[SkateDC] . Re: Indian Head trail skate
John Dolinka (@RDF)
john at dolinka.net
Fri Apr 9 07:24:55 PDT 2010
One little factoid about the Indian Head Trail is there is no water
stations. Be sure to bring plenty of water. Talked to a cyclist who
said water stations may go in later this year.
When my family and I went, there were lots of frogs on side of trail,
lots of snakes (small ones) slithering about, lots of blooming trees and
friendly folk.
2 cents.
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2. Re: Indian Head trail skate (George Marinkovich)
Haha,George , you have way tooooo much free time. Do you want to wright
the final paper for my class?:))
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> Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 14:40:30 -0400
> From: Andrew Baxley <baxlap at msn.com>
> Subject: Re: [SkateDC] Indian Head trail skate
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> The Indian Head Trail is 13 miles long, freshly paved, and relatively
flat and straight, much like a rail trail. The majority of it is in the
woods, but the trees are about 15 yards off the trail on either side.
>
>
>
> Though it's more rural than trails that are closer to town, it's not
as scenic as the western end of the W&OD. We didn't see any horse poop,
box turtles, or snakes on the trail either.
>
>
>
> "That's peanut butter!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuT5kMoYc1w
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> > Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 17:08:39 +0000
> > From: cpatch at comcast.net
> > To: rollerquest at rollerquest.com
> > CC: skatedc at ligemail.lig.net
> > Subject: Re: [SkateDC] Indian Head trail skate
> >
> > Yes indeed, inquiring minds (or at least those who could not make
it) want to know.
> >
> > Carol Patch
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> > Sent: Tuesday, April 6, 2010 1:03:39 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> > Subject: [SkateDC] Indian Head trail skate
> >
> >
> > George, How was your skate on this trail. What did you think of it.
Is it
> > similar to the rail trail ? Was it clean. Does it go through woods ?
Any
> > hills, etc.....,
> >
> > Larry Williamson
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> Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 16:05:16 -0700 (PDT)
> From: George Marinkovich <skatewash at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [SkateDC] Indian Head trail skate
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> Well, it was good enough that I'd like to go back.?
>
> I believe that in general it's much clearer of debris than the Western
Maryland Rail Trail.? This is largely due to the fact that the trees are
set back a ways from the trail so they don't really have the opportunity
to drop their stuff on the trail to the extent the trees in the WMRT
do.? But, this also means that it's probably a sweltering skate at high
noon when the temperatures rise in the summer due to the lack of shade.
>
> Like the WMRT there are few at-grade street crossings.? Those are the
only spots on the trail where there is the tiniest bit of debris,
primarily little stones kicked up by crossing vehicle traffic.? The
trail is as nice a paved surface as I've ever had the pleasure to skate
on.? And given how far the trees are away from the trail and the fact
that the trail in many places is raised above the ground, we needn't
worry about tree roots pushing up the asphalt.
>
> It does go through woods and fields and in that respect it is similar
to the western reaches of the Washington & Old Dominion trail.? But it
features a good deal more water, more like the WMRT.? This includes an
active beaver pond and glimpses of the Mattawoman creek.? You could see
turtles on logs in the water, but no land creature was brave enough to
actually cross the trail.? Saw an osprey rescue a wounded fish and carry
him off to the local animal hospital.? Although Disney would certainly
approve of the well-behaved animals along this trail, I didn't see any
Bambis or Thumpers.? Deer in particular may avoid areas of this trail
due to the presence of tree stands and an active shooting range.?
Presumably the shooting range is pointed away from the trail itself,
since while we heard shots, none of us experienced the whistling of
bullets past our ears.? However, during hunting season I'd be tempted to
wear blaze orange and avoid helmets with
> anything attached that could be mistaken for antlers, just in case.
>
> Of course, all that water will be an excellent breeding ground for a
massive invasion of mosquitoes during the hot and humid months.? And
while you are often surrounded by water, there's not a drop to drink on
the trail.
>
> The grade from White Plains to Indian Head is downhill at about 17
feet per mile.? The effects of the wind probably outweigh the effects of
the slight grade.? There aren't any noticeable hills with the exception
of an uphill slope at the end of the trail in Indian Head, right before
Mattingly Ave.? By the way, it's probably not worth leaving the trail
and extending the skate when you get to Mattingly Ave. to the nearby
park on Mattawoman Creek as the road leading there, while only about
half a mile long, is quite hilly and includes speed bumps.
>
> Ample parking is available directly at the White Plains end of the
trail, and although the parking lot is surfaced in crushed stone it is
skateable.? There is a Porto-Potty at the parking lot, but again, no
water is available.? There are Porto-Potties at other points along the
trail as well.? Parking is available at the Indian Head terminus but is
not directly near the trail; instead you must skate to it on surface
streets.? Some of the parking locations in the middle of the trail are
to be avoided, particularly the one at Bennsville Road as it would
necessitate skating on a high-speed road with little or no shoulders up
a considerable hill.
>
> Also, there doesn't appear to be any stores convenient to the trail so
in addition to bringing your own water you might want to bring your own
energy bars.
>
> Another compelling feature is that the trail is not much used at the
moment.? So little used in fact, that it encourages bad habits like
skating two-abreast.? You won't be passing many or being passed by many
here.? The trail is relatively undiscovered as of yet.
