2013 NYC Marathon

New York, NY

 
Nope, I did not run a marathon! I did go to the 2013 NYC Marathon to cheer on a friend! It was a lot of fun being a spectator! The top photo is right before the runners cross the bridge from Queens to Manhattan and the photos below it is close to Columbus Circle! As you can see, we were able to watch for my friend at 2 locations! Yes, we were able to eat lunch and what not in between the two points we watched! Haha! Seeing a marathon in person taught me a few things. Marathon runners come in all sizes and shapes! It's really a very, very long run! 26.2 miles to be exact! It's fun being a spectator! They have bands playing along the way! It's wonderful people with disabilities are still able to participate in marathons! I saw a few people being pushed on their wheel chair! I think watching a marathon is an experience not to be missed!

Fall Festivals

Northern Virginia

It's that time of year again for pumpkins, hay rides and apple cider! Have I mentioned before that my favorite apple cider is Rinker's apple cider? This is the only time of year that I can get my hands on some good cider from Rinker's! =) Fortunately, Great Country Farms in Bluemont carries them! (Yes, the photo above is not Great Country Farms, it's Pumpkin Village formerly know as Pumpkinville in Leesburg!)


 
Here's some of the fun things to do at Pumpkin Village! I love the hill slides and all the bounce houses there! They do have hayrides too! One for everybody and one just for the little ones!


 
Pumpkin Village is located right next to the Leesburg Animal Park, so on your visit to the village, you'll get to visit the animal park too! Beware when feeding the llamas there! One llama actually followed us around! Ah, and be very careful when feeding the camels, hold on to your feeding cup very well, they're very feisty and will try to grab the feeding cup from your hands! I'm speaking from personal experience! Haha!


Another fun place to visit is Great Country Farms, not just because they sell Rinker's apple cider, but they have lots of fun stuff for fall too! You can go apple picking or pumpkin picking, or just have fun on their hill slides and various play structures!


 
The time we visited, they had the "Oinkintucky Derby"! That was quite a fun race to watch! Like I mentioned before, there's lots of other things to do here. Don't you just love fall with the beautiful colors, the crisp air, the apple cider and all these fun places to visit! =)

Riverbend Park

Great Falls, VA

 
It was a nice day to take a walk along a trail at Riverbend Park. That's the Potomac River in the photo. Of course, the other side of the river is Maryland! Can you see some paddlers on the river? Looks like a really nice paddle on that stretch of the Potomac!


 
Here's a few more photos along the trail. There's some part on the trail that we took that's uphill. Beautiful trail still!


 
We were looking for a place to sit down and have a snack when we saw the wide green open space you see in the picture. We had a big laugh when we reached it, it was a pond! Haha! I've never seen a pond before all covered in green! There's a first for everything, I guess! So, we had to settle eating our snack somewhere on the side of the trail. I think there are some other trails here at Riverbend park, I wouldn't mind exploring them next time!