A few weeks ago I mentioned wanting to go to the Cherry Blossom Festival, and I did. I got to walk around the Tidal Basin and see all of the beautiful cherry trees. That day it happened to start of rain the whole drive from Baltimore to Washington DC but it cleared up the moment I arrived at the National Mall where I met a friend to join me on the walk.
I was surprised at how crowded the Tidal Basin was since it had just rained but people were out and about in large numbers. Lots of people stopping to take pictures with the trees, or close ups of the flowers, and many more just enjoying the day. I was unable to stop and take a good picture since it was so busy and I was having a good time walking about. I did end up taking a picture of the Tidal Basin with the Washington Monument in the background. If you look at the picture there is a row of white between the blue of the water and brown of the other trees yet to grow leaves. That row of white is not snow, it is the cherry trees and the white flowers that have blossomed.
I took this from across the basin, behind me is the Jefferson Memorial. I spun around after taking the first picture to take this one:
As you can see there are lots of people there too. My friend and I continued our walk around the Basin and enjoyed seeing how spring season was starting to show through. I hope some of you who are reading this will take the time to go outside and really look around and take it in. All along the walk we saw families young and old also enjoy the Cherry Blossom Festival, with fun activities all around. If you missed it this year be sure to check it out next year. I know that if I am in the area next year I may make the trip again because I am sure there is more to see and do than I was able to to on my afternoon trip.
When I got back to Baltimore I realized that there were cherry trees much like those I saw down in DC so I took a close up shot of the branches. You can see in this picture that the white flowers are there and some leaves have already come out.
Grab a hat and some sunblock and go have fun outside. I hope you join me on another adventure, Meet Me Outdoors!
I created a trek on SCVNGR called "B'More Outdoors". Be sure to check it out if you are ever in the Baltimore, MD area. If you are in Baltimore and want to play be sure to download the SCVNGR app to your phone and check out the nearby treks. You should see a trek named "B'More Outdoors" with a photo icon with what should be a familiar picture, the same one you see here on the right. I hope to add more places and challenges to the trek. Click the icon on the right hand column of this blog that says "Play us on SCVNGR" to be taken to the trek's page, from there you can see where in Baltimore are the trek challenges. I hope you enjoy playing! 
