It was odd seeing you two in an urban environment but still not as odd as seeing you pull a canoe through the French Quarter. I really enjoyed this video, I was in Washington, D.C. in October so the sights are still fresh in my memory. Thanks for sharing.
Yup. Little tiny baby locks on the canal...from a time when the canal boats were tiny baby and we were a tiny baby nation! Glad you took advantage of the food trucks on The Mall!
@@garyoakman6187 I was raised on the Canal at mile 170. A cattle farm. I've been up and down the towpath by foot, bike and a canoe in The Potomac more times than I can count. I KNEW folks that had actually worked on the Canal so, I have The C & O pretty sussed. The US didn't arrive as a big player on the world stage till after WW I. Even in the 1930's it took weeks to cross the country on dirt roads. The Canal was Started in 1828 when we were 24 states. (Yes, I know The country, Including Washington DC ,was built on the backs of Enslaved people and starving Irish Immigrants. We owe Them a debt of gratitude.) The nation was large in size, then, but parochial in its mind set. In many ways it still is. And besides, I was riffing on Masochists comment on "Tiny Baby'"locks....as a joke.
Born and raised around DC. Great seeing some of the sights again. Make sure to check out the general store in Flintstone Md. right off the C&O canal in western Md. if it is still there. We did a drilling job on the lawn of the Smithsonian and 100 feet down we were still pulling up trash in our sample spoon. I am really enjoying this video series, Thanks.
Reminds me of an old song: "hello pavement my old friend, I've come to walk on you again". See if that puts a tune in your head for awhile(its stuck in mine). The trashed thing looked like a very old fire call box. When I was there 76 - 79 we called the river, "The Peutomic". It was filthy. Good video. Nice healthy looking fox. Happy Trails. Good Luck, Rick
That was a fire alarm box? I have seen a lot of fire alarm boxes in my life, but I have never seen any that looked like that. The ones I have seen were just small red boxes with a lever on them. Sometimes a blue one next to it for the police. I would have never guessed that was a fire alarm box. Washington must have had fancier fire alarm boxes.
@@MaxZomboni Yes sadly the boxes are mostly gutted these days but the one found in this video was only partly robbed of its outer door, the Gamewell inner workings (similar to a wind up clock) was still preasent with the inner trigger lever sticking through the inner box shell. I worked on some of these things when Cincinnati had a working system up to 35 years ago.
@@MaxZomboni It wasn't what I was hired to do (2-way radio repair) but when the city had 3 shifts in the department we had the responsibility to keep the system working for public safety. I love seeing the ornate ones in DC when I visited a while ago... brought back my fond memories of chasing downed fire alarm wires at 3AM ;) Cheers!
From Canada but currently hiking in Portugal and watching your videos at the end of the day. Thanks so much for all this work you do! Love following along.
I just finished the Rota Vicentina, aka The Fishermen’s Trail. Highly recommend but not long compared to what you do, only 250kms or so but you can extend in by doing the coast, which I did - spectacular scenery - and then circling back up in the Historical Trail. But the weather is pretty nice and virtually no road walking, so not sure if you’d like it 🤣
Hey Y'all. I got a few days behind your trip due to my trip to view the giant shadow. Had daughters from Seattle WA and Jacksonville FL join me for a trip to southern Missouri to view a celestial event.
I had been to DC a few times as both a child and adult but never visited Georgetown and seen the canal and locks. I was so amazed that this started in such an urban area and most mostly unseen by all of the tourists you encountered. Even more so I was happy to see how quickly it went from urban to rural. I've ridden the trail from DC to Cumberland and looking forward to "walking" along part of it again with you.
Interesting to see the section of the C&O in DC. I section hiked the C&O canal a lot growing up in Boy Scouts, but it was mostly the western sections. Great Falls was about as far south as we ever made it. Enjoy your time on the tow path and the reprieve from road walks for a bit.