>
> Finally, I can recommend Gilligan's Pier
(http://www.gilliganspier.com/), a crab house restaurant about 20
minutes south of White Plains, located on the Potomac River at Popes
Creek.? The blackened crab cakes aren't half bad, the Fordham beer quite
potable, and the location is very pleasant.
>
> Happy skating,
> George
>
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> Subject: [SkateDC] Indian Head trail skate
> To: skatedc at ligemail.lig.net
> Date: Tuesday, April 6, 2010, 1:03 PM
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>
> George, How was your skate on this trail. What did you think of it. Is
it
> similar to the rail trail ? Was it clean. Does it go through woods ?
Any
> hills, etc.....,
>
> Larry Williamson
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> www.rollerquest.com
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> Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:32:26 -0400
> From: "Susan Burgerman" <susan at burgerman.net>
> Subject: Re: [SkateDC] Indian Head trail skate
> To: "'Andrew Baxley'" <baxlap at msn.com>
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> Actually, we did see box turtles and possible water snakes. If there
was
> horse poop, I missed it.
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:skatedc-bounces at ligemail.lig.net] On Behalf Of Andrew Baxley
> Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 2:41 PM
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> Subject: Re: [SkateDC] Indian Head trail skate
>
>
> The Indian Head Trail is 13 miles long, freshly paved, and relatively
flat
> and straight, much like a rail trail. The majority of it is in the
woods,
> but the trees are about 15 yards off the trail on either side.
>
>
>
> Though it's more rural than trails that are closer to town, it's not
as
> scenic as the western end of the W&OD. We didn't see any horse poop,
box
> turtles, or snakes on the trail either.
>
>
>
> "That's peanut butter!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuT5kMoYc1w
>
>
>
> > Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 17:08:39 +0000
> > From: cpatch at comcast.net
> > To: rollerquest at rollerquest.com
> > CC: skatedc at ligemail.lig.net
> > Subject: Re: [SkateDC] Indian Head trail skate
> >
> > Yes indeed, inquiring minds (or at least those who could not make
it) want
> to know.
> >
> > Carol Patch
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "rollerquest" <rollerquest at rollerquest.com>
> > To: skatedc at ligemail.lig.net
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 6, 2010 1:03:39 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> > Subject: [SkateDC] Indian Head trail skate
> >
> >
> > George, How was your skate on this trail. What did you think of it.
Is it
> > similar to the rail trail ? Was it clean. Does it go through woods ?
Any
> > hills, etc.....,
> >
> > Larry Williamson
> > Rollerquest Inline Skating
> > www.rollerquest.com
> > 443 813 4201
> >
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> Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2010 10:10:04 -0700 (PDT)
> From: George Marinkovich <skatewash at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [SkateDC] San Francisco Skate Weekend, April 9-11, 2010
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> Sorry for the short notice, but it didn't come to my attention until
this minute:
>
> http://www.cora.org/2010SFSk8Weekend.htm
>
> At least keep it in mind for next year.
>
> Cheers,
> George
>
>
>
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> Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2010 10:47:17 -0700 (PDT)
> From: George Marinkovich <skatewash at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [SkateDC] Skating the Golden Gate Bridge
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> Perhaps the best bridge skate in the US:? from San Francisco across
the Golden Gate Bridge to Sausalito and back to San Francisco by ferry.?
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LL56P8wKWE
>
> Unfortunately, the video doesn't show the descent from the bridge into
Sausalito which I imagine was very interesting.
>
> Cheers,
> George
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Subject: [SkateDC] Non-Sunday Parking Update
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I've had very good luck with finding available free parking at N St and
25th St, NW at 6:30 pm.? There are very few cars parked there.? You
should be able to find parking on any of the blue streets on the
following map:? http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=3597112? Parking here
is (at worst) about 7 blocks from Froggy Bottom Pub, so it's not too
inconvenient if you do the after skate thing.? It's an easy 12 block
skate to the White House down Pennsylvania Ave., you know, past all
those empty spaces where you used to be able to park for longer than 2
hours ;-)
A lot of parking opens up at 6:30 pm on M St. and 23rd St. also in the
West End neighborhood.
Bottom line:? free and worry-free (no 2 hour limit) parking is readily
available just not as convenient as before.
Don't let the parking changes harsh your mellow.? Think how bad it would
be if we were walking rather than skating.? Remember, skating well is
the best revenge, or words to that effect.
Cheers,
George
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Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 17:54:01 +0000
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All Conekickers,
Second Saturday at our new location: *Hoffman-Boston Elementary School
1415 South Queen St, Arlington, Va 22204, the Basketball court.
I will bring a big cooler of water, chalk, cones and measuring tape.
Bring your cones and a helmet and wrist guards for safety.
*1 mile walking distance from Pentagon Metro (estimate)
Map:
http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Arlington&state=VA&address=1415+S+Quee
n+St&zipcode=22204-4739&country=US&latitude=38.861227&longitude=-77.0725
48&geocode=ADDRESS
Skill Level: Beginners to advanced slalomers welcome. You should be able
to stop well and be comfortable going on a "Beginner's SkateDC" skate.
Cliff
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