C&O Canal

It was a beautiful fall day today and we went for a long walk along the C&O Canal in D.C. Rusty had a great time and got to see some ducks (including some that were sleeping), a great blue heron, and some other dogs. He also got to smell all sorts of new scents including probably some deer.

Katie was a little more subdued but seemed to enjoy it. She kept trying to kick off her blanket and take off her socks despite her parents' instructions not to.

We ended up walking for about 4 miles. We're fully expecting to be sore tomorrow. It was nice to return to the spot where we spent so much of our time going for long runs in the middle of summers long past. It has been at least 2 years since we last went running there together. It almost makes us wish we were training for another marathon. Almost.

During the walk, an airplane flew overhead that had just taken off from National Airport. Suddenly we heard a loud boom and rumbling sound from the plane. It seemed to be ok but we kept looking up to make sure an engine or something wasn't about to land on us. Luckily, nothing did.