2014 March Trail Conditions

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March 11, 2014 at 1:24 am #995560

rcannon100
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The jogging clubs must bloom immediately after the last frost. This invasive species could be seen spreading all through our parks this afternoon, choking out native life. You can tell how young they are by how far they jump when you call your pass.

March 11, 2014 at 2:13 am #995563

dkel
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@rcannon100 79298 wrote:

The jogging clubs must bloom immediately after the last frost.

Like a fungus.

March 11, 2014 at 2:50 am #995565

cyclingfool
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You ain’t kidding. Ice and snow can be a pain in the arse, but the cold weather does spoil those of us who ride through the winter in that we get so used to having so little traffic on the MUPs. It’s only gonna get worse.

Oh, and the “tourons” are back in full force on the Mall. Families walking four wide taking up the whole path and surprised when someone is going the other direction or rings a bell from behind…

March 11, 2014 at 2:58 am #995566

ShawnoftheDread
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Not to worry. We’ll get the trails to ourselves again when the temps hit triple digits.

March 11, 2014 at 4:34 am #995567

cvcalhoun
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What a difference a week makes! Last Monday, I was having to walk my bike to the nearest allegedly plowed street, from which I made a white-knuckle bike ride to the Metro at a time when even Metrobuses weren’t out due to the road conditions. Today, I bicycled from Bethesda to Alexandria in my shirt sleeves, over clear, dry trails. There is some hope of spring!

March 11, 2014 at 2:50 pm #995576

guga31bb
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@brendan 79291 wrote:

Snow? What snow? You know nothing, (John) Snow!

“John” Snow??? Way to out yourself as a non book reader!

March 12, 2014 at 12:57 pm #995653

brendan
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@guga31bb 79315 wrote:

“John” Snow??? Way to out yourself as a non book reader!

Oh, I tried. They were just so…heavy.

March 12, 2014 at 1:49 pm #995661

consularrider
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One good thing about any thunderstorm coming through today is that it might wash away some of the accumulated grit and piles of salt. Of course, when the temperature then drops to 20°F later, and the residual moisture freezes into black ice, we’ll probably wish that crap was still there.

March 12, 2014 at 3:41 pm #995678

cyclingfool
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From the sounds of the forecast, we could probably just let all that grit and salt be scoured away by the gale force winds sans precipitation.

March 13, 2014 at 2:37 am #995749

brendan
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@cyclingfool 79423 wrote:

From the sounds of the forecast, we could probably just let all that grit and salt be scoured away by the gale force winds sans precipitation.

Heck, with the intense winds, maybe the last of the snow and ice will just sublimate overnight?

March 13, 2014 at 11:37 am #995754

dbb
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Trail was remarkably clear of debris this morning (Crystal City Connector – MVT – 14th St Bridge). All I saw was a few sticks and twigs.

The wind was brutal but that’s why Rule 9 was written.

March 13, 2014 at 3:29 pm #995785

consularrider
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@brendan 79496 wrote:

Heck, with the intense winds, maybe the last of the snow and ice will just sublimate overnight?

There’s still a small snow pile blocking the Custis access cut at Lyon Village. Sigh.

March 13, 2014 at 4:21 pm #995795

dagamon
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Where was everyone this morning? It was fun, felt like someone else was trying to steer my bike.

March 13, 2014 at 4:27 pm #995796

cyclingfool
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@dagamon 79543 wrote:

Where was everyone this morning? It was fun, felt like someone else was trying to steer my bike.

There were certainly few cyclists out this AM. I only saw two, and they were both on the Mall, less than half a mile from the end of my 7.5 mile commute route.

(caveat: I left home around 9 AM, but I would still normally have seen many more than that)

March 13, 2014 at 5:30 pm #995804

consularrider
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Well, FFG was out this morning, I think he was surprised to see me on the Custis instead of our usual crossing on the 4MRT.
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