BGuthrie Photos: DC -- Hains Point (incl "The Awakening" until 2007)

DC -- Hains Point (incl "The Awakening" until 2007):

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Description of Pictures: After hearing that The Awakening had been sold to National Harbor, I realized I hadn't visited the work since 2002 and decided it was time to see it again.

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Wikipedia Description: Hains Point
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Hains Point is at the geographical location where the Anacostia River and the Potomac River converge in southwest Washington, D.C. Located at the southern tip of the East Potomac Park peninsula, it is located between the main branch of the Potomac River and the Washington Channel. It faces Fort Lesley McNair and the National War College, both of which are on the eastern shore of the Washington Channel, and Bolling Air Force Base, across the Anacostia River. To the west is Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Further northwest on the peninsula is the location of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial.

A sculpture called "The Awakening" used to be located here but was moved to the National Harbor on February 19, 2008. Hains Point contains a children's playground and the East Potomac Golf Club. East Potomac Park is lined with a concrete walking/bike path around its perimeter, and the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers often overflow their banks during high tide, covering the path with water.

The 3.2 mile (5.2 km) smooth, straight, and flat stretch of road around Hains Point (Buckeye Drive and Ohio Drive) is a favorite of the local bicycling and inline skating community. The loop goes clockwise and traffic is one way on Ohio Drive.

Hains Point is frequented by many local residents of the DC metropolitan area, particularly during the summer. Parking spaces can be found on Ohio Drive, which extends along the perimeter of the park. Hains Point can be accessed easily by persons with mobility problems.

Hains Point is named in memory of Peter Conover Hains, Major General, United States Army, who is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Hains was born in 1840 and died in 1921. He attended the United States Military Academy at West Point.

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The Awakening (Johnson sculpture)
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"The Awakening" is a 100-foot statue of a giant embedded in the earth, struggling to free himself. ...More...
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2007 photos: Trips this year: Two weeks down south (including Graceland, Shiloh, VIcksburg, and New Orleans), a week at a time share in Costa Rica over my 50th birthday, a week off for a family reunion in the Wisconsin Dells (with sidetrips to Dayton, Springfield, and Madison), a week in San Diego for the Comic-Con with a side trip to Michigan for two family reunions, a drive up to Niagara Falls, a couple of weekend jaunts including the Civil War Preservation Trust Grand Review in Vicksburg, and a December journey to three state capitols (Richmond, Raleigh, and Columbia). I saw sites in 18 states and 3 other countries this year -- the first year I'd been to more than two other countries since we lived in Venezuela when I was a little toddler. Ego strokes: A photo that I took at the National Archives was used as the author photo on the book jacket for David A. Nichols' "A Matter of Justice: Eisenhower and the Beginning of the Civil Rights Revolution." I became a volunteer photographer at both Sixth and I Historic Synagogue and the Civil War Preservation Trust (later renamed "Civil War Trust").. Equipment this year: I used the Fuji S9000 almost exclusively except for the period when it broke and I had to send it back for repairs. In August, I bought a Canon Rebel Xti, my first digital SLR (vs regular digital) which I tried as well but I wasn't that excited by it. Number of photos taken this year: 225,000.
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