1. "Rich and Powerful: Eight Homes of Presidents and the World's Richest Man"
for nonprofit Cultural Tourism DC's annual "WalkingTown DC." 9/23/18. To register
for this walk, visit: https://www.culturaltourismdc.org/portal/tour-schedule
2. New "Nature Photography DC/MD/VA" Meetup with hikes and talks. 2018/2019
https://www.meetup.com/Nature-Photography-DC-MD-VA/
3. Winter Nature Photography Hotspots talk, Jan. 15, 2019, Chantilly Regional Public Library, Chantilly, VA. Free talk. Books and cards (and "Walking Washington, DC") sold and signed after the talk.
https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/4358416
Saturday, September 1, 2018
Saturday, May 26, 2018
BOOK UPDATES
Here are some updates to Walking Washington, DC. Please check back from time to time for future updates. I will also soon be updating Walk #21 "Southwest Waterfront," since many new businesses have opened at "The Wharf."
p. 11: As of March, 2018, Warren Buffett is third richest person in the world, following Jeff Bezos (1) and Bill Gates (2).
p. 17: Bao Bao returned to China in 2017.
p. 18: The kingfisher died in 2017.
p. 36: Map: The Tombs is on 36 St., not 35th, just above the Exorcist Steps.
pp. 37, 40: Restaurant changed from "Five Guys" to"&pizza."
p. 45: After 30 years, the Sea Catch restaurant closed.
p. 48: On map, add "President Obama " at 2446 Belmont Road.
p. 77: Sweetgreen skyrocketed & headquarters moved to California.
p. 99: After two decades, "InfoShop" closed.
pp. 114, 118: The Goethe-Institut moved.
p. 118: Library closed is closed for renovation March 2017 until 2020.
p. 123-124: Trump International Hotel opened.
p. 145: Wharf development is open for business! Full updates coming soon.
p. 171: REI opened.
pp. 174, 175: Trolley opened.
p. 191: The ship is now gone.
p. 192: Murder rate is changing. Updates to come.
pp. 196, 200: New leg of trail opened.
Monday, March 12, 2018
2018 Book Talks, Hikes, and Some Other Events
July 17, 2018, 7 p.m.
Free nature photography talk at Fairfax County's Chantilly Public Library: "Capturing Nature's Magical Moments." Signing/sales afterward of 92-page photo book and "Walking Washington, DC."Chantilly Regional Library, 4000 Stringfellow Rd., Chantilly, VA, 703-502-3883,
https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/chantilly-regional
April, 2018
Harvard Club of Washington, DC. Members-onlytrek to the most colorful wildflower display in the DMV
http://hcdc.clubs.harvard.edu/
April 29, 2018, 7:30 a.m.
"Hold a Wild Bird" hike and bird banding, Sierra ClubRegistration required: https://www.meetup.com/sierrapotomac/events/248376438/
May 26, 2018, 3-4:30 p.m.
Public book talk and book signingChantilly Regional Library, 4000 Stringfellow Rd., Chantilly, VA, 20151-2628
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