I’m glad that you both were able to enjoy DC, there sure were a lot of tourists there. Thank you for showing the different sights, I’ve never been there so it was nice to see the monuments etc. You two stay safe and happy hiking. God bless
I know I will be on the Katy Trail for at least a while. Unfortunately, the ADT website doesn’t have a detailed map showing exactly where everything goes.
Thanks for the video tour of Washington DC. But way too crowded . Great picture of you two in front of the capitol though with the ominous cloud formations in the background. Hope you are enjoying the relative solitude and the more pleasant footing on the C & O canal trails. - Geo
DC is a great walking city. It feels like kayaking from Delmarva to DC might avoid a lot of road walking, but that would be a completely different trip.
Hey Matt, can I use a portions of this in a presentation I'm doing on route/trail markings? From 11:59 to 13:30 I'd use the route marking shots and you getting "lost." Pesention will be virtual and not on RUclips. Though I will record if your intrested. Kind regards, Natfoot
Enjoy the C&O Canal after all that road walking. 184.5 miles of it is almost all dirt towpath with some road crossings. I've been on the entire C&O Canal mostly by bicycle.
@@FirstChurchofTheMasochistHikes You're going to love the Paw Paw Tunnel which is about 6/10th of a mile long and pitch black. That will be about 10 miles before Old Town.
American Discovery Asphalt Trail? Not one blister hiking the A.T., but the hike down the Oregon Coast Trail was mainly on Hwy's 1 and 101....tore my feet up. Go figure. Take care, good vibes, Crackerjack.
Yeah, Southern Florida was brutal on me when I did Key West to Canada. Hard surface plus flat. As far as the ADT I am currently on the CNO towpath and it looks like things are going to be changing. Majorly.
I thought the trail went down the length of Rock Creek for some reason. There is a nice parallel trail to the road in Greenbelt Park which comes out near the campground or the south exit of the park.
My map data had a few alternates in the area. We prioritized wanting to hike through the national mall but we could have stayed on the river north of the city or gone a bit further south
We stayed at the greenbelt campground a couple months ago, I ran the trails there all 4 days. The campground was so so but would suck in a downpour!! Hotel was by far the better option 😉
As long as you pick a slanted grassy tent site (which I do anyway) they wouldn’t be too bad. It’s just the whole setting up / breaking down in a downpour
I just started watching his channel. The only problem I see with his videos is that like a lot of thru hikers he seems more focused on crushing miles then seeing the trail. If I heard him right he said he is taking every possible shortcut he can.
That’s what I’ve heard from others / seen on hiker notes. Section I’m on now for example he left the C&O to shortcut on a road. To each their own but I’m not interested in doing that
@@FirstChurchofTheMasochistHikes His last video Day 54. The Big Shortcut says it all. I will give it to him though, he is honest about how he is hiking. I can't stand RUclips hikers who cut a 100 miles off the trail, and then just pretend like nothing happened. That's when I stop watching them.
Hmmm. I guess my previous comment was kind of mean. Sorry about that - I deleted it. I'm hung over and grumpy. Just go easy on folks who are just out enjoying themselves. Don't we want more people enjoying themselves and discovering the world in their own varied and different ways? Anyhow, I do appreciate what you're doing. Keep walking, brother!
Just found out that Laz Lake, the founder of the Barkley Marathon, is walking the same way and is right on your heels. I bet you'd have a great time talking to him.
I'm trying to follow along with your progress on Gaia, but I haven't been able to find a decent GPX of the route that doesn't involve expensive subscriptions or download fees. Any suggestions?
Farout has some sort of standard for what trails they’ll accept and I’ve talked to several trails who were rejected. I wouldn’t expect to see it on there anytime soon. The Hiking America dataset isn’t too far off though
you may be the only people ever to have walked into town, seen the sights, and walked out the other way. P.S. If i am that wet by the reflecting pool i am jumping in for a pic!
Day 9. Into the belly of the Beast, the dreaded Swamp. Great footage of the monuments. Agree the White House is small. And surrounded by buildings. The television shots we have been accustomed to make it look bigger and in a field / meadow.
