January ’16 – Trail Condition: That time they predicted mind-boggling amounts of snow

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  • #1044602
    vern
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    I lost a contact lens last night on the WOD west of Vienna. Please let me know if you find it.

    #1044606
    Dickie
    Participant

    @vern 131594 wrote:

    I lost a contact lens last night on the WOD west of Vienna. Please let me know if you find it.

    Found it!…. nope, false alarm

    #1044640
    PotomacCyclist
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    Copied over (with edits) from the thread about a road/trail conditions website:

    What about following a format on the monthly Road and Trail Conditions thread to make these easier to read? These threads sometimes contain off-topic or marginally-related messages. What about if hazard warning posts always start off with the name of the location in bold type and all caps? Then a more detailed description of the problem could follow. For example, something like this:

    MVT/GRAVELLY POINT – 1/23/2018, 8 am

    Downed tree, 100 ft. north of the airplane viewing area. Blocking the entire trail. NPS has been notified.

    This would make the thread easier to read for people who want to see hazard/obstacle warnings quickly before they head off to work/school/other. There wouldn’t have to be a precise format, as long as people use similar formats that highlight the location of the problem and make the notice easy to spot by those scanning through the thread quickly.

    Just a suggestion. Obviously no one has to follow this suggested format. I just thought that it would make these threads easier to use by those who are in a rush in the mornings, evenings or any other time of the day.

    #1044694
    dasgeh
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    CUSTIS TRAIL: CHERRYDALE (west of S-Curve) – 1/11/2016, am

    Downed tree, just west of the bridge after the S-curve. The tree goes over the path, but could pose a hazard to the trail if it slips (it did not look stable). [*edit*] I notified ArlCo via trails@arlingtonva.us.

    {This is new, right? I ride this pretty much every day – I even rode yesterday, and didn’t notice until this morning}

    #1044679
    Tania
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    @dasgeh 131784 wrote:

    CUSTIS TRAIL: CHERRYDALE (west of S-Curve) – 1/11/2016, am

    Downed tree, just west of the bridge after the S-curve. The tree goes over the path, but could pose a hazard to the trail if it slips (it did not look stable). I plan to notify ArlCo after my 11am meeting, but if someone beats me to it, reply below.

    {This is new, right? I ride this pretty much every day – I even rode yesterday, and didn’t notice until this morning}

    I’m not familiar with Arlington neighborhood names – are you talking about (heading east) right before the bridge over Lee Highway where you then make a bumpy right to go down the spiral that’s always covered in wet leaves (right before you get to the shopping center with a bike store and a BGR and The Italian Store)?

    I saw vines hanging down into the path this am (it was a “wait! what the?!?” moment in the dark). I meant to put in a trail report but forgot until you posted! It was too dark to see the tree (kinda glad I didn’t).

    #1044794
    DrP
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    @Tania 131793 wrote:

    I’m not familiar with Arlington neighborhood names – are you talking about (heading east) right before the bridge over Lee Highway where you then make a bumpy right to go down the spiral that’s always covered in wet leaves (right before you get to the shopping center with a bike store and a BGR and The Italian Store)?

    I saw vines hanging down into the path this am (it was a “wait! what the?!?” moment in the dark). I meant to put in a trail report but forgot until you posted! It was too dark to see the tree (kinda glad I didn’t).

    That is the location dasgeh is describing. I didn’t see it when I went by at about 7:15-7:20am today. It was dark, I suppose. Or I am too short to notice.

    #1044795
    dasgeh
    Participant

    @Tania 131793 wrote:

    I’m not familiar with Arlington neighborhood names – are you talking about (heading east) right before the bridge over Lee Highway where you then make a bumpy right to go down the spiral that’s always covered in wet leaves (right before you get to the shopping center with a bike store and a BGR and The Italian Store)?

    I saw vines hanging down into the path this am (it was a “wait! what the?!?” moment in the dark). I meant to put in a trail report but forgot until you posted! It was too dark to see the tree (kinda glad I didn’t).

    Yep. The neighborhood from that bridge until the 2 sisters is called Cherrydale. The “spiral” is often called “the S-Curve of [insert frightening phrase here]”. No need to note the neighborhood (though it is on the wayfinding signs, and we do have a hardware store and some restaurants and shops – and lots of car dealerships), but the S-Curve is discussed here often.

    #1044844
    Tania
    Participant

    Trucks pulled up just as I was taking a pic to show you the tree was still there. They got there about 4:15 or so.

    So…two large trucks blocking the path.

    #1044865
    ursus
    Participant

    @dasgeh 131796 wrote:

    Yep. The neighborhood from that bridge until the 2 sisters is called Cherrydale. The “spiral” is often called “the S-Curve of [insert frightening phrase here]”. No need to note the neighborhood (though it is on the wayfinding signs, and we do have a hardware store and some restaurants and shops – and lots of car dealerships), but the S-Curve is discussed here often.

    Off topic post.
    Heading toward DC, after the S-Curve and the I-66 underpass, I find the left turn quite frightening also since it is a blind turn.

    #1044887
    huskerdont
    Participant

    @ursus 131868 wrote:

    Off topic post.
    Heading toward DC, after the S-Curve and the I-66 underpass, I find the left turn quite frightening also since it is a blind turn.

    I think you are right to find it frightening. I’ve seen cyclists down there, and have almost had collisions myself. You’ll navigate it safely time after time, but do it every day for a decade or so and your odds of having a problem go up. At this point I always have my hands on the brake levers just in case, and I tend to hug the outside of the trail.

    #1044890
    ursus
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    @huskerdont 131892 wrote:

    I think you are right to find it frightening. I’ve seen cyclists down there, and have almost had collisions myself. You’ll navigate it safely time after time, but do it every day for a decade or so and your odds of having a problem go up. At this point I always have my hands on the brake levers just in case, and I tend to hug the outside of the trail.

    I go slowly and ring my bell a lot. It’s not a well-constructed turn, but I don’t think that there is room to improve it.

    #1044895
    Steve O
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    @ursus 131895 wrote:

    I go slowly and ring my bell a lot. It’s not a well-constructed turn, but I don’t think that there is room to improve it.

    What could be done is to install actual usable mirrors. The single, convex mirror installed by the curve itself is totally useless. What is needed here are two separate mirrors, one for each direction, installed such that it allows one to see around the corner while approaching.

    #1044897
    Tania
    Participant

    Or, you know, people could slow down.

    #1044901
    mstone
    Participant

    if it were a road, they’d rebuild it. just sayin’.

    #1044909
    consularrider
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    But wasn’t the Custis designed to simulate riding in the Pyrenees?

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