Bicycle Ride into DC

 I mentioned in my post about our stay in Greenbelt Park was the availability of paved bicycle trails in the vicinity of the park and that I used them to take a bike ride into DC. I just wanted to hits some highlights and get a few pictures for the blog. The trails I used were part of the Anacostia River Trail System. This trail system is part of the Greenway from Florida to Maine https://www.greenway.org/about/the-east-coast-greenway.

A picture of the trail map at the kiosk near my entry point is shown primarily for storytelling purposes. I'll let you look up a more legible one if your interested. The long thin green sections are trails and the fatter ones are park areas with trails.

If walking or biking isn't enough, there were exercise stations along the first part of my trail ride.

The investment in the trail system is more impressive to me based on the various bridges, raised wooden walkways and elevated steel & concrete sections. The raise concrete section takes you under US 50 and an Amtrak railway. US 50 eventually becomes New York Avenue in downtown DC. I don't know if all 50 states are represented by streets named the same in DC but with the White House's location, Pennsylvania is probably the most famous.

I ended up getting off the trail system at RFK stadium. I thought I'd take a picture of the Stadium for my former Safran co-worker who is a WFT fan.

The day I rode into DC was the day the Federal Reserve met to further decelerate the economic stimulus measures to zero before they start increasing interest rates. I don't know if they even met at the Federal Reserve Building that day but there were reporters camped out front (off to the side outside my camera view) so I like the idea of having a picture of the building. The Federal Reserve name isn't very legible in my picture but trust me. Following the money theme I also took a picture of the Bureau of Engraving since I passed it on my way back. The building name is much more visible due to the way the name was created.

Here are some pictures of the Capital and Washington Monument. I included one with a military helicopter overhead because it is commonplace compared to your typical neighborhood. In fact, along with sirens, the sounds of helicopters overhead was often heard at the campground.

I checked out several of the famous people memorials including two I hadn't ever seen before: the MLK and FDR ones. I didn't take the time to visit any of the war memorials. The dome like roof Jefferson Memorial was undergoing repairs. I included the conservation corps announcement due to the infrastructure funding bills that have been making recent headlines.