It makes me sad to see our capitol knowing the shit show it is! I used to want to visit, but now I don't want to see where all the stupidity happens, all political parties. If our country has an a$$hole; D.C. is it. You all are awesome, inspiring, and the videos are great! This is super interesting!
Your videos are quickly becoming a part of my daily roytine
It was odd seeing you two in an urban environment but still not as odd as seeing you pull a canoe through the French Quarter. I really enjoyed this video, I was in Washington, D.C. in October so the sights are still fresh in my memory. Thanks for sharing.
Absolutely loving this. DC: my old stomping ground.
Yup. Little tiny baby locks on the canal...from a time when the canal boats were tiny baby and we were a tiny baby nation!
Glad you took advantage of the food trucks on The Mall!
Probably one of the riskier choices we’ve made during this hike… :)
The tiny canal boats were pulled by horses or mules . It's only been 100 years since it closed. Was the nation a tiny baby nation then?
@@garyoakman6187 I was raised on the Canal at mile 170. A cattle farm. I've been up and down the towpath by foot, bike and a canoe in The Potomac more times than I can count. I KNEW folks that had actually worked on the Canal so, I have The C & O pretty sussed.
The US didn't arrive as a big player on the world stage till after WW I. Even in the 1930's it took weeks to cross the country on dirt roads. The Canal was Started in 1828 when we were 24 states. (Yes, I know The country, Including Washington DC ,was built on the backs of Enslaved people and starving Irish Immigrants. We owe Them a debt of gratitude.)
The nation was large in size, then, but parochial in its mind set. In many ways it still is.
And besides, I was riffing on Masochists comment on "Tiny Baby'"locks....as a joke.
@mr.timeless I grew up close to Hancock, MD. I have a brother that lives just south of Cumberland, MD.
Washington is such a great city. So much history, so much to see and do. It's nice y'all got to see some of it.
Born and raised around DC. Great seeing some of the sights again. Make sure to check out the general store in Flintstone Md. right off the C&O canal in western Md. if it is still there. We did a drilling job on the lawn of the Smithsonian and 100 feet down we were still pulling up trash in our sample spoon. I am really enjoying this video series, Thanks.
Reminds me of an old song: "hello pavement my old friend, I've come to walk on you again". See if that puts a tune in your head for awhile(its stuck in mine). The trashed thing looked like a very old fire call box. When I was there 76 - 79 we called the river, "The Peutomic". It was filthy. Good video. Nice healthy looking fox. Happy Trails. Good Luck, Rick
Guys your energy and storytelling is so captivating! Gorgeous content 👏👏
Nice to see all the national monumants ! Also i think there must be more foodtrucks than cars in DC .😄
I think you might be right
You said, "we've been seeing these...", Fire Pull Boxes. The way to call for help back some 50+ years ago! I hope to catch you in Cincy! Cheers!
That was a fire alarm box? I have seen a lot of fire alarm boxes in my life, but I have never seen any that looked like that. The ones I have seen were just small red boxes with a lever on them. Sometimes a blue one next to it for the police. I would have never guessed that was a fire alarm box. Washington must have had fancier fire alarm boxes.
@@MaxZomboni Yes sadly the boxes are mostly gutted these days but the one found in this video was only partly robbed of its outer door, the Gamewell inner workings (similar to a wind up clock) was still preasent with the inner trigger lever sticking through the inner box shell. I worked on some of these things when Cincinnati had a working system up to 35 years ago.
@@berniebroering7438 Nice bit of history. It's cool that you got to work on them.😎👍
@@MaxZomboni It wasn't what I was hired to do (2-way radio repair) but when the city had 3 shifts in the department we had the responsibility to keep the system working for public safety. I love seeing the ornate ones in DC when I visited a while ago... brought back my fond memories of chasing downed fire alarm wires at 3AM ;) Cheers!
All of them in DC have been disabled, but many of them have been decorated.
From Canada but currently hiking in Portugal and watching your videos at the end of the day. Thanks so much for all this work you do! Love following along.
