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@americancyclo 63256 wrote:

I will totally borrow anyone’s Cabi key for this. When do we pick teams?

@ShawnoftheDread 63261 wrote:

I’m in too, though I don’t have a cabi membership.

CABI key available to the highest bidder!

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OMG that sounds awesome! I’ll come just to watch and ring cow bells. You organize the race, and assuming no scheduling conflict, I’ll organize the race viewing and post race picnic.

ps I’m a CABI member and would be willing to loan someone my key to get a bike if needed.

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@run/bike 62588 wrote:

Sort of. It replaces a 2.7 mile stretch of the Custis trail from Washington and Lee High School all the way down to the intersection of doom at Lynn/Lee Highway. ….

Note: the section between N. Rhodes St. and N. Scott is a little-used pedestrian/bike trail that includes a very short, steep uphill as you head towards DC. It then ends in an apartment complex parking lot where you link up with N. Scott St.

I did this today on my way home. It took a few tries to find the ped/bike trail. I lived in those condos at Colonial Village a decade ago and couldn’t remember exactly where that trail was.

Bonus point for taking this route was seeing the Beagles twice in one day — first at FCCII and then again when they were out for their evening walk along Key.

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Dirt even gets a special plane when travels:

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http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/27/travel/eva-air-kitty-jet/index.html?hpt=hp_c3

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@Rootchopper 62286 wrote:

The canal is lots of fun with free camping and nearby services.

Yep, the amount of camping was amazing and a huge change from DC. We stayed in two paid campground (one private and one a state park), at two locks, behind a fire station and at a small town visitor center. On our last evening we ran into a canal system exec who basically said you could camp anywhere you like along canal property. He recommended staying at the locks though as most of the lockmasters will give you access to their showers, bathrooms and power outlets.

Excellent trip made even better by unbelievably beautiful weather. We had two hours of rain in 8 days and those two hours happened to come on the one and only day we opted for a B&B. It doesn’t get better than that.

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Erie Canal continued:

All that riding made us hungry so we turned the trip into a tour of small town diners:

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Where we found second breakfast:

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6 of the 7 nights we camped along the canal:

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And on the next to last day got to put the first tire tracks on brand new trail:

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All to soon we reached the end:

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They better fix that Garmin issue. I’ll have 350+ miles to import from the past week when I finish my Erie Canal ride on Sunday!

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@Dirt 61236 wrote:

Looking ahead: Perhaps a party-paced Gravel Ride on 8/25? This will be my last gravel ride before going to Idaho the next weekend. I’m thinking of riding the tandem.

I’ll still be on vacation but am looking forward to a September ride.

Have fun getting dirty tomorrow!

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@grandallj 61067 wrote:

The boardwalk-y ones? Yes. I rode through there around 8:30. Maybe I’ll detour back that way tonight to see if it’s around. Thanks for the tip —

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Yep, those be them. Good luck!

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Were you by any chance on the MVT troll bridges on just below Roosevelt Island this morning? I happened past a chill bottle there but didn’t stop to pick it up. Now I wish I would have.

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@ShawnoftheDread 60795 wrote:

What do you do when you get to the bridge? Cross over to the sidewalk on the opposite side, or stay in the lane? If the former, is it easy to do with the traffic?

I take the sidewalk on the opposite side as that puts you at the ramp down to the C&O. I think if you stayed in the lane you’d be forced into getting onto Canal road or Clara Barton.

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@americancyclo 60788 wrote:

A little muddier than usual taking full advantage of a bike with wide tires!
http://www.strava.com/activities/74614252

That is my favorite route to work. I get to work all covered in dirt and smiley whenever I take it. I avoided it today though because 1) I just cleaned my bike in advance of a little touring next week and 2) I would have been way to tempted to head west on the C&O when I hit it instead of making the turn east and to the office!

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Spectacular. Sunny, low humidity, low people count and arm warmers?? As opposed to ejwillis62 this is my version of August in heaven!

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@Mikey 60666 wrote:

I will probably be heading out of the office around 3:30. I plan on passing through the intersection of doom/Rosslyn Circle between 4-4:15. Anyone want to meet there the and head up the Custis? My normal commute home takes me right by the Green Turtle, I stay on the W&OD to just shy of Vienna (ADAHI ST.) then work my way by the metro to Fairfax City. It’s not the most direct route, but I feel the safest. Anyone up to join me?

For those coming from a differet direction, I would pass through East Falls Church around 4:30-4:40ish.

We could have an early and a late convy too if that works for people.

I’m not sure I can make it all but I know I can’t make the early convoy. Can someone post the best bike directions from the W&OD?

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Me too.

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