WODTrail2022
from
SituationalAssessmentTemplate2017
Introduction/Definition/etc
Washington and Old Dominion trail
a rails to trails conversion,
fairly flat, and accompanying 4 Mile Run
trail in Arlington,
generally goes from the Alexandria line
near i395, in Shirlington
out to Purceville (sp?)
37? miles?
Previous postings about it
KGMRAlt2019
WODAppIdear2018
KGMR2018
and less associated
AlphabetGame2018
etc
(Other likely found,
as a common commuting option
including a winter
like a fail...)
Body
Original Text
from
20220716WODTrail.HP.txt
So early Saturday
(16th, writing about it 17th)
but later than usual,
doing an errand that had to be done early
before it got too warm, left out to Reston,
considered taking a MetroRail train,
as running late, very late,
like why bother going, but decided to bike it,
and try the Reston Farmers Market,
grabbed a couple warm ginger ale cans,
and took off along LeesBurg Pike
towards Falls Church,
noticing the building that used to house
the NVSC Service Center, is now Gone,
building started, and i guess AppleBees is gone too,
not that i recall that much,
but had been there with my sibling and mother
for an event supposedly
choosing a photo of me,
but also not me, as don't recall it...
Went around back out to trail,
and stopped by BikeNetic,
which was closed,
most things are at that hour,
Giant, Harris Teeter, might be open,
and check clearance, but skipped those,
along the way,
At BikeNetic
(find a link when opened at older location, BioLogic?
BioLogicReeCharge2012 )
and looked for a pump,
but none was out,
skipped the one around the corner,
on the trail by the playground and
behind the fire station,
near the new bridge ramp and stream,
plus storage building an electric air pump
like gas station one,
but no dial for changing pressure amount(s),
like for cars 32PSI or whatever, it is...
Kept going along the newer double segregated
bike and joggers/ pedestrian lanes,
notice a lot of black eyed Susan's?
a type of flower,
and all along there, and a few sets of
BikeFallsChurch.org signs
and wondered if i/ someone needed to contact them
to get working pumps/ FixItStaions?
Continuing out, and stopped at the far side
of the Citizen's Bridge,
over West? Broad street
before West Falls Church MetroRail,
the one before the one of Lee Highway,
now Langston ?
At the little shack, garage/ rest stop,
a fix it station and pump, a woman there sitting,
i went around and tried the pump, pressure,
but no core, afaict, as nothing connected
to the valve stem...
Oh, keep going, might be others along the way,
but trying to remember where...
No chemical toilet there
like when they were doing construction,
and saw a mangie (sp?) looking fox early one am...
Just looking at me, and i was looking back,
both amused at each other?
Crazy like a fox or something,
as the saying goes...
Turns out, as looked it up a while back
(to defend some statements
foxes are hot not rabid or similar),
they have a lower rabies problem
than most wild animals...
Or don't bother humans as much,
something like that...
Out further the Beltway, up and over,
I had seen deer there many months ago,
talking to them while recording and said,
hope to see you next season,
which seemed to amuse some passersby (sp?),
guess they figured i wasn't a hunter,
probably the bunny ears,
and them looking back at me...
even if i was in camo pants/ shorts,
even in late winter/ early spring, or fall,
i don't recall...
Well construction after the i66 overpass,
out until the BeltWay bridge,
and narrow and blind curve,
likely hitting overgrown shrubbery
but less gravel and more pavement,
less washout,
but still with that big a hill need more caution,
state law changed to no riding two abreast,
go single file, looking that up,
was someone much further SouthWest,
and not sure it applies to trails instead of roadways,
but later in the day, and trail rush hour,
many people think they fit double wide on the trail,
but then oncoming and other problems,
and they really don't
and i'm one of the wider people, and slower,
but usually wear a safety vest,
this one solid and less air flow...
I've been sweating a lot,
and wearing an old Local Market t shirt,
(link?
around?
FortheLoveofScottbyJoHamilton2012
RetailDiscrimination2012
)
which is both dark blue
and probably some synthetic,
instead of more breathable cotton?
using the sleeve as something to wipe my eyes
(remember writing up AnnanDale Farmers market
likely on gMaps,
buying my first local currency
Tokens with EBT/SNAP and
sweat running into my eyes,
trying to get that done before 12 noon closing
and on to Lidl ParkCrest, for frozen things...)
And take some photos, even the politicos tents and
barking golden, someone Red yelling stuff,
and maybe got arrested, idk,
couldn't even hear my self think
and talking to someone thought
biking on sidewalks was illegal,
and complaining about a kid problem,
riding on people's lawns...
Sidewalks except some urban centers,
in DC are generally ok, and give right of way,
given the risk management in FairFax County,
generally roads aren't as safe, and smaller kids,
especially, side walks is about all they get/
have got for riding, especially starting out...
