[SkateDC] Sunday Intermediate Skate Route for July 25 (plus comments about the route from last year)

[Bill English]

Skaters,

I am planning a skate route for tomorrow. I lead the Sunday Intermediate group, departing from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave by 9:15 and returning in time for the 11:00 Advanced Skate.

Included below is a cue sheet and map url for a slightly improved re-run of a route I used just once before. It has some steep hills, but it worked out pretty nicely last summer. It is only 8 miles so we will not have to hurry going up the hills. I will delete hills or add miles depending on the skill levels of the people who come out to skate.

Everyone who can deal happily with a Friday Monument Loop is encouraged to come along because I will change to an easier route if this turns out to be too hard.
It would also be great to have a few advanced skaters along, looking for a warm-up before the 11:00 skate.

Note the interesting diversity of opinions about this route from last year!

Map is posted at: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=3037443


Bill



----- Forwarded Message ----
From: Carl Ford <ford at dcaccess.net>
To: Carl Ford <ford at dcaccess.net>
Cc: skatedc at www.skatedc.org
Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2008 9:22:27 PM
Subject: [SkateDC] On the other hand...



...we skated some new streets .  All in all, a short, intense skate.  Not bad.

Quoting Carl Ford <ford at dcaccess.net>:

>
>
> A perfect short skate for those who like to climb hills and brake like
> a mo-fo.
>
> Quoting George Marinkovich <skatewash at yahoo.com>:
>
>> A perfect skate for those who haven't been out on a Sunday    
>> Intermediate skate before.  Less overall distance than a Friday    
>> Night skate, but with more hills.  If you're comfortable stopping  
>> on  hills you will enjoy this skate.  And the weather is very  
>> nearly  perfect too.  I will be the sweep on the skate route.
>>
>> Here's a cue sheet based on Bill's map:
>>
>> From the White House:
>> West on Pennsylvania Ave
>> L 17th St
>> R G St
>> X Virgina Ave
>> L 25th St
>> Pass by the front of the Kennedy Center
>> Roosevelt Bridge
>> R (North) Mt. Vernon Trail
>> Bridge over George Washington Parkway
>> East on Lee Hwy
>> L Ft. Myer Dr
>> becomes Meade St after crossing Arlington Blvd (Rt. 50)
>> L US Marine Memorial Circle
>> Iwo Jima statue
>> R (North) Meade St
>> L Arlington Blvd frontage road
>> X Arlington Blvd (Rt 50) via pedestrian bridge
>> L Fairfax Dr
>> R Pierce St
>> X Wilson and continue straight through park
>> L 18th St
>> R Quinn St
>> R Key Blvd
L N. Ode St 
R Colonial Terrace
L 19th St N
R N. Ode St
L Key Blvd
>> L Nash St
>> R Lee Hwy
>> Key Bridge
>> R M St
>> R 33rd St
>> X C&O Canal
>> L Tow Path and Grace St
>> R Wisconsin Ave into Georgetown Waterfront Park
>> along waterfront to Sundial
>> R Virginia Ave
>> L New Hampshire Ave
>> R H St
>> R Pennsylvania Ave
>> return to White House
>>
>> Thanks, Bill!
>>
>> Hope to see some new-to-Sunday skaters out there today.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> George
>>
>> --- On Sun, 8/17/08, Bill English <english60 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> From: Bill English <english60 at yahoo.com>
>> Subject: [SkateDC] Sunday Intermediate Route Gmaps Pedometer
>> To: "WAR Listserv" <skatedc at skatedc.org>
>> Date: Sunday, August 17, 2008, 4:33 AM
>>
>> Sunday Intermediate Route will be something like this:
>> http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=3037443

>> Bill
>>
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> -- 
> Carl Ford
> ford at dcaccess.net
>
> "Do you wish to rise?  Begin by descending.  You plan a tower that  
> will pierce
> the clouds?  Lay first the foundation of humility."  -St. Augustine (354-430)



-- 
Carl Ford
ford at dcaccess.net

"Do you wish to rise?  Begin by descending.  You plan a tower that will pierce
the clouds?  Lay first the foundation of humility."  -St. Augustine (354-430)

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