~7.3 miles @ ~10.8 min/mi

"So they had to carry a baseball bat in their kayak to fight off alligators!" Rebecca says, explaining why she prefers to live farther north. On Beach Drive in Rock Creek Park we turn back at the horse ford on a tributary stream, an old road on which Jerry recalls his father driving the family car through the water, back in the 1960s. We meet Santa Steve and Joyce as we return. Rebecca reminisces about a long run (2010-08-21 - Megan's Loop Plus) along the Capital Crescent Trail with me. Jerry describes trekking solo on the CCT before dawn, in a pool of light cast by his headlamp. Back where we began near the Candy Cane City playground we rejoin Barry at his car. His hip is starting to feel better, as is Jerry's knee.

(trackfile) - ^z - 2016-03-24