This week's highlight: If you work near the National Mall, pop over to the the US Botanical Garden after work on Monday evening. From 5:30 to 6:30 every Monday in June, there will be a free guided walk through the native plants in the outdoor National Garden, including folktales and stories surrounding the plants. This is a great opportunity to learn some of the plants you may see while you're out and about.OTHER EVENTS:
Sierra Club
Tue eve: Canoe & Kayak lessons at Fletcher's Boat House
Sat: Seneca Creek cleanup by canoe - service trip
Sat: Big Schloss/Great North Mountain (12 mi)
Sat: Halfmoon Mountain and Cherry Ridge (17 mi, carpool from Oakton Shopping Ctr)
Sat-Sun: Backpack Shenandoah National Park (14 mi)
Sun:St. Mary's River State Park (8-9 mi, carpool from metro)
Sun: Shenandoah NP - Neighbor Mtn/Jeremy's Run (14.5 mi, carpool from metro)
Sun: AT Snickers Gap to Buzzard Hill (10 mi, strenuous)
Potomac Appalachian Trail Club
Many cabin and trail crew work trips.
Tue: SNP - three peaks in Central District (17 mi)
Wed: W&OD Trail in Arlington (4-5 mi)
Sat: George Washington Nat'l Forest (18 mi)
Fri-Sun: Mid-State Trail/Dawson Cabin
Sun: AT Turners Gap to Thruston Griggs Trail (5.5-9.5 mi, bus pick-up from metro)
Audubon Naturalist Society
Thurs/Sat: 2-part class: Advanced Dragonfly Studies
Sun: AT, Hogback Mtn. to Thornton River (5.5 mi)
Northern Virginia Hiking Club
Sat: SNP - Nicholson Hollow (12 mi)
Sat: Canoe Shenandoah River (7 mi)
Sun: South Run Recreation Center (4.1 mi)
Sun: Social hike/happy hour on Four Mile Run (short)
Washington Women Outdoors
Sat: Learn to kayak, kayak to lunch
Sat: Bike ride from Chestertown to Rock Hall on the Chesapeake Bay/Eastern Shore (33 mi)
Sun: Beginner river/whitewater kayaking at Harpers Ferry
United States Botanical Garden
Mon eve: Tour of native plants in the National Garden
Sat-Sun: Botanical Drawing workshop
Center Hiking Club
Sat: Trout Pond in GWNF (10 mi, swimming; meets at Vienna Metro)
Sun: Rip Rap Hollow in SNP (10 mi, meets at Vienna Metro)
Capital Hiking Club
June schedule was not posted when we compiled this post; try the links to see if there's more info now.
FOR KIDS
Rock Creek Park
Fri: Creature Feature (all ages)
Fri: American Indian points (ages 9+)
Sat: Theodore Roosevelt hike (2 mi; ages 8+)
Sat: Milling, from prehistory to factories (all ages)
Did we miss something? Post it in the comments.