Thanks! What trail are you doing in Portugal?
I just finished the Rota Vicentina, aka The Fishermen’s Trail. Highly recommend but not long compared to what you do, only 250kms or so but you can extend in by doing the coast, which I did - spectacular scenery - and then circling back up in the Historical Trail. But the weather is pretty nice and virtually no road walking, so not sure if you’d like it 🤣
Hey Y'all. I got a few days behind your trip due to my trip to view the giant shadow. Had daughters from Seattle WA and Jacksonville FL join me for a trip to southern Missouri to view a celestial event.
I had been to DC a few times as both a child and adult but never visited Georgetown and seen the canal and locks. I was so amazed that this started in such an urban area and most mostly unseen by all of the tourists you encountered. Even more so I was happy to see how quickly it went from urban to rural. I've ridden the trail from DC to Cumberland and looking forward to "walking" along part of it again with you.
Interesting to see the section of the C&O in DC. I section hiked the C&O canal a lot growing up in Boy Scouts, but it was mostly the western sections. Great Falls was about as far south as we ever made it. Enjoy your time on the tow path and the reprieve from road walks for a bit.
You saw a lot of the main sights on your walk thru DC. Enjoy and stay safe!!
I find it appropriate that the Nations capital would be on the American Discovery Trail!
Thanks for taking the time to share your trip.
Our pleasure!
Nice walking tour of DC. Definitely not a typical hiking video. 😎👍
Such a great tour of the National Mall!
I’m glad that you both were able to enjoy DC, there sure were a lot of tourists there. Thank you for showing the different sights, I’ve never been there so it was nice to see the monuments etc.
You two stay safe and happy hiking. God bless
Lots of families on spring break seeing the sights this time of year!
I hope you go through Missouri. The Katy trail goes across most of Missouri. It ends up going through my town before going into Kansas City.
I know I will be on the Katy Trail for at least a while. Unfortunately, the ADT website doesn’t have a detailed map showing exactly where everything goes.
@@FirstChurchofTheMasochistHikes You will be on the Kathy Trail from Saint-Louis to Windsor, +- 40 miles before Kansas City.
Wild, we were visiting DC at around the same time!
Small world / lots of tourists!
I grew up watching the Redskins play at RFK. Years later I would be back while following the Grateful Dead down the east coast.
From now on, whenever I hear of Washington DC I will think of burger vans, lots of burger vans.
Thanks for the video tour of Washington DC. But way too crowded . Great picture of you two in front of the capitol though with the ominous cloud formations in the background. Hope you are enjoying the relative solitude and the more pleasant footing on the C & O canal trails.
- Geo
Relative solitude. I have been getting passed by bikes pretty constantly, but it is nice and mellow after all of those roads.
DC is a great walking city. It feels like kayaking from Delmarva to DC might avoid a lot of road walking, but that would be a completely different trip.
Hey Matt, can I use a portions of this in a presentation I'm doing on route/trail markings? From 11:59 to 13:30 I'd use the route marking shots and you getting "lost." Pesention will be virtual and not on RUclips. Though I will record if your intrested.
Kind regards,
Natfoot
Of course. You are welcome to use it.
SO many tourists - true, it was spring break and school trips to DC! Not my favorite time to visit the Smithsonian.
Wow
Enjoy the C&O Canal after all that road walking. 184.5 miles of it is almost all dirt towpath with some road crossings. I've been on the entire C&O Canal mostly by bicycle.
I won’t be doing quite the entire thing. I actually turn off at old town and from there I head towards Dolly sods
@@FirstChurchofTheMasochistHikes You're going to love the Paw Paw Tunnel which is about 6/10th of a mile long and pitch black. That will be about 10 miles before Old Town.
American Discovery Asphalt Trail? Not one blister hiking the A.T., but the hike down the Oregon Coast Trail was mainly on Hwy's 1 and 101....tore my feet up. Go figure. Take care, good vibes, Crackerjack.
