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Hey– it took me a while to get here to say hello– the problem of having a “work computer” and a “not work computer”. I’m Christy. I’ve been participating in BAFS since 2015ish. I live in Hyattsville and work in Crystal City, though I’m only commuting once or twice a week right now. The Crystal City job is relatively new, though (October), so I’m still figuring out my way around NoVa (I’m waiting for there to be some sun after work so I can really explore). In the past I got most of my miles commuting, but I’m now getting more from Proteus Brews coffee hours, grocery store runs, and Rumi texting me to get my “TFM” (ten f***ing miles). I’ll miss a few days this spring– I have some backpacking plans this spring and will miss this coming Wednesday because my husband is turning 50 (!!) and I don’t want to show up at the nice restaurant in my bike gear. Not that he’d be shocked if I did, mind you. (I turn 50 a few weeks after BAFS ends this year). Generally, though, I’ll get my TFM. I mostly bike on the Anacostia River Trail system, including the NE and NW branches and the Sligo Creek trails. I also bike downtown a decent amount. I’m always happy to meet up, and would love if we could do at least one group ride (or at least group convergence).

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Julie– I’m nearby (in Hyattsville) and bike your direction fairly often. Give me a yell if you want to meet up or are looking for a weekend ride!

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Hey, all. It was nice meeting some of you last night. I’m Christy. I’ve been a BAFS participant since 2015, though I skipped a year somewhere in there. I used to get most of my miles commuting, so BAFS is helping me keep going at present. I must say that being forced outside every day is really good for my mental and physical health. I’m in Hyattsville and spend a lot of my time on the ART system or biking in via the MBT. I’m more than happy to help any of you doing the scavenger hunt find Maryland Meadworks this week (it’s a mile from my house and right on the trail). My riding has also taken a hit with the lack of commute and having a kid learning at home on and off for the past two years, but I usually get in ten miles a day during BAFS. I’m “car light” (my husband has a car, so I borrow it as needed), so a lot of my rides are errands. When not riding I’m gardening or woodworking, or just plain old working (I’m a historian). I do have some hiking trips planned this winter that may interfere with my ability to bike every day, but they’re mostly just day hikes.

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Yeah, I wouldn’t want a big group, and it’s a walking tour (not biking).

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Wow!
I cannot tell you all how much I enjoyed seeing all of your pictures and reading the descriptions of all of the New Deal sites. I wasn’t sure if anyone else would jump on my geeky train, and I really loved seeing all of the fascinating sites you all came up with. I didn’t post as much as I’d planned to originally since many of the sites I would have posted about were getting covered and I didn’t want to steal anyone’s thunder.
Okay, I just got totally distracted by the Living New Deal map and thinking about trips to the arboretum that involve stops at ND sites.
On to the prizes.
While I had intended to give New Deal themed prizes for this, the FDR Library’s shop is still closed, and I hate to just order things from Amazon if I can avoid it. So all prizes will be in the form of gift certificates to your favorite restaurants or museums.
Jo M blew it away with the sheer number of photos. and her descriptions were consistently fabulous. This, she won the prizes for most pics and the Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Prize for best historical description. I will spare you the slightly creepy Eleanor Roosevelt doll I thought about sending as a reward for the latter, and just award you $70 in gift certificates (split however you would like) to the local business or museum of your choice.
Consularrider took my favorite photo– the pic of the Triborough Bridge. You will also receive a $30 gift certificate to the local business or museum of your choice (I looked online to see if the Tenement Museum has gift certificates, but they don’t seem to. I’d be happy to send $ for any of their walking tours, though, since you seem to be NY-based. But seriously– local coffee shop or restaurant is also a totally valid option– I jost love the Tenement Museum). Boomer2U’s pentagon photo and JoM’s pic of the Greenbelt Community Center were also excellent.
And to any participant in the DC area– if you’d like to come along the next time I lead a tour of Eleanor Roosevelt’s Washington, let me know. I expect to do this at least once this summer (and it will be a small group rather than a big scheduled tour, since it’s for my interns and not for Atlas Obscura). When such things are possible, I also regularly take my students to see the New Deal murals inside the Department of the Interior, and would be happy to invite a guest or two along for that (that is led by Dept. of Interior museum staff).
Thank you all, again, for your pics and thoughts on these historic sites. It makes me so happy to see so much history!
Christy (Historygeek)

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3/19/21 Freezing Saddles subanagram (field)

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3/18/21 post box

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3/17/21 rainbow, 4 leaf clover, or leprechaun. I went for rainbow.

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3/16/21 danger panda
I accidentally turned off Strava taking this, so I had to do extra miles (with hands on the bars).

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3/15/21 christmas decorations. Ornaments in a tree

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3/14 scientist
George Washington Carver did breakthrough work on crop rotation and soil exhaustion.

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3/12/21 flowers

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3/11/21 Face using pareadolia
This tree disapproved of my bike riding. (Look for two eyes and a nose above a rather crooked mouth)

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3/10/21 payphone

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