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Washington Area Roadskaters
DC Skate Patrol (Free Lessons)
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Skaters Refuge (Community Store)
Sites I Like:
Mocha Superman
Blake Lambert
Sites With People I Miss:
Wednesday Night Skate New York
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Why aren't you blogging??? At some point with doing this blog, I came up with an informal set of rules, one of which was to never write anything negative. It produced a big delay on my blogging as I sorted out what I was capable of saying about WAR, the Washington Area Roadskaters as a club, both positive and negative. I enjoyed discovering the club. I enjoyed joining and contributing my time and resources as a board member. It was great fun promoting the club and rebuilding the membership records from scratch. I also enjoyed leaving the club. It was very liberating. Now I can go skate and not have to worry about making all the people who kept placing their demands on me happy. My free time is finally my own again. |
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Sat, 22 Apr 2006
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Images From the Underground |
ere are a few photos from the April 19th Wednesday Night Skate. I finally got a few good images from skating through the 12th Streent tunnel going under the mall.
Check out the gallery... Thu, 20 Apr 2006
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The Uber Andrew Quick Route |
ead Skate Lead Andrew, a living encyclopedia of impromptu city skate routes in DC, took charge last Wednesday and led us on some hills and tunnels. Some of us lost him near Union Station and I think we cut the route a little short near the mall.
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Photos from the Low/High Wednesday Night Skate |
t's nice to be in season for skating. The perks are pleasant weather and a sun that is still up when we start. We had some new skaters, an international crew spanning the globe from Korea to Brazil. Andrej skillfully led.
Check out the gallery... Sat, 15 Apr 2006
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The Low/High Route from the Wednesday Night Skate |
irst it was a calm trip along the Potomac then suddenly we were taking the most vertical possible route up through Georgetown. It's a shame the map doesn't show elevation -- for a while I thought that Andrej was trying to kill us. Fortunately, from the National Observatory area onward, we could glide our way downhill back to the Froggy Bottom Pub.
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A few Pyx From the 2006 Inaugural Skate and Party |
would have taken more photos but I was too busy handing out flyers for Skate Patrol, selling tee shirts, managing the membership, and happily drinking beer.
Check out the gallery... Wed, 05 Apr 2006
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West of Georgetown Route Reloaded |
he first route information I put on this blog was the West of Georgetown route which I did up as a cue sheet. We skated it on Wednesday night and I GPSed it. So it's now available on a google map.
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Pictures from the Bridge Happy Skate |
estinations included all the bridges you cared to see, the cafe at the Hains Point golf course, the roller rink at the Anacostia Waterfront Park, and the Eastern Market.
Check out the gallery... Mon, 03 Apr 2006
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Bill's Bridge Happy Route |
fter plenty of warning -- including a mailout of this route map -- Bill led Sunday morning skaters on an extended skate and a bridge happy skate. We crossed the Potomac and Anacostia rivers multiple times.
ere's a map of Bill's route. Can you name all the skateable bridges in DC?