On Saturday, nine museums in the Dupont circle area opened their doors for free. I decided to head over to the Dumbarton House, right here in Georgetown, so I can see it before I move out of the neighborhood. I knew I would probably not go out of my way to visit this museum, a sort of period piece, showing a home as it would be decorated in the Federal era. In fact, after having seen it, I wish I had saved myself the trouble. Not my thing I guess.
So I walked behind the museum and saw an absolutely amazing cemetery, which I figured out later is Oak Hill Cemetery. There was a path leading down along a chain link fence bordering the cemetery which I decided to follow, hoping to gain access. No luck getting in, but the path lead me down to the exercise trail along Rock Creek Park. So I walked along it for a bout a mile before crossing a pedestrian bridge over Rock Creek, and turning back to walk along a parallel path on the opposite side. This path was completely wooded and rose slowly into the park, before finally emptying out into Montrose Park. It was a beautiful walk and made me think it would be nice to kayak down Rock Creek on sunday when the road is closed to vehicle traffic and the noise level would be more natural. Would do this latter hal
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I never visited the Dumbarton House but enjoyed the walks into Rock Creek Park that offered an escape from the city noise, the drop in temperature on the very steamy days, and the depth and variety of green as I stepped into this hidden world.
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