[SkateDC] Skate Across Virginia

[Carl Ford]

   I would respectfully make the argument that skating on a road that  
cuts across a corner of a state is not a skate _across_ a state.  By  
that measure, every time you cross the Wilson Bridge on its bike path,  
you have skated across the District of Columbia.

   :-)

   Quoting George Marinkovich <skatewash at yahoo.com>:

> Here's the long version of the skate route:
>
> Skate Across Virginia Route
>
> Starting Location:
>
> Cindy-Dee Restaurant
> 19112 Keep Tryst Rd
> Knoxville, MD 21758
> 301-695-8181
> Directions:  http://tinyurl.com/cindy-dee-restaurant
>
> R (E on) Keep Tryst Rd (State Hwy 180)
> L northbound shoulder of US Rt 340
> X Bridge over Potomac on northbound pedestrian walkway
> Enter into Virginia at end of bridge
> Becomes Jefferson Pike (US Rt 340)
> Enter into West Virginia
> Reverse Direction and return to Cindy-Dee
>
> Total distance:  2.8 miles
>
> The short version is that we skate on the shoulder of US Rt 340  
> from  Maryland, across the Potomac, into Virginia, into West  
> Virginia, and  then backtrack into Maryland.  At all times we are on  
> the shoulder  of US Rt 340 except for the Keep Tryst Rd part to get  
> to and from  our cars.
>
> Obviously, the Skate Across Virginia is just an appetizer; the hike   
> up Maryland Heights is the main course.  It's hard to imagine the   
> entire skate taking more than a half hour including time spent   
> posing by the "Welcome to Virginia," "Welcome to West Virginia,"  
> and  "Welcome to Maryland" signs ;-)
>
> It's just a silly skate to prove that it can be done.  The hike   
> however, is a nice workout.
>
> Cheers,
> George
>
> --- On Thu, 7/1/10, MyeongHee Elgibali <pleskobali at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> From: MyeongHee Elgibali <pleskobali at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [SkateDC] Fw: [LS] July 24th DC skate postponed
> To: "George Marinkovich" <skatewash at yahoo.com>, skatedc at skatedc.org
> Date: Thursday, July 1, 2010, 8:35 PM
>
>
> don't mind the hike, but after the skate?  what would be the route   
> for the Skate Across VA?
>
>> Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 09:33:59 -0700
>> From: skatewash at yahoo.com
>> To: skatedc at skatedc.org
>> Subject: [SkateDC] Fw: [LS] July 24th DC skate postponed
>>
>> The Landskaters have postponed their Saturday (7/24/10) DC skate  
>> until mid September.�
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>> Which leaves a gaping hole in our July Saturday skate lineup.
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>> Anyone interested in the Skate Across Virginia and hike up  
>> Maryland  Heights as a replacement for the postponed skate?
>> ____________________________________________
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>> The Skate Across Virginia
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>> It's only 2.8 miles, should take less than half an hour, no big
>> hills.  Of course it's all along the shoulder of US-340, with a
>> sidewalk on the bridge over the Potomac.  Starts in Maryland,   
>> crosses through
>> Virginia, turns around in West Virginia, crosses back through
>> Virginia, and ends in Maryland.
>>
>> Then maybe a hike up Maryland Heights with a picnic overlooking   
>> Harper's Ferry?
>>
>> The Maryland Heights hike doesn't really require hiking boots, but   
>> they're nice if you have them.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> George
>>
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>> --- On Thu, 7/1/10, christophelln <relyfrance at comcast.net> wrote:
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>> From: christophelln <relyfrance at comcast.net>
>> Subject: [LS] July 24th DC skate postponed
>> To: landskaters at yahoogroups.com
>> Date: Thursday, July 1, 2010, 12:02 PM
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>> The July 24th DC skate has been postponed to September. Instead we   
>> will skate West Chester- Chester County - Pennsylvania
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Carl Ford
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It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few  
virtues. -
Abraham Lincoln