walked 16 miles to chekc out Clarendon Metro snowball fight

Eager to get out after trapped in the house for 2 days. I walked 16 miles round trip from Tyson's corner along Leesburg Pike then Washington Blvd to Clarendon Metro for the snowball fight. I thought these two roads were flat, but experienced the ups and downs when walking on them. I was planning to walk along one session of the W&OD trail, but it is fully covered with snow. Lesson # 1: snow boots from Walmart are not made for distance walking and will give you blisters. Lesson # 2: walking on the roadside after big snow will ruin your clothes with dirty snow and salt. Lesson # 3: remember both water and snacks. I saw a cords country skier and one biker who complained biking on snow like sand and as tiring. I saw one dog with four nice boots and one dog with a designer down coat. Animal fashion! Gaint was open.— checked in to Metro-Clarendon.