[SkateDC] Skate Across Virginia

Fri Jul 2 07:04:57 PDT 2010

would be nice if you can come up w/ the one that skates mostly on VA side;-)

> Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2010 09:44:36 -0400
> From: ford at dcaccess.net
> To: skatedc at ligemail.lig.net
> Subject: Re: [SkateDC] Skate Across Virginia
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> 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.
> 
> :-)
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> Quoting George Marinkovich <skatewash at yahoo.com>:
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> > 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:
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> > 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.
> >>
> >> 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
> >> (twice!)
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> >> http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=3777227
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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?
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> >> The Maryland Heights hike doesn't really require hiking boots, but  
> >> they're nice if you have them.
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> >> 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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