3-27-2011 Dyke Marsh

After a day in the car we felt like a good walk. So we headed south on the Mt. Vernon bike trail, thinking we would just walk for a awhile and then head back. After walking along the road for awhile, we came to the park right across the river from National Harbor. A bit further down we found ourselves at the entrance to Dyke Marsh. We had seen signs for it but never thought of visiting it - until today. It was a nice walk, cool to cold but sunny. Not much to remark on - one can walk out to the Potomac. On the way back Sue saw an eagle flying over us carrying a fish it had just caught and we spotted another bald eagle in a tree in the park. A nice day, a nice walk. And the cherry trees are almost there - the picture is of the steeple on St. Mary's school by our house.