Ottawa - Canada Trip (Part IV)

We woke up around 7:30 am next day. We had our breakfast by 9:00 am and started to Ottawa. It was 4 and half hour drive and again mostly on highway. we reached around 2:10 pm the hotel Fairmont Chateau Lauri-er. It is near the Parliament hill and one of the prestigious hotels of Canada built in 1903 and opened by then British Queen Elizabeth. The hotel was like a Royal Palace. It was so huge. We checked in the hotel and our room had courtyard...

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Toronto - Canada Trip (Part III)

We woke up around 7:25 am , got freshened and had our breakfast around 8:50 am. Around 9:20 am started for Toronto. It was a 5 and half hour journey on road. The most part of journey was on the highway. We had our lunch at one of the service centers around 1:30 pm. we reached our hotel Days Inn around 3:45 pm. Toronto is similar to New York in traffic, congested roads and busy life except that Toronto has street cars(Trams) which go on the road...

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Montreal - Canada Trip (Part II)

We woke up around 7:25 am next day got freshened and had our breakfast around 8:45 am. Around 9:15 am we checked out from the hotel and started to Montreal. It was around 2 and half hour drive. We soon took the highway and most part of the drive was on the highway. The roads and rules were much similar to that of US except for in Canada they follow metric system, so the speed signs are in kilometers. We played our favorite songs in the car with...

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Quebec - Canada Trip (Part I)

We went to Canada from 18th to 27th October. Brief Summary Place : Quebec,Montreal,Toronto,Ottawa. Location : Canada Distance : 2900 km in Canada. Group:  Me and my wife. Transport : Nissan sentra. Duration: 9 days. We reached Ottawa from IAD around 6:30 pm on 10/18(Thursday). We flew through United, very small aircraft with 2*2 seats. we have taken hotel at Byward Blue Inn for that night. Reached hotel around 7:10 pm. In the room, hotel...

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Raven Rocks

We had done hike to Raven Rocks on 19th August . It is located in Bluemont, Virginia State. Hike Location Name: Raven Rocks Distance: 37 miles from Herndon(approx) Total hiking distance: 5.8 miles. Elevation Gain: 1350 ft Hike Team:  my wife and me. Hiking Experience: We started around 5:53 am. Reached the destination around 6:34 am. There were two cars already at the parking lot. Climate was misty with clouds covering the sky. No hope...

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Timber Hollow

We had done hike to Hawksbill Mountain/Timber Hollow on 5th August . It is located in Shenandoah, Virginia State. Hike Location Name: Hawksbill Mountain/Timber Hollow Distance: 80 miles from Herndon(approx) Total hiking distance: 5.5 miles. Elevation Gain: 1260 ft Hike Team:  my wife and me. Hiking Experience: We started around 5:50 am. Reached the Destination, Timber Hollow Overlook around 7:27 am. There were no cars around the overlook,...

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Kennedy Peak

We had done hike to Kennedy Peak on 29th July . It is located in Luray, Virginia State. Hike Location Name: Kennedy Peak Distance: 88 miles from Herndon(approx) Total hiking distance: 5.2 miles. Elevation Gain: 895 ft Hike Team:  my wife and me. Hiking Experience: Started around 5:46 am. Weather prediction was good for today. Reached the parking by 7:40 am. There was already a car parked at the parking lot. It was sunny weather with...

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Antietam Bloody Lane

We had done hike to Antietam Bloody Lane on july 21st 2018. It is located in Sharpsburg,MD. Hike Location Name: Antietam Bloody Lane Distance: 52.7 miles from Herndon(approx) Total hiking distance: 4.6 miles. Elevation Gain: 230 ft Hike Team:  my wife and me. Hiking Experience: We started around 5:55 am in the morning. We reached Parking lot around 7:02 am. There was very small place for parking. Climate was pleasant and cool. We started...

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North Bend Park

We had done camp on 23rd June 2018. It is located in Virginia State. Camp Location Name: North Bend Park. Distance: 208 miles from Herndon(approx) Site type: Non-Electric Camp Team: me and my wife. Camp Items: Camp Stove, Gas, Charcoal, Lighter, Food items, Table Cloth, fire wood, tent, Sleeping bag, Cutlery, Trays, Water, Torches, Lantern, Small fan, Small table, Two beds, Projector, Projector Screen, Laptop, Pillows. Camping Experience:...

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Lake Fairfax Park

We had done camp on 9th June 2018. It is located in Virginia State near Reston. Camp Location Name: Lake fairfax Park Distance: 6.6 miles from Herndon(approx) Camp Team: me, my wife and our cousin sisters. Camp Items: Camp Stove, Gas, Charcoal, Lighter, Food items, Table Cloth, fire wood, tent, Sleeping bag, Cutlery, Trays, Water, Torches, Lantern, Cards. Camping Experience: We started around 10:40 am. We picked up our cousins and started...

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Big Schloss

We had done hike to Big Schloss on 12th May 2018 .It is located in Columbia Furnace,Virginia. Hike Location Name:  Big Schloss Distance:  94 miles from Herndon (approx) Total hiking distance:  4.4 miles Elevation Gain:  1035 ft Hike Team:  me and  my wife. Hiking Experience: We started around 6:20 am in the morning.We reached parking lot around 7:50 am.This is our first hike in this summer. For further encouragement...

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