#14 Rock Creek Park

One of the other joys of Columbia Heights is its close proximity to Rock Creek Park. Or DC's Central Park, if you will. Favored by runners and strollers, Rock Creek Park extends from the northern DC border all the way to Georgetown. Not only is it home to the Zoo, but also has its own golf course, planetarium, and I'm sure countless other wonders that I haven't discovered. Today, my now infamous friend Stephanie (I swear I have more friends than just her, she just happens, as she says, to be very "quotable"), meandered down to Rock Creek park to have a picnic and play a game of bocce on a beautiful September day (refer to #13). Now granted we didn't venture very far into the park, actually be found a spot right a long the busy parkway (see upcoming post), which was still quite a nice escape from the city. About halfway through our bocce game (which I won), an elderly couple including a gentleman with a cane pulled up and parked and proceeded to unload their own picnic. Now our picnic included using a Snuggie as a blanket, miller lites, subs, and pickles. Their picnic included a full table, two chairs, tablecloth, wine, and it appeared that they were eating something scrumptious off of PLATES. In my imagination, this is their Sunday ritual. Elderly couple, you made my day. Well, and the young man who came up just before we were leaving, and found a spot between us and the elderly couple. His picnic included himself and his bare hairy chest. Just goes to show you, Rock Creek holds something special for everyone.