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| Potomac Falls, Maryland/Virginia, February 18, 2012. |
Well, it wasn't *quite* the wilderness... but there were trees and water, and a few surprises. Friends and I went for a hike near DC, vising the falls of the Potomac River, which is really quite stunning.
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| Maryland Gold Mine, Great Falls Park, February 18, 2012. |
The surprises? There's gold in them thar hills. These mines in the hills outside DC were operated until the mid-twentieth century. Over 5,000 ounces of gold were extracted. That's somewhere around $7.5 million at recent gold prices. Dang. I shouldn't have been surprised at gold in the hills; after all, there are emeralds not far away in North Carolina and a silver mine underneath Sing Sing prison. What surprised me was gold mining practically in sight of the National Mall into the late 1940s.
Finally, there was a Barbie Doll Murderer in the vicinity. We came across two, count them TWO, Barbie corpses. One death by drowning, one death on the rocks. I know they're only toys, but it was a little disturbing.
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| Death by Drowning, Great Falls Park, Maryland, February 18, 2012. |
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| Death on the Rocks, Great Falls Park, Maryland, February 18, 2012. |
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Gold and Barbies? Wow. That's just so...odd.
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