But i'm finally on the trail again,
August coming up and KG(M)BR
KeenanGarvey Memorial Bike Ride
KGMR2018
or Sizzling Century too warm for me,
the design your own ride,
KGMRAlt2019
i'd advocated for before the pandemic,
as wanted to start earlier
so as not out in the mid day sun and heat,
and the pandemic made that so,
and likely Garvey pulled out, somehow,
it's not not called that from what little i've read...
and students typically looking for sponsors,
like the old March of Dimes walkathons
or suggested sponsor a pet,
can of food per mile or something,
to help be more self sufficient in pet care/
adoption/ fostering/
Pitbulls for Parolees type stuff...
anti KillShelterInParadise
KillShelterInParadise2020
and follow along later page _
20220615EarnAPetIdear.HP.txt
Rest stop along the way,
and tried the pump there losing a lot of air
on something that felt already low,
had to fish out my little clearance $5 pump from Lidl,
AttackedInTheParkAGain2022
and try to get some/ enough to get further,
and tired, sweaty, getting in my eyes,
leaning over and other problems...
Anyways, with so much backdrop/story,
stopped at Vienna Farmers Market
at the renovated (how many years ago now?)
community center, and
asked the Optimist Club market master(s) tent
about EBT/SNAP,
they didn't seem to even know what it was,
one large guy got up and said if the vendors take it,
so i guess no matching,
as don't recall them on the list from
(McLeanLidl2022 LidlMcLean2022 ?
page county wide person handout)
so continue on,
i guess Reston is the only option,
Stopped at Bikes@Vienna
http://www.BikesAtVienna.com
around the corner,
few blocks off the main drag,
and looked for a floor pump there,
no luck,
but had Little Free Library with bike books,
and magazines,
i took 3 books and two magazines,
the magazines were laid down,
could have used to be up to get one of each issue,
but a give one take one type
and someone thought i was taking too much,
later countermanded,
we've got plenty,
if he writes about it, or similar...
Well, for the Record,
here's what it got:
Electric Bicycles for(e)ward by
Dick Strawberry,
(turns out he's the renovated Chateau guy,
with artistic wife, and two kids,
actually some more,
an earlier son and
was British Lt. Colonel
before becoming a media tart?
or similar he calls himself,
a lot of British geeky type shows,
according to WikiPedia,
and most a 10 year old EU book,
but some background, and paperback...
Fred DeLong's Guide to BiCycles and BiCycling
The Art and Science hardback,
Leaving behind some other things,
checking versions, editions,
two of the same except revisions,
one hardback i got paper, smaller and newer, afaict...
The Complete Book of BiCycling Sloan
all new 4th edition 10 speed on paper back
cover 1988 latest copyright date...
Bikes@Vienna stickers front and back...
and two magazines,
ReCumBent & Tandem Rider #69
RTRMag.com
and
Adventure Cycling
http://www.AdventureCycling.org
(link ok? w/o association)
Aug/Sept 2021
Final Mile Anthology
someone,
all unseen,
maybe talking through security camera,
or working in the back,
lights out/ and /or pastry nearby
living above,
neighbors, something,
serves him right,
punishment enough going outbound,
with all the weight,
maybe look at out there
and return on the way back...
But no pump, took a couple photos,
remembering which alley go down to the shop,
and the old vending machine,
think they said they might be putting some old used parts,
or something in with the books?
check back later,
but forgot on the way back...
passed the chemical toilets,
bathroom at the major cross road
when someone likely was killed
some time back now...
and out to Reston, Wheile or similar name by rail,
and the Bank on the Corner is Gone,
another development, high rise, just near rail,
and the fire station,
no money for PupaTella, Reston,
nor McDonalds,
stopped in too cold in shorts many months back,
WinterCycling2021 ?
TrailMagic2017 too old
_Find?_
and wrote some of that up, iirc
(Web page name?)
No animals, really,
usually like seeing rabbits early
and just too late
and not the areas,
missed by going and doing other things first,
before too warm, so bummer...
AlphabetGame2018
And by BikeLane brewery a fix it station,
but the handle says
doesn't work,
come in shop
usually not hours i'm able to,
rushed for one thing or another,
too early before opening,
or too rushed to get somewhere else,
like a 50 mile ride into TBH DC
LidlMcLean2022
(multiple trips/ write ups
only the first one?)
...
On a hill before the lake,
a Jogger/ walker/ and wanted me to pass:
it's up hill and i really don't want to...
And at the Reston farmers market
bought local currency tokens/ poker chips
i'm calling them, as really resemble that,
$2 each plastic, same colors as AnnanDale,
one set black and red,
larger allows prepared foods,
and the smaller white ones
fruit and veg only,
matching funds, by a local nonprofit(s)...
And they asked the personal questions
including phone number,
some kids there, i guess doing community service time,
maybe related, or not to the adult...
Had a Mt Vernon wooden chip,
$2 gave it to me, i'm collecting them,
and will likely get there eventually,
like a moto poker run,
and jokes of playing poker with people,
only locals, and a problem as they are not transferable...
Found some things i'd like there,
have bought there over the years,
just not with EBT/SNAP/ matching,
including sea food/ raw oysters,
oranges box/case
(made a good deal around the holidays),
and some Nordic knot pretzels,
and some other things...
