#FSWormhole

[Kbikeva]

This wormhole allows you to go under Reston Parkway east/west. Although it’s well known by people who have been here a while, the new developments have added sidewalks/paths to their frontage on Reston Parkway to get people to the crosswalks (yes, good idea). But it means that some of them will never discover this beauty which avoids that whole “do they see me in the crosswalk and will they stop” issue.

It comes out at The Container Store, so it shall now be called the “Contain THIS!” Wormhole.

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[Kbikeva]

Not for points, but fun to share.

Here’s an interesting REAL wormhole. These rocks are on the grounds at USGS. There are no placards to describe the processes, time frame, etc. Fortunately, my son is a geologist so I took a photo today and sent it to him. He responded thusly:

“Probably made by some kind of ancient burrowing creature. Over time the burrows were filled with a softer or weaker sediment. Eventually the entire thing turned to rock, and when it came to the surface, erosion took away the weaker parts. Possibly made by some kind of arthropod or squid-type organism. It’s called bioturbation.”

So not exactly worms, but absent USGS putting out any information on it, I’m going to refer to this as “Wormholes revealed”. So there.

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[huberww]

#FSwormole – Fills Filene Wormhole — Most have probably traversed this wormhole on foot, on your way from the outer parking lot (west side of Trap Road) to access Wolf Trap’s Filene Center to catch your favorite musical acts and performances.

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Continue up the hill on the broad paved path alongside Trap Road in the direction of the Barns and you will experience the nirvana of the Wolf Trap bridge which crosses over the Dulles Toll Road. Go past the Barns on the path, then you can head back towards Tyons through the Ash Grove Wormhole Complex or the Vesper Street Trail, or head towards Meadowlark Gardens and drop down to the W&OD via Meadowlark Road and the Meadowlark Connector.

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[Boomer Cycles]

@huberww 206053 wrote:

#FSwormole – Fills Filene Wormhole —
Continue up the hill on the broad paved path alongside Trap Road in the direction of the Barns and you will experience the nirvana of the Wolf Trap bridge which crosses over the Dulles Toll Road. Go past the Barns on the path, then you can head back towards Tyons through the Ash Grove Wormhole Complex or the Vesper Street Trail, or head towards Meadowlark Gardens and drop down to the W&OD via Meadowlark Road and the Meadowlark Connector.

This is getting creepy; I rode through there yesterday!:-0

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[huberww]

@Boomer2U 206066 wrote:

This is getting creepy; I rode through there yesterday!:-0

Could there be a LoJack on your bike??

[Serdar]

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I went through 20 pages of this thread and was surprised not to find any mention of this I-am-sure-everyone-rode-through wormhole connecting Mount Vernon Trail and good old Crystal City. Well, here it is.

[LuisFilipe]

@Kbikeva 206035 wrote:

This wormhole allows you to go under Reston Parkway east/west. Although it’s well known by people who have been here a while, the new developments have added sidewalks/paths to their frontage on Reston Parkway to get people to the crosswalks (yes, good idea). But it means that some of them will never discover this beauty which avoids that whole “do they see me in the crosswalk and will they stop” issue.

It comes out at The Container Store, so it shall now be called the “Contain THIS!” Wormhole.

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KBKVA! Any WH that is an actually a hole just bores its self into my heart. New developments and their shinny sidewalks….. phhh we want holes!

Well played.
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[LuisFilipe]

@Kbikeva 206046 wrote:

Not for points, but fun to share.

Here’s an interesting REAL wormhole. These rocks are on the grounds at USGS. There are no placards to describe the processes, time frame, etc. Fortunately, my son is a geologist so I took a photo today and sent it to him. He responded thusly:

“Probably made by some kind of ancient burrowing creature. Over time the burrows were filled with a softer or weaker sediment. Eventually the entire thing turned to rock, and when it came to the surface, erosion took away the weaker parts. Possibly made by some kind of arthropod or squid-type organism. It’s called bioturbation.”

So not exactly worms, but absent USGS putting out any information on it, I’m going to refer to this as “Wormholes revealed”. So there.

