Mini Golf Adventures: East Potomac Miniature Golf

Date of Visit: September 28, 2024

Location: East Potomac Miniature Golf, Washington, DC

Dad and I enjoyed the East Potomac Miniature Golf course back in 2018 before we started tracking our mini golf adventures. I have been wanting to visit again since we started doing our Mini Golf Adventures and now was the perfect time with it being recently reopening after being closed for a restoration project.

We tried to play the course a few days ago, but it had rained too hard early that morning that parts of the course (mainly the paths) had too much standing water that the course was closed. It rained most of the next day and overnight, but by late morning it had become sunny and we decided to head over to see if the course was dried out enough to play. Luckily, it was as this was our last chance to play this trip.

As East Potomac Park is part of the National Mall and Memorial Parks, I brought along Ranger Dan.

East Potomac's Miniature Golf Course National Register of Historic Places Sign

Hole 1

Hole 2

Hole 3

Hole 4

Hole 5

Hole 6

Hole 7

Hole 8

Hole 9

Hole 9

Hole 9

Hole 10

Hole 11

Hole 12

Hole 12

Hole 12

Hole 13

Hole 14

Hole 15

Hole 15

Hole 16

Hole 17

Hole 18

Final Scores

• Kj - 68
• Dad - 60

See full list of our Mini Golf Adventures here.

Our Koffee Trail: Pluma by Bluebird Bakery at The Wharf

Date of Visit: September 27, 2024

Location: Pluma by Bluebird Bakery, Washington, DC

Dad and I decided to try out the new coffee shop at The Wharf on our way back to his boat after seeing Mister Lincoln at Ford's Theatre. Dad knew it was next to Politics & Prose, but we discovered when inside you can actually go between the two.

I enjoyed an Orange Spice Latte while Dad had a Honey Oat Latte.

See full list of Our Koffee Trail stops here and Our Koffee Trail Google Maps list here.

Ranger Dan: 17.2 Ford's Theatre National Historic Site - Mister Lincoln

Date of Visit: September 27, 2024

Dad I visited Ford's Theatre National Historic Site to see Mister Lincoln. It was an interesting one-man show featuring Abraham Lincoln (played by Scott Bakula) mostly chronologically telling about key moments in his life. I did find it a little long, though.

Ranger Dan w/ Stage before Show

President Lincoln's Box

Program for Mister Lincoln

Previous Visits to this Unit:

• 17.1 Ford's Theatre National Historic Site

See full list of Ranger Dan's National Parks Visited here.

Mickey Guyton: From Opener to Macy's Concert to Headlining Tour

First time I saw Mickey Guyton in concert was as an opener for Brad Paisley at Jiffy Lube Live in 2015. I did not like the venue and Mom and I ended up leaving after Mickey Guyton's set as she was who I had really gone to see anyways.

The second time I saw her was when Dad and I went to see her perform as part of an event at Macy's in the Pentagon City Mall in 2016. I also got to meet her and take a photo with her.

Last night, exactly 9 years from when I saw her as opener, Dad and I saw Mickey Guyton at Union Stage in D.C., which was the first concert of her first headlining tour. Great concert, but yet again had to see her at a venue that I did not like. Still the best overall experience was when Dad and I saw her perform at Macy's, but it was great to hear her perform more of her songs as a headliner.

Ranger Dan: 107.1 Tumacacori National Historical Park

Date of Visit: June 23, 2024

Tumacacori National Historical Park Sign

Mission

Mission

My Sketch of Mission

My Sketch w/ National Park Stamps

See full list of Ranger Dan's National Parks Visited here.

Our Koffee Trail: 2nd & Main Coffeehouse

Date of Visit: September 13, 2024

Location: 2nd & Main Coffeehouse, Niles, MI

Mom and Dad visited 2nd & Main Coffeehouse to kill time waiting for their appointment at the DMV for the boat registration.

Mom had coffee flight that included Iced Apple Pie Latte, Iced Pumpkin Brown Sugar Latte, Maple Cheesecake Cold Brew, and Iced Pumpkin Chai. Her favorite was the Maple Cheesecake Cold Brew. She now thinks we should stop here every time we go to the cottage.

To eat, Dad had the Caprese Toast and Mom had apple nachos.

Dad had an Oat Milk Flat White.

Previous Visits to This Coffeeshop:

• July 5, 2024

See full list of Our Koffee Trail stops here and Our Koffee Trail Google Maps list here.

Ranger Dan: 106.2 Theodore Roosevelt National Park - South Unit

Date of Visit: June 16, 2024

Dad and I visited the South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park in the morning before the visitor center was open. I sketched Theodore Roosevelt's Maltese Cross Cabin. We also drove some of the scenic drive and saw buffalo and prairie dogs. We had done the drive when we last visited Medora in 2007. Thus, we only spent enough there for the visitor center to be open and get the passport stamp (this was where I got my first National Park Passport and starting collecting the stamps in 2007), so we could have enough time to then play mini golf and do the Enchanted Highway that day.

Theodore Roosevelt's Maltese Cross Cabin

My Sketch

Prairie Dogs

Buffalo

Previous Visits to this Unit:

• 106.1 Painted Canyon

See full list of Ranger Dan's National Parks Visited here.