Might it be possible to add the points of interest to the route?Quote:
Originally Posted by divingbiker
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Might it be possible to add the points of interest to the route?Quote:
Originally Posted by divingbiker
If we add a ride over to the Pentagon we can add the new Air Force Memorial to the tour.
I guess I won't be able to make it. That sucks .
I'll be climbing the hills of northern Maryland, through Gettysburg to Waynesboro, PA that day. Next day is almost all down hill through Catoctin Mountain National Park and back to Thurmont.
Maybe Tam and I can do it sometime ;)
I'll try to do that. I attempted to when I created the route, and it didn't seem to like what I was doing so I kept it simple.Quote:
Originally Posted by MDHillSlug
I'm not sure I know how to ride to the Pentagon, but I'll look at the map and figure it out, or ask someone around here what to do.
I have a book at the house - "Short Bike Rides in and around D.C." and I know they have a few in the Arlington area (off road - bike path sort of jaunts). I noticed one started at the Cemetary and may have hit the Pentagon. I can check and post something - not tonight, I'll be out - but soon.
(oh...that reminds me. I owe Nicole some info on data from my Garmin).
Hmmmm.....
DP suggests that we might want to go by the Eastern Market. It's on 7th St, south of Independence. It might be a good place for lunch, but we go closest to it on the outbound part of our tour.
Well, this route - From "Short Bike Rides in and Around Washington, D.C. (3rd ed.). Michael Leccese. The Globe Pequot Press. 1996" - mimics some of Janice's route. It shows the Pentagon, but doesn't have any routes that go specifically by it.
The book has has another route that goes around Arlington that is on the Mt. Vernon trail. Anyone know if that trail goes by the Air Force Memorial?
Here's a link to the ride....Sorry about the crummy quality - the scan looks fine. PM me if you want a higher quality file. (ed. Actually, it's not too bad)
http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...numentride.jpg
I found this about the Air Force Memorial:Quote:
Originally Posted by divingbiker
One Air Force Memorial Drive, Arlington, VA, 22204.
The memorial is located off of Columbia Pike near VA-244.
That puts it just east of the Navy Annex at the southern edge of Arlington Cemetery. Is it possible to ride through the cemetery?
I know that you can ride your bike in Arlington Cemetery, because our office picnics are held at Fort Myer and some people ride there. I think I'll be riding to the picnic next Thursday, so if I have time I'll check out what the traffic would be like and how hard it would be to get to the Air Force Memorial. I know the roads are pretty busy down toward the Pentagon.Quote:
Originally Posted by MDHillSlug
Here's a map of where the Air Force Memorial is.
Attachment 3480
Did we decide on a time to meet at Union Station for this ride on June 23rd?
Will you be starting at Glenmont? Maybe we can meet there and Metro down together. I'm debating biking to the Metro station, too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Regina
Yes. I am meeting BikeMom at Glenmont. She's arriving by car and will park there; I am riding my bike over from the house. Join us there. We'll take over a car! :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by MDHillSlug
I don't think you can ride through Arlington Cemetery. The last time I was there, I believe I saw a sign that said no bicycles. Best to check.
There's a brand new monument to Victims of Communism. It's located at the intersection of Massachusetts Ave., N.W., New Jersey Ave., N.W., and G St., N.W., two blocks from Union Station. Maybe we can/should add it to the tour?
Turns out I'm not working next Saturday after all, so I can make it for this ride :D I see that some folks are meeting at Glenmont to ride the subway down, but I don't see a time for meeting at Union Station (I'll be Metro'ing from Shady Grove). Was that decided?
I think we need a time.
But I recall there was some discussion of "early."
Does 8:30 at Union Station sound okay?
That would be 7:45 at Glenmont, for those meeting there.
I have a 2:30 appt (that I can change) so I'd personally prefer earlier rather than later (allowing time for lunch, of course!).
Those times are fine for me. I also prefer earlier since I will still be heading to Charlottesville (actually Afton) that afternoon.
I guess if necessary, Regina and I can bug back out to Glenmont early.
In case anyone might be confused, I changed my log in from "bikemom" to "bike4ever". Someone pointed out a while ago that we had too many "mom" names as logins. So it just took me some time to figure out something different.
You guys are killin' me with these early rides :eek: My favorite time to start a ride last summer was 4:00pm! But, the earlier the better to avoid the tourons, so 8:30am at Union Station it is. Just don't expect me to be coherent ;)
The Metro website gives three itineraries with arrivals by 8:30Quote:
Originally Posted by Regina
Depart Glenmont @ 7:38 Arrive Union Station @ 8:01
Depart Glenmont @ 7:51 Arrive Union Station @ 8:13
Depart Glenmont @ 8:03 Arrive Union Station @ 8:25
So, assemble at Glenmont by 7:45 for the 7:51 train?
Yup. And if we miss that one (not that I have any faith that trains actually depart on their scheduled times! :rolleyes: ), we'll always catch the 8:01 and still get to Union Station close to 8:30.
Well, the meeting time/place seems to be all set. The next most important question (for me, at least :rolleyes: ) is: Has anyone talked about lunch?
You are starting to sound like my grandparents. Perhaps you have a bit of Hobbit in you? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Kalidurga
Yes, lunch sounds good. I don't know DC well at all and will defer to others.
I'm all for food!!:p
Hot dog carts!
Hobbit, huh? I don't think so. My feet are too small ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by MDHillSlug
I'm not too familiar with that area of DC, food-wise, but I believe there's a food court at Union Station. If we wait till the end of the ride, we could grab lunch before getting back on Metro to go home. If we can't wait that long, there are food courts/cafes/restaurants in the museums/galleries along the Mall, or there are always hot dog vendors (dunno if they have any vegetarian options, though). Or there's a scattering of restaurants in the business district a block or so above Constitution Ave.
