New REI near Richmond

[Selkie]

That's too bad. REI can come in handy. The one near me (Bailey's Crossroads) is not shopping mall hell, but it has a scary parking lot. There's a steep hill on one side of the lot, and you feel like you're going to flip over driving down it.

That's "my" REI! The spaces are configured oddly, too.

Since I'm coming from North Arlington, I can avoid Leesburg Pike, too. I don't mind Bailey's that much. It beats the Fairfax County 'burbs.

I might have to check out the one in College Park. My DH loves going over that way (he's a UMD grad) -- we go to that Ikea instead of the one in Dale City.