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OHHH MY. There is a very strong gravitational pull with this one…. one must investigate!.

Well played! +1POINT.( Just keep adding your extra points till the end)

[LuisFilipe]

@Boomer2U 206066 wrote:

This is getting creepy; I rode through there yesterday!:-0

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Boomer and ÜberHuber it might be a parallel Universe thing happening here. or indeed ÜberHuber LoJacked you.

[LuisFilipe]

@Serdar 206098 wrote:

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I went through 20 pages of this thread and was surprised not to find any mention of this I-am-sure-everyone-rode-through wormhole connecting Mount Vernon Trail and good old Crystal City. Well, here it is.

This is an example of a bike/infrastructure/path that might be know to all or not to a few, that once explored it really opens up your travel experiences. I know where it is and how I miss the call of the Friday post works sounds of Beers, music and SteveOG universal musings and pithiness control. Could you share with others where it is, how useful it is(possibly) and give it a name?

Ride on Serdar! Keep the WHoles coming.
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[LuisFilipe]

@huberww 206053 wrote:

#FSwormole – Fills Filene Wormhole — Most have probably traversed this wormhole on foot, on your way from the outer parking lot (west side of Trap Road) to access Wolf Trap’s Filene Center to catch your favorite musical acts and performances.

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Continue up the hill on the broad paved path alongside Trap Road in the direction of the Barns and you will experience the nirvana of the Wolf Trap bridge which crosses over the Dulles Toll Road. Go past the Barns on the path, then you can head back towards Tyons through the Ash Grove Wormhole Complex or the Vesper Street Trail, or head towards Meadowlark Gardens and drop down to the W&OD via Meadowlark Road and the Meadowlark Connector.

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Great example of connecting trails, Communities, experiences, with WHoles…

Plus you beat the CoChamp to it? … WELL PLAYED +2POINTS

R.O.
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[LuisFilipe]

@Boomer2U 206015 wrote:

#FSwormholefail – Safety Notice

Just a reminder that not all wormholes are stable. Please retreat if you sense fluctuations outside of normal variance, especially if there is a risk of collapse due to its own gravitational pull

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Was any blood or lycra shed?

[Kbikeva]

@LuisFilipe 206103 wrote:

OHHH MY. There is a very strong gravitational pull with this one…. one must investigate!.

Well played! +1POINT.( Just keep adding your extra points till the end)

I strongly urge anyone who loves rocks to make the trip to the USGS grounds and check out all the really cool massive rocks they have on display. Sadly, few are labeled with any indication of what they might be – but all invite speculation as to the vast mysteries of the ancient times! It’s not far off the W&OD in Reston. Less than a mile south!

[Boomer Cycles]

#FSwormhole – Zen Lake

Posting this wormhole quickly before Uber Wormhole Hunter [mention]huberww [/mention] beats me to it since he apparently lo-jacked my bike while I was distracted exploring another wormhole in the TyCo galaxy [emoji292]

This is a well known wormhole for those who frequent Lake Barcroft, of the stable, 2-way, traversable and Inter-universal variety.
The northern portal is gated and posted as “private property” but has a very weak force field.

The southern portal is unguarded, has a street sign 🪧 “Lakeview Causeway” leading to a footbridge crossing of Holmes Run, which has a strong affinity for other #BAFS members as [mention]wheels&wings [/mention] popped out while I was measuring the portal’s fluctuations!:-0

The center of the wormhole has a strong gravitational pull, enticing one to sit at the picnic bench and take in the very Zen #lakefinder view … but beware of the floating piers on the black hole [emoji874] which might absorb your bike if you aren’t careful!

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[Boomer Cycles]

#FSwormhole – Zen Lake (continued)

This is how you know when you are at the center point of this wormhole, FYI

Going south, it leads to two legendary Strava segment climbs, Whispering Lane & Jay Miller Dr, where you can challenge the wormholemeister [mention]LuisFilipe [/mention] and myself for a place on the Top 10 leaderboard;-)

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