Date: Sunday, July 12th, 2009

Time: From 7:00 a.m.  

Until 10:00 a.m.

Note that there will NOT be any organized car pooling from Dunn Loring.  Also note there is no need to "sign up" for this trip. Just arrive at the garden and begin photographing. 

Information about the gardens can be found at http://www.nps.gov/keaq/index.htm

Directions:  The National Park Service provides directions (including metro) to the gardens at http://www.nps.gov/keaq/planyourvisit/directions.htm

If you are entering Washington D.C. On I-395,  continue on the SW/SE FWY towards its end and take the right exit on to Pennsylvania Ave SE.  After crossing the Anacostia river, turn left onto the DC-295N (Anacostia Fwy). Take the exit toward Eastern Ave/Quarles St and merge onto Kenilworth Ave NE and then make a U-turn just before Eastern Ave. Turn right at Quarles St. NE and then left at Anacostia Ave NE. Take the second right turn which is the entrance to the Garden's parking lot. 

To find your own directions to the Kenilworth parking lot using www.googlemaps.com, set your destination to 38.91305,-76.94011 

Although the gardens officially open at 7:00 a.m.,  the gates are frequently open earlier.  To take advantage of the early morning light, I'd suggest arriving around 6:30 and enter the gardens as soon as the gate opens.  After parking, gather your gear and proceed directly to the aquatic gardens and begin photographing.  

If you have any questions, contact gerry.abbott "at" cox.net or 703.967.9677 (mobile).