Sunday ride  It was a beautiful spring day today so we decided to ride downtown on our yearly pilgrimage to view the cherry blossoms. It was actually the second trip down. On Monday we were disappointed to see that the blossoms were just barely popping out, with about 10-20% of the trees in bloom (Washington Monument photo and one of the Jefferson Memorial). The earlier trip was fun; there were few crowds and we could easily walk our bikes around the Tidal Basin.

Today the trees were in peak bloom and there were thousands of people walking the circuit. We stopped briefly to take a quick look, then took a ride around Hains Point. There is a loop around the point with steady but light traffic on a wide two-lane road. The road is lined with cherry trees in bloom.

The round trip is about 50 miles. On the return trip I spent a little time handing out leaflets about the upcoming Fairfax County budget hearings, to try to get people to contact the Board members to support the hiring of a bike coordinator. People were very enthusiastic.
posted by Bruce Wright at 9:49 PM #