AAR: Eight Wards of Washington, D.C. GeoTrail

After completing the Cache Carnival, and not having to stress about points on finds, my parents, Tom and I headed back to Washington, D.C. to start working on the Eight Wards of Washington, D.C. GeoTrail.

The GeoTrail consists of nine caches: eight letterboxes and one eight-stage multiple. The prize for completing the GeoTrail is a geocoin (while supplies last), and can be earned by stamping your passport with the stamp found in each of the nine caches.
While we weren't entirely successful in completing the GeoTrail in one day (we couldn't find one of the caches), it was definitely achievable. Various puzzles were used for the coordinates for the letterboxes, and I was able to solve them prior to the trip. The route we took to make the best use of our time was Multi stage 1, Letterbox #1, Multi stage 2, Letterbox #2, etc. The areas we drove through were unexpected (Georgetown, really?), and I thought that some of the parks (like the Chuck Brown Memorial Park) were hidden gems. We did feel like it wasn't sunshine and roses everywhere we went, and there was definitely the opportunity for some CITO in most of the parks we visited, but overall, I felt like it was well done.
For now, I've got that last cache on my Watch List, and when someone else finds it, I'll head on down and complete the GeoTrail - hopefully before all of the geocoins are gone!