Comedy: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

 I ushered Sunday afternoon at RESTON COMMUNITY CENTER for a great comedy - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. You need to watch it yourself.

4H to Jenkins Gap 15 mile

 

Three hikers hikes between 4H to Jenkins Gap for 15 mile with elevation gain on a overcast cool day. There were some fogs and mountain Azaleas starting blooming. We stayed dry most of the time, and finished hike before rain. 

 

Plus my 6.6 weekday run miles, I logged in 21.6 hike/run miles this week.

Solar power association reception

 After a busy week, I went in DC for two receptions. It was very warm in the 80f.

First Stage @ Tysons play: Young American

 

A cold front hits the area on Sunday so the temperature dropped from 80+f (27+c) on Saturday to 50f (10c) on Saturday. A good day to watch a play in a theater.

I ushered at the First Stage @ Tysons for the play Young American. First time ever that the main character’s car broke down on a route 495 so that the play was delayed 20 minutes. It was a "dramedy" that explores the immigrant experience through two parallel road trips separated by twenty years. The title Young Americans derives from a David Bowie song from the mid-70’s.

I visited a friend at Vienna for a homemade vegetarian dinner.

Hannah Run Trail, including "The Wall", continued to the Pinnacles Overlook

 

I went hiking with three friends in the Shenandoah National Park today for 13.2 miles with 2850 feet elevation gain.

We took Hannah Run Trail, including "The Wall", continued to the Pinnacles Overlook for lunch, then headed back down to the Catlett Mountain Trail to the Hazel Mountain Trail, then the Hot Short Trail. The water levers were low, so stream Crossings was. It a problem today.

The temperature was cooler than the forecast so it was pretty pleasant. There were people visited Nickolson Hollow just to play in the stream.

Plus my weekday runs 8.25 miles, I logged in 21.45 miles this week.

hiker’s 80th birthday

 

I celebrated a beloved hiker’s 80th birthday with over one hundred guests in Burke Sunday afternoon. I hiked with him back to 2001 when I just moved to the greater DC area. Time flies!

I didn’t hike this week, yet logged in 20.2 run miles.

National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade

 

I wore Japanese yukata (summer kimono) to DC to see National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade. I had to watch a YouTube clip to put on the obi (belt). I bought the yukata years ago when I worked in Tokyo, and simply forgot about it until today. It was sunny and cool under the shade.

I then rushed to Reston for a real estate event. I opened the small pack through from the Dunkin’ Donuts float at the Parade and tasted the two chocolate donut holes covered with multicolored cherry blossoms candy flakes.