The delights of meandering – Statistics – Issues with Internet
I went with RS to explore various options for extending the route of the Potomac Heritage Trail and other loops in the Loudoun County area.
Hiking with RS, inevitably, means going on long excursions with a route that is not necessarily filled in with all of the details and that may involve several digressions before arriving at the designated end point. If your goal is to make a straightforward path to your final destination, you might find such an attitude frustrating; if you accept the fact that the search can often be as rewarding as its resolution, such hikes can be a delightful experience. We investigated a certain option that ended up taking us several miles out of our way and that resulted in a hike of 28 miles and 2000 feet elevation gain, but we traversed several interesting routes, some of which may form the basis for future paths and/or extensions of the Potomac Heritage Trail. It was a beautiful day, with pear and cherry trees in full flower and many lovely vistas, some of them reminiscent of the Coast-to-Coast hike I took about 1½ years ago.
U S. # of cases today: 33,276.
And, of course, the other causes of death have not taken a holiday. This evening I heard on the news that a young woman in Southeast Washington DC has been murdered.
I found my Internet not to be working on my PC today; have to contact Verizon in the morning – because of restricted hours due to the precautions against the virus, no direct service during weekends.