Yeah, Southern Florida was brutal on me when I did Key West to Canada. Hard surface plus flat. As far as the ADT I am currently on the CNO towpath and it looks like things are going to be changing. Majorly.
I was born in Washington DC. Have fun telling people I was born in the US but not in a state. Most people can not figure out that means DC
We were talking with the locals we stayed with just how fascinating and unique the whole situation around DC is
I thought the trail went down the length of Rock Creek for some reason. There is a nice parallel trail to the road in Greenbelt Park which comes out near the campground or the south exit of the park.
My map data had a few alternates in the area. We prioritized wanting to hike through the national mall but we could have stayed on the river north of the city or gone a bit further south
You need a patch that says "ask me what the hell I'm doing" : )
I would totally wear something like that if I could find a good way to display it without interfering with my other gear
At 6:56 you see the DC armory, which was the first venue the Beatles played in the United States
We stayed at the greenbelt campground a couple months ago, I ran the trails there all 4 days. The campground was so so but would suck in a downpour!! Hotel was by far the better option 😉
As long as you pick a slanted grassy tent site (which I do anyway) they wouldn’t be too bad. It’s just the whole setting up / breaking down in a downpour
I watch PenguinSix and he’s always showing hidden areas of Washington DC and places to go, in between reporting the events of the day.
Park walker be like "TF are these lunatics?"
I have been glancing at Marshall Travis's YT channel he is on like day 55 of the trail,, it seems brutal.
I just started watching his channel. The only problem I see with his videos is that like a lot of thru hikers he seems more focused on crushing miles then seeing the trail. If I heard him right he said he is taking every possible shortcut he can.
That’s what I’ve heard from others / seen on hiker notes. Section I’m on now for example he left the C&O to shortcut on a road. To each their own but I’m not interested in doing that
That's one of the things I really enjoy about your channel: no shortcuts!@@FirstChurchofTheMasochistHikes
@@FirstChurchofTheMasochistHikes His last video Day 54. The Big Shortcut says it all. I will give it to him though, he is honest about how he is hiking. I can't stand RUclips hikers who cut a 100 miles off the trail, and then just pretend like nothing happened. That's when I stop watching them.
Hmmm. I guess my previous comment was kind of mean. Sorry about that - I deleted it. I'm hung over and grumpy. Just go easy on folks who are just out enjoying themselves. Don't we want more people enjoying themselves and discovering the world in their own varied and different ways? Anyhow, I do appreciate what you're doing. Keep walking, brother!
Presidential advisors are here Joe !
America!
Welcome to the capital Matt and taters
Patriotic!
Walking up East Capitol to the Capitol is a nice approach.
Thos posts are old emergency call boxes.
Just found out that Laz Lake, the founder of the Barkley Marathon, is walking the same way and is right on your heels. I bet you'd have a great time talking to him.
I'm trying to follow along with your progress on Gaia, but I haven't been able to find a decent GPX of the route that doesn't involve expensive subscriptions or download fees. Any suggestions?
Sadly the ADT Society doesn’t provide any sort of free access to the route. Which unfortunately seems to really hold this trail back
I’m hoping soon that ADT will Eventually, and hopefully get a map on FarOut
Farout has some sort of standard for what trails they’ll accept and I’ve talked to several trails who were rejected. I wouldn’t expect to see it on there anytime soon. The Hiking America dataset isn’t too far off though
U know the area is ignorant when they gotta line the bike paths
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you may be the only people ever to have walked into town, seen the sights, and walked out the other way. P.S. If i am that wet by the reflecting pool i am jumping in for a pic!
Ha! At the time we were just concentrating on surviving the wind
Day 9. Into the belly of the Beast, the dreaded Swamp. Great footage of the monuments. Agree the White House is small. And surrounded by buildings. The television shots we have been accustomed to make it look bigger and in a field / meadow.
It makes me sad to see our capitol knowing the shit show it is! I used to want to visit, but now I don't want to see where all the stupidity happens, all political parties. If our country has an a$$hole; D.C. is it. You all are awesome, inspiring, and the videos are great! This is super interesting!
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