[SkateDC] Visiting skater

[George Marinkovich]

Well, it's not as easy as it looks ;-)

--- On Mon, 5/18/09, Bill English <english60 at yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Bill English <english60 at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [SkateDC] Visiting skater
To: "George Marinkovich" <skatewash at yahoo.com>
Cc: "WAR Listserv" <skatedc at skatedc.org>
Date: Monday, May 18, 2009, 9:39 PM

George,
 
It is amazing how much art you have noticed along our skate routes. I had no idea. I should try skating slowly sometime!

Bill





From: George Marinkovich <skatewash at yahoo.com>
To: Rodney Friedman <san_diego_city_skaters at yahoo.com>; patchc at mindspring.com
Cc: dch4 <dch4 at yahoogroups.com>; skatedc <skatedc at skatedc.org>
Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 9:47:26 AM
Subject: Re: [SkateDC] Visiting skater

Carol's right about the WAR Friday Night Skate route (aka the Monument Loop).  With a little modification it goes by a lot of public art (more sculptures than murals).  There's Freedom Plaza on Pennsylvania Ave. and some nice sculpture along the avenue including  "Man Controlling Trade" which is by Michael Lantz,
the brother of Walter Lantz of Woody Woodpecker fame, outside the
Federal Trade
 Commission HQ (http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/hq_building.shtm).  The Navy Memorial nearby is also worth a stop.  The Sculpture Garden outside the Natural History Museum is worth a quick skate through (quick because skaters aren't really welcome there).  It's possible to skate around the New American Indian museum and I believe it's possible to skate through the Hirschhorn outdoor sculpture garden unaccosted, if you don't mind descending some stairs.  The Smithsonian Castle (which itself is very handsome) has some beautiful gardens that are nice to skate through.  There's art around if you take the time to notice.  For example, outside the Holocaust Museum on 15th St. (aka Raoul Wallenburg Place).  Later on there's the relatively new George Mason Memorial near the Jefferson.  It's possible to skate through the entire FDR Memorial.  Not to mention all the memorials near the Lincoln (Korean War and Vietnam War
 Memorials which you can see at
a distance, but will have to remove your skates to get closer).  Don't forget the nearby Einstein Memorial on Constitution Ave. at 21st St.

Friday Night Skate description:
A beginner level street skate of 8 or 10 miles, which finishes around 9 pm. This social skate keeps a leisurely pace on moderate hills and generally flat terrain through light traffic, but also includes a downhill from the Washington Monument down 15th St. to the Jefferson Memorial. The route (http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2639579) is always the same. 

And don't forget the only skating-related work of art that I'm aware of in the DC area up at the Wheaton Metro Station (The Commuter):  http://www.publicartinla.com/other_cities/dc/commuter.html, http://tinyurl.com/oozzrp, and http://tinyurl.com/rchw4c.

Enjoy,
George

--- On Mon, 5/18/09, Carol Patch <patchc at mindspring.com> wrote:

From: Carol Patch <patchc at mindspring.com>
Subject: Re: [SkateDC] Visiting skater
To: "Rodney Friedman" <san_diego_city_skaters at yahoo.com>
Cc: "dch4" <dch4 at yahoogroups.com>, "skatedc" <skatedc at skatedc.org>
Date: Monday, May 18, 2009, 7:26 AM

Ah I see you also posted a message to both the DCH4 and Washington
Roadskaters web sites . A skater and a Hasher...cool.

The answers are a bit the same for both gruoups...it depends.

For skating there is the Friday night skate which tours
 the national
mounnmets. all skates start at the White House. Friday's skate then goes
around the Ellipse, up Pennsylvania Ave to the Captiol then down the mall
passing the major museums to the Washington Mounment. Then to the Tidal
Basin with an additional option to go around Hains Point. Then past the
Jefferson Memorial and the Roosevelt memorial to the Lincoln Memorial. From
there most go to a restaurant on Pennsylvania avethe Froggy Bottom cafe for
pizza and beer. The Sunday skates (Intermediate or advanced) also start at
the White House at 11 but from there go a route planned by the leader.
Sometimes the leaders post the route. There is also a Wed night
Intermediate skate. Most skates start 15 min past the posted time.

Like WAR, the DCH4 usually starts at 15 min after the posted time. There is
no usual run and there are no rules as to amounts of shiggy though shiggy
is a highly desired quality for a good
 run.. Good beer would be the other
highly desired quality. The locations for the run and directions usually
get posted by Thursday.

(__:__)
Flat Ass


> [Original Message]
> From: Rodney Friedman <san_diego_city_skaters at yahoo.com>
> To: <skatedc at www.skatedc.org>
> Date: 5/18/2009 2:32:44 AM
> Subject: [SkateDC] Visiting skater
>
> Are there routs or paths that skate by lots of public art like
during Philly Free/dom Skate?
>  Rodney
>
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