-Marker-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-d-GW-Parkway-Jones-Point-DC-Maryland-Boundary-Marker-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-d-GW-Parkway-Jones-Point-DC-Maryland-Boundary-Marker-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">George Washington Parkway-Jones Point-one of many Border markers between Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17949\" data-id=\"17949\" data-aspect-ratio=\"750 \/ 422\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-d-GW-Parkway-Jones-Point-Jones-Point-Lighthouse-1024x576.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-d-GW-Parkway-Jones-Point-Jones-Point-Lighthouse-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-d-GW-Parkway-Jones-Point-Jones-Point-Lighthouse-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-d-GW-Parkway-Jones-Point-Jones-Point-Lighthouse-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-d-GW-Parkway-Jones-Point-Jones-Point-Lighthouse-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-d-GW-Parkway-Jones-Point-Jones-Point-Lighthouse-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">George Washington Parkway-Jones Point-Jones Point Lighthouse<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17954\" data-id=\"17954\" data-aspect-ratio=\"750 \/ 423\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-e-GW-Parkway-Bridge-to-Theodore-Roosevelt-Island-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-e-GW-Parkway-Bridge-to-Theodore-Roosevelt-Island-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-e-GW-Parkway-Bridge-to-Theodore-Roosevelt-Island-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-e-GW-Parkway-Bridge-to-Theodore-Roosevelt-Island-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-e-GW-Parkway-Bridge-to-Theodore-Roosevelt-Island-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-e-GW-Parkway-Bridge-to-Theodore-Roosevelt-Island-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">George Washington Parkway-pedestrian bridge to Theodore Roosevelt Island<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17952\" data-id=\"17952\" data-aspect-ratio=\"750 \/ 423\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-f-Theodore-Roosevelt-Island-1-walk-around-island-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-f-Theodore-Roosevelt-Island-1-walk-around-island-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-f-Theodore-Roosevelt-Island-1-walk-around-island-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-f-Theodore-Roosevelt-Island-1-walk-around-island-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-f-Theodore-Roosevelt-Island-1-walk-around-island-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-22-f-Theodore-Roosevelt-Island-1-walk-around-island-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption 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style=\"color:#090d8e\"><strong>A Day Off<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#090d8e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Thursday<\/mark><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> we spent Gail&#8217;s Birthday doing as close to nothing as possible, even sleeping in past 8:00! 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