Pointless Prize: 2023 Photo Scavenger Hunt
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3/4/23 Georgetown Branch Rail Line
Had to stop in RCP to upload in time. Not home yet. 1030 crapped out. Navigation tricky with watch.
The Capital Crescent Trail, connecting from Georgetown D.C. to west Silver Spring in Montgomery County, MD, is a hiker-biker trail running for 11 miles along the right-of-way formerly used by the Georgetown Branch rail line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The transformation from a disused single-track rail line to a first-class trail has been an impressive example of cooperation between civic groups and governments.
Construction began on the Georgetown Branch rail line before the turn of the century and the line was put into use in 1910. It was exclusively a freight line and carried primarily coal and building materials to Chevy Chase, Bethesda, and Georgetown. Trains stopped running in June 1985. See our History page for more history of the Georgetown Branch rail line before trains stopped running.
The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA), passed in 1991, provided for substantial funding of transportation enhancements, including rail-trails; as a result Federal funds became available to construct the substantial paved portion of the Trail from Georgetown to Bethesda and the bridge over River Road.
A major gap remained in the Trail midway between Bethesda and Silver Spring, with the Rock Creek Trestle closed as unsafe. In 2000 the Montgomery County Council voted to fund the rehabilitation of the Rock Creek Trestle, after the Coalition, together with civic groups, sponsored two rallies and a petition drive to demonstrate the wide popular support for opening the trestle. The Coalition then led a successful effort to have observation “bump-outs” included in the trestle design, and contributed $75,000 toward their cost. The trestle opened for trail use in May 2003.
History – Coalition for the Capital Crescent Trail
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3/4/23 lines
I can’t believe I forgot to post this before I fell sleep – and I have the BEST lines, too – the branches of the King Gingko in winter!
@Boomer2U 224986 wrote:
3/04/22 – Lines
Some lines are not meant to be crossed, though when it comes to sharing the road, I prefer physical barriers rather than paint [emoji439]Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
At least there’s an extra line. On Twitter yesterday I saw a guy get doored and thrown under a large Mercedes truck! Statistically, getting doored happens a lot, but even with protected lanes there are a cornucopia of obstacles. It’s sad.
@Indiana 225001 wrote:
Ha ha, figured some people might not like a silly happy Pollyanna-ish song but others might find it nostalgic.
The origin of this theme was actually a kid (mine) trying to figure out how to find an excuse to ride to eat donuts
We were trying to come up with a way to make a week theme that included donuts without just doing a daily pastry. And I remembered that last year’s photo scavenger hunt made me see the world I biked by a little differently when I was looking for some basic things like a specific shape or color. Hence, lines and squares, which sound pretty boring but can potentially change an outlook.
Anyway, glass half empty / glass half full… Watching the donut, not Sathe hole… Just different ways to look at the world, admittedly a little saccharine.
Exactly! I’d rather see the holes because the donuts would probably put my A1C through the roof. 100% Saccharine! 😂 🍩 The holes are full of LIFE for me ⚕️🩺
3/5/23 Squares
When lines come together, they can form squares. These squares came together to form a hopscotch game.
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3/5/23 Square
Hunters Woods ES has an artist in residence program that works with that year’s fourth graders to produce some kind of artwork that adorns the school grounds. Many of them are mosaics made of little teeny tiny squares. This set is made with hand formed terra-cotta tiles on which the students each formed something from nature. They are absolutely adorable, and this one is a great representative square of them all.
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@LGRides 225023 wrote:
3/5/23 Squares
When lines come together, they can form squares. These squares came together to form a hopscotch game.
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Bonus points if you played a game of it!
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