Bike4ever, thanks for backin' me up on the food concern! :D
You sure you don't wanna blow off your organized ride for this? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by zencentury
We probably want to keep an eye over the bikes at all times, either a sidewalk cafe or somewhere we can take turns getting our food while someone keeps watch and then all eat together outside with our bikes.
Am I being overly paranoid?
Yes.
No....just kidding!!! You can never be too paranoid in D.C. Remember...there will ALWAYS be someone more paranoid than you in that town!
Food is good as long as I can cut loose and be home (and showered) for my 2:30 appt. We could always cable-lock all the bikes together in a big tangled mess. Sort of like schooling fish - safety in confusing numbers.
Early start - hot dog vendors - bike ride - taking in the sites with a fun group -- it's all good.
The other option is to bring food and have a picnic, but that would mean putting in an effort to prepare something. Dunno if I can handle that...
I'd actually rather buy food. I'm coming from my brother's house in Laurel. He definitely wouldn't have food for me to take.:p
The doctor says I have a moderate sprain. Continue the Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation (RICE Therapy).
- No running the rest of this week or next week; ok to try the following week.
- Swimming ok next week.
- Biking ok next week; ok for our Saturday monument tour ride if everything feels ok on Friday.
I'm thinking that twisting out of the clipless pedals might not be a good thing for a while so I'm gonna put toe clip pedals on for now.
OK, the family's on the airplane and now I can get back to taking care of my own life's details.
--I will attempt to update the route in bikely with locations of monuments etc (but the last time I tried it didn't work).
--I didn't get to ride my bike to the office picnic to check out the biking in Arlington Cemetery, but I asked a Fort Myer guard and a Tourmobile tour guide if it was possible to bike to the new Air Force memorial and they said yes. We will have to wing it.
--8:30 at Union Station sounds good...early is good. There are LOTS of tourists around right now. I guess we'll find each other, but maybe we can plan to meet near the metro escalators at the southwest corner of Union Station, or else on the opposite end (southeast corner) which would be nearer First Street, where we will be heading out on the ride.
--Re lunch, one possibility is the Old Ebbitt Grill, which is right across from the Treasury Dept building, a block from the White House. We'll be ending up in that vicinity toward the end of our ride. They don't have outdoor seating, but they have a bike rack right outside and they don't have a dress code (bike shorts are ok). We'd probably need to make a reservation. (no hot dog carts for me, thanks.) Sequoia on the waterfront in Georgetown is right on the bike path, and has outdoor seating. It's a little pricier I think. Another option might be somewhere in Chinatown, but the sidewalks there tend to be very narrow so there isn't a lot of room for bikes.
--How many of us are coming? We need a headcount!
This is what I've gathered:
Yes: Regina, Nicole, Tam, bike4ever, Janice
Maybe: logdiva32, f8th637, velobambina, Bridget (Janice's friend)
No: zencentury
It looks like you must have been successful with adding the points of interest because if I click on the link for the cue sheet I get this info:
Cumulative Notes
0mi Union Station
0.5mi Supreme Court on left, Capitol on right
1.1mi Capitol on right, mall on left
2.3mi Washington Monument
2.6mi World War II memorial
3.1mi Vietnam Veterans Memorial on right, Lincoln Memorial ahead
4.3mi Arlington National Cemetery
4.8mi Iwo Jima Memorial
6.5mi Korean War Memorial on right
7.1mi FDR memorial
9.8mi The Awakening statue
12.2mi Thomas Jefferson Memorial
13.6mi White House to your right
16.3mi Union Station
You can also click from one to another with the 'Start Tour' and the arrow buttons. It looks great so far!
I vote for the escalators at the southeast corner of the Union Station Metro platform exiting to First Street, at 8:30am. And Miss Scarlet with a gun.Quote:
Originally Posted by divingbiker
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Originally Posted by Kalidurga
I figured hot dog stands were a joke. In addition to consideration for Janice, I'd have to be hard pressed to eat at one! There's only so much questionable meat-like products I can consume in a month, and I think our recent trip to Bassetts took care of my quota. :cool:
Old Ebbit's sounds good. What about the Capital City Brew Pub?
Janice, can you post a link to the route again?
I'll try to remember to bring my U-lock when I ride home on Thursday - normally, I leave it on the rack in the parking garage here. Otherwise, options are old (i.e., pickable) U-lock and some cable locks.
Capital City Brew Pub seems more reasonably priced.
I love Old Ebbit Grill. That is our good ol' standby favorite.
I think I wasn't clear. I only know of two Metro escalators--at the southwest corner, and on the west side (by the Amtrak trains). If we want to meet at the southeast corner, we'll have to walk our bikes down there, which would be fine, too. I think that might be a less busy place to meet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kalidurga
Cap City Brewery would be good, but I don't know what the bike rack/lockup situation is there. There are a lot of windows, so we'd be able to keep an eye on the bikes easily. Maybe we should just keep our options open and decide on Saturday. It sounds like we've got a couple of good choices.
F8th637, are you going to join us, or are you still a maybe? It would be great to meet you!
Here's the link.Quote:
Originally Posted by Regina
Sorry about the obscure Clue reference. I was getting punchy at work yesterday. Ok, so we're meeting at the southeast corner outside of Union Station, at 8:30am Saturday morning?
Okay.
For the directionally challenged among us (who? me?)....
Where, exactly IS the "southeast corner"???
Can you give me a landmark?