[SkateDC] Sunday's Advanced skate

[Maureen Cohen Harrington]

We hadn’t planned to skate the Wilson Bridge on Sunday.  The decision was an impulsive one.  We were in the area anyway, and several of us will miss this Sunday’s skate because of the Chicago marathon, so we decided to take advantage.

I very much encourage everyone to do Carl’s skate.  The bridge is awesome!  There are plaques, telescopes, and signs marking where you cross the D.C., Maryland, and Virginia lines.  The signs are on the ground, so look carefully.

The bridge is a little slippery.  The surface is coated with a white powder that doesn’t allow for good grip.  But it’s still very safe.  The incline is gentle, and the path is wide.

Enjoy!


---- Original message ----
>Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:53:38 -0400
>From: Carl Ford <ford at dcaccess.net>  
>Subject: [SkateDC] Sunday's Advanced skate  
>To: skatedc at www.skatedc.org
>
>
>
>   I read on Facebook this morning that yesterday's advanced skate  
>visited the Wilson Bridge.
>
>   Well, this Sunday's skate will also visit the Wilson Bridge, though  
>we will skate to it on the DC side of the river and return through  
>Virginia.  There are ways to get to the bridge through DC that work  
>for a small fast group but would not have worked for SkateDC Weekend.   
>We will take advantage of that fact and avoid things like stream  
>crossings.
>
>   The distance is 25 miles, give or take a mile.  We will have water  
>stops, but please plan accordingly.
>
>   Quoting George Marinkovich <skatewash at yahoo.com>:
>
>>
>> Sunday (7/26/09) Advanced Skate, leaves 11 AM from the White House,   
>> led by Carl Ford.
>
>   --
>Carl Ford
>ford at dcaccess.net
>
>A belief which leaves no place for doubt is not a belief; it is a  
>superstition.
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