I really like to run in the rain, and so I just couldn’t help myself yesterday.  It wasn’t raining all that hard, so I brought my camera.  A couple of these picture might have some fog or water droplets in them, but here they are anyway:

I had never seen “Rebel Without a Cause” before, and I thought it was a pretty good movie.  Unfortunately near the end of the movie it began to rain, and a lot of people left.  We tried to stay, but there began to be a lot of lightening in the area which finally pushed us toward home.  Below are a few pictures I took at the event:

The crowd wasn’t too big around 7 o’clock probably because the temperature and humidity were still at oppressive levels.

More photos after the fold.

The cartoon that plays before the movie might actually be my favorite part of Screen on the Green.  All movies should be preceded by an animated short.

A picture of the goofy dance that most people do right before the feature film begins.  I have no idea what it is called or when it originated.

Here is the best picture I was able to get of the movie playing with the Capitol building in the background.  Oh yeah, that is a giant head in the middle of the picture.

After almost not being held this year, Screen on the Green continues to be a very popular event here in DC.  Hopefully the event won’t have as much trouble finding sponsors next year.

Arlington has a similar event during the summer where they show 80’s movies, and Crystal City shows Superhero films.  We might have to try out one of the other outdoor movies in the area and compare the experiences.

This must be the photo next to the word frustrating in the dictionary.  Seriously, it was a bad night to be a Twins fan.  I know mistakes happen all the time in sports, but Cuddyer was safe.  That is all.

One of quite a few panoramic I took.  It was pretty hot and hazy out and you could almost see the air in front of you.  More pictures after after the break.

Part of the Appalachian Trail we took to get from the road to the trail we wanted to use.

The Appalachian trial was pretty well groomed, once we got off that trail and onto the actual Sugarloaf trail, the grass was much taller and the patch much narrower.

It was really cool to see the small towns and hills off in the distance.

As the trail went down into the valley the path was not as clear.

Some of the many rock formations along the trail.

I had never seen a red mushroom in person before, these things were growing all over the place.

We had to cross a couple of streams, none of which had bridges of course.  Luckily the water was low enough so we could basically just walk over the stream on the rocks.

Another picture of the stream which flows down into the Pine Branch River.

The part of the stream we crossed over.

National Park Service and Department of the Interior marker we found along the trail.  Global positioning without batteries.

This tree looked almost fake.

And we were back onto the Appalachian Trail.

And some pictures from the Vista just before the trail ended.

Looking north east.

Another vista looking South.

And one more time looking south.

Finally a look at some of the ferns growing in the park.

Being at Camden Yard never seemed more exciting.  It would be even cooler if he could balance that chair while catching a fly ball or hitting and RBI double.  From Baltimore Orioles have an outfield of dreams – ESPN[photo by Amy McNulty/ESPN].

The Baseball Game:

Walking into the park it appeared that there would be a lot of fans at the game.  The Nationals were playing the Atlanta Braves so there were tons of Braves fans here in DC for the game.  Once we actually got into the game there the ball park was probably 60% full, which is high for a team on pace for 100+ losses.  There are a lot more pictures after the jump.

The bullpen the new beer garden just out side of Nationals Park.  Unfortunately we did not have time to check it out, although I did notice that both beer and hot dogs are cheaper than inside the park.

People entering the park after walking down Half Street.

Just about to start the game with the Nationals trotting out to their positions.

Nationals warming up before the upcoming inning.  Look how empty the seats are behind home plate.

New National Nyjer Morgan manning center field.  I think he was a good pick up for the club, I mean look at those knee high socks.  Awesome.

Nationals standing around wondering if they were going to have a chance to win this game.  They were down by four runs at the time.

Action shot showing the full infield.

Another action shot with the Nationals in the field.

Middle of the presidents race, Teddy’s in last already . . . again.

The end of the president’s race.  Teddy of course did not win but this time he didn’t lose as Washington jumped into the seats down the first base line.

Abe Lincoln came to hang out at the bar and mack on some ladies . . . and dudes. Seriously though he was the most popular person hanging out at the bar.

Adam Dunn playing in left field after hitting home run number 300.

Looking down into the Braves bullpen through the metal stairs leading up to the Center Field Bar.

The Nationals came back to win this game in the bottom of the eighth inning.  It was only the second win I’ve ever been to at Nationals Park.  I’m not sure who many games I’ve been to but their record is something like 2-17 when I’ve been at the park.

Some U Street Buildings; or maybe it was Florida Avenue.

I like pictures of baseball diamonds, this one was on Georgia Avenue and Euclid Street NW.

Proof that Euclid Street NW exists.  I had a high school math teacher who would talk about Euclid streets during class for random reasons.  Mr. Balliff: Expect this photo in the future.

Some businesses on Upshire just past Georgia Avenue.

Another baseball field on Georgia and Upshire.

Some graffiti alongside the road.

Same field on Upshire.

A bridge in Rock Creek Park.  I think technically the bridge is in Pine Branch Park, which is a smaller offshoot of Rock Creek.

The bridge in the distance.

And the Map.

The whereabouts of the deer are unknown at this time, but it must have been a large deer, even the radiator was completely destroyed.  The truck had to be towed at least 20 miles to Jamestown, and my parent’s had to borrow a car to drive home to Fargo.  Oh yeah, it happened on Father’s day so my dad probably would not call the 2009 iteration his favorite.

Here’s the map of the photo, this time from Flickr¹:

Anyway, I just thought the actual photo was mildly interesting.

Looking south in the direction of Dupont Circle from the middle of the Connecticut Avenue Bridge which goes over Rock Creek Parkway below.

Looking north toward Woodley Park from the same Bridge.

The lamp posts on this bridge¹ have cast eagles on top.  I like eagles generally, and it is getting close to the Forth of July.

A building in Woodley Park is looking down on us.

A picture of the trees that grow below the Conn. Avenue bridge over the Klingle Valley.

A look at the commercial part of Cleveland Park.  This shot from Macomb looking north toward Ordway on the east side of Conn. Avenue.

Further up Conn.  Looking south toward Ordway.

Finally, a picture of the Firehouse here in Cleveland Park.  The road was really busy so it was pretty lucky that the picture I took didn’t have any cars in it.

Once again here is all of the pictures on a map of the Cleveland Park, Woodley Park, Rock Creek Park Areas of DC.

So I’m going to try making some photo posts when I update my running pictures instead.

I generally run with my Blackberry and not with a “real” camera, so the quality of the images varies greatly.  I’m hoping the next iteration of phones have higher quality cameras.

These photos are from June, 22 2009.  I ran [if I can call it a run: I'm out of shape] back behind the National Zoo and then up along Connecticut Avenue from Woodley Park, back to Cleveland Park.  I stopped to snap a couple of pictures:

This photo was taken from the west side of Conn Ave.  I think I liked all of the signs on the building, but the sun was too bright to get a good snap shot of the all.

This is a picture looking down at the underbelly of the Conn Ave brigde which crosses Klingle Valley Park.

This is just another picture of some of the bridge’s features.  I like to stop and look over the green railings; it must be the sense of vertigo that entertains me.

And here is a map with the photos’ locations marked, thanks to picasa.  I had to take a screen capture and upload the image because apparently you can’t embed these maps.  Hopefully they’ll add that feature soon, because not being able to have an interactive map embeded is unfortunate and janky.