Washington, D.C. Day 5

ZZZZZzzzzzzZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...I slept in this morning, it was very, very, very, nice. We started our day with a run to Einstein's Bagels...pumpkin muffin, mmmmmhmmm. On to Great Falls Park a former trading post area for settlers in the area. What a beautiful spot, horse back riders, bikers, and white water rapid enthusiasts. The falls are home to nearly seven fatal falls related accidents a year, a sign in the ladies room reads, "If you fall in to the falls, you will die." Nothing like a bit of good news to start out the day.
We hiked down several paths with piles of granite stones that had wood constructed overlook points with which to view that falls from several vantage points. Across the falls we could see people standing in similar overlooks on the Maryland side of the park, they looked like tiny Milt-colored ants. The sky was so blue and completely cloudless and the weather was absolutely perfect. A great day to be outside in the, sub-suburbs. We stayed for about an hour and watched in vain as a man in a kayak attempted to fight mother nature by paddling up the falls, overall a very sad, but funny sight.
As we drove through the country in the traditional yuppie fashion, windows cracked and sun roof ajar, the air smelled sweet and I felt as free as a bird (a nit cliche I know, lol). After a forty-five minute drive past farms and mega-mansions we arrived to the city of Leesburg, VA. Our destination: (Kendra, this is the proper use of a colon) The Temple Hall Corn Maize and Pumpkin Patchery. P.Y.O. Pumpkin on Saturday and Sunday, F.Y.I. We waited for about twenty minutes in line to pay our entrance fee and then went straight into the maze...which started out not so good, as Chris, who unbeknownst to me is claustrophobic, began to bitch and moan about being lost in a corn maze. I quickly tell him that he is being a baby and eventually he relents and begins to have a good time.
We spent about an hour in the maze and made all the way through to the end...take that ridiculously difficult and exhausting maze made entirely of maize! Check that one off the life list. Leaving the maze I felt stronger and a little sniffley, note to self, check allergies to corn.
So, onto a more mainstream hobby of the yuppies of this region of Virginia, shopping, factory outlet style. A few hours of perusing some of the more high class of factory outlets I have visited in my time and its tome to wind things down with a little soup and salad, Panera Bread style. Tomorrow its back into D.C. The Hirshorne Museum, The National Archives, and the U.S. Botanic Gardens. Check in with you guys tomorrow.

I <3 You All!

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P.S. Kisses to Pickles & Rocks!