Pointless Prize – #parks

[sszibler]

1/18/25 Folger Park
Definitely a National Park, but not activated by the Hams. Get to work people!
Probably doesn’t count. No signs except National Park sign.

BT 2nd & 3rd & D sts SE

[sszibler]

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1/19/2025 US-0825

Frederick Douglass National Historic Site

W St SE @ 14th St SE

[sszibler]

I was just going through my parks to try to see what I’d done. I noticed a few places where I wrote #Park vs. #Parks. I changed the ones I saw to Parks. Does it make any difference?

[arlcxrider]

@sszibler Folger Park, Lincoln Park, Anacostia Park, Meridian Hill, etc., fall under the umbrella of National Capital Parks (US-0654).

Showing you with 16 parks on the leader board.

[sszibler]

So, are those 4+ all one park or separate finds?

16 is what I get! Did Sligo Creek count? Maybe I’m missing one on my list.

[sszibler]

1/20/2025 US-0805 Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site
1538 9th St NW

[sszibler]

Oh, actually I only counted 15 because I hadn’t listed todays yet

[arlcxrider]

Sligo Creek is M-NCPPC (as is Rock Creek Park outside the District), so it’s not on the list. Matthew Henson State Park is. Ride on the Matthew Henson trail and collect a point.  😀

[sszibler]

I did Matthew Henson! I wonder if it’s on my list?

[sszibler]

Yep! US-1583

[sszibler]

1/27/25 Fort Slocum

I’m still not sure if this falls under US-0654 National Capitol Parks or Rock Creek Park and if it would then be a separate find. Haven’t checked to see if it has a yellow dot yet.

[Nadine]

1/26/25 Freedom hill park in maybe Vienna? I have no idea how to use the tool linked to at the beginning of this contest to check whether a particular park counts, so I’m just posting this in case it does

[Heidi Rausch]

So my understanding of Fort Slocum, Fort Totten, Fort Stevens etc. is that they are not POTA parks (not on the POTA map as yellow dots)…but they are civil war forts! so you can use that for #civilwarforts

[Nadine]

1/31/25

East Falls Church Park

No idea whether it counts – but I’m sure I increased my chances by taking the pic & posting it rather than not 😁🤷🏻

Ok I just reread the rules. I haven’t figured out how to use the tool, but I saw the “FEDERAL & STATE PARKS” rule. So this won’t count. I’ll keep my eyes open for the other kind going forward.

I didn’t see anything about a bike needing to be in the pic. Is that right, @arlcxrider? No bike needed?

[Nadine]

2/2/25

I think I finally got one that’ll count! OK it’s not very original but we all hafta start somewhere 😁🤷🏻

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