Harper's Ferry

My brother-in-law and his wife have been visiting us from California this week.  It has been fun to have them around and we have enjoyed doing some touristy DC things (MLK monument, Smithsonians, drinks, etc.).  I especially liked Ai Weiwei's Zodiac Heads outside of the Hirshhorn Museum.  Here we are with our respective "heads."

Bugleboy - Year of the Pig

Yours truly - Year of the Goat

Brother-in-law - Year of the Rabbit

We share a love for the outdoors, so on Monday we packed some snacks and lots of water and headed to Harper's Ferry, West Virginia.  What better way to strengthen a sprained ankle than by doing some hiking!

My husband (henceforth known as Bugleboy) and I had been to Harper's Ferry once before and had done a smaller hike with some friends, but we've had our eye on the Maryland Heights trail for about a year now.  We figured this was a good time to give it a go.  We first hiked to the Overlook Cliff, where we had a great view of lower town Harper's Ferry at the intersection of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers.  Then we made our way up and around the rest of the Maryland Heights trail, stopping at several historical civil war sites along the way, including artillery batteries and a stone fort.

Bugleboy and I with Harper's Ferry in the background, the Potomac to the left, and the Shenandoah river to the right

Brothers and sherpas (They graciously carried our snacks and water up the trail)

After several hours of hiking in the July heat and humidity, we headed to Dogfish Head Alehouse for lunch and drinks.  It was a sweet reward!

Cheers!

Later that day our dog, Dizzy, got a mini hike of his own at our local park.  Happy weekend everyone!

Dizzy, curious but cautious about the creek