Found an ice cream truck/cart,
used to have a nitrogen,
dry ice/ making stuff there
but guess vendors changed,
or different this week...
DoughBoy? mixed berry sorbet
and cookie ice cream (Oreo without stuffing)
i had to ask about weight,
as weigh and measure and almost didn't buy
as didn't bring my scale?
(thinking all Lidl packaged?)
but waffle cone $6, $5 for a double scoop cup
turns out a scoop cup is 4 Oz,
he says,
so might be able to calculate it out,
and a waffle cone might be fairly standard,
lookup in a grocery store/ online sometime soon...
Found a non plastic water nearby $2.75
but since tokens doesn't give change back,
sold it for $2,
but a red black, not fruit veg...
Music was playing further up,
and got a small video clip of MargarittaVille/
Jimmy Buffett (sp?)
some helped me get through the pandemic
winter stuck inside, streaming Zoom like chats,
fighting Seasonal Depression and cabin fever,
actually called the cabin fever tour, iirc...
and learned of Cheese Heads
(Wisconsin chapter of Parrot Heads) or very similar,
and charitable works, etc...
Lots of dress up stuff,
and had a rainbow parrot towel clip on the handlebar stem
as someone walked up while laughing
asking about recording that,
only a sample,
later see walked right into it,
and maybe put up photo album link sometime later?
Well, that was about all there,
going up the hill out of the lake area,
and a couple kids rolled down in a nothing live in cart
accordion wagon with a mom being engine,
guess if she buys much they will have to walk coming back...
Like little red flyer? wagons
in my generation,
but less legalsleeze?
as liability of kids and animals getting hurt in them, i guess...
Stopped at BikeLaneBrewery and
two pumps inside the door, took one further in,
not a lot of space, and a guy came out
and grabbed my handlebars,
would hold to save his glass case,
i thought the display cases,
but a towering EyeGlass case closer by,
and maybe they will know me
some bad vibes like getting my registration number,
in case there are problems,
and no charge, do the front too,
have it all here,
and water?
i'm just getting out of there...
i guess any port in a storm,
didn't like what i've written,
or other things, idk,
not time to sell etoh yet
and people getting anxious?
withdrawls (sp?)?
Busy SaturDay am at a shop,
I'd sold at VeloCity when in the warehouse in OldTown
VeloCityBikeCoop
DownGradingVeloCityCoop2010
and at PhoenixBikes BarCroft
PhoenixBikes
SomeBikeCoopYouthProgramLearning
YouthBikeSummit2017
20220420BikeWalkArlingtonBikeRodeo.v2.HP.txt
20220520BtWD
before the move to ArlMillCC
oddly when i had looked for work
wasn't good enough to do that
at Spokes, Etc in Belle Haven,
couldn't talk bikes,
but took their Park Tools course,
and later bought the Gary Fisher
gifted from my mother for graduation college
(finally) in 1998..
But mid day heat and sun,
past 10am sun not blocked and some up hill stuff,
stopped at a brewery (so many along there?)
before Vienna inBound, and the big orange Gatorade (tm elsewhere)
like sport team water with ice,
but out of water,
and told the next couple coming in on skinny tired bikes
wife had too many questions and
people getting snippy/snappy, i'm guessing heat
and annoyance at not having cold water,
but could get a table,
for people with money, which i don't have,
EBT SNAP only guy said around the back,
and went past a kid with a Don't Pinch Me t shirt on,
i guess too cute
and going to visit grandmother/aunts/etc...
I said don't worry i won't pinch you,
amusing the parents/ caregivers nearby,
he was crawling/ducking under the railing,
That went into a parking lot back behind CrossFit
and nothing nearby to drink from..
Black guy in a tan Toyota Camry
talking out the passenger window
you need to boost it up, or similar
like not biking fast enough, for him,
he had a banana in his hand,
harassing me?
you've got the banana, not me,
too warm for me,
heat might kill me,
and he blew through the stop...
Past the place i've bought train whistles over the years,
but might be open, or start a noon?
don't take EBT likely so no money to spend...
Stopped at Whole Foods,
seen it at the intersection, a lot,
but never stopped, iirc.
finding the entrance, turns out a patio and outdoor eating space
by parking, closest to the main drag,
find a juice making machine and some $13? juice?
keep looking, and seafood, other things,
prepared fruits, have some at home i haven't gotten to,
some deli meat in an end case,
but no prices,
enjoying the A/C,
but need to keep going,
getting warmer/ hotter and mid day problems,
heat and sun,
but eventually back far side of the store
Simply LemonAde, in two varieties, on sale $3 each if buy 2, so i did,
RaspBerry flavored and plain self checkout small no partitions/
but took EBT, and then find way out,
narrow bell to get by mom
and kid shopping and learning /talking...
Prop mobility aid/ bike by outbound door
as just passed a recycling collection, mixed,
get rid of the two ginger ale cans,
keep the water can,
Take out some cans some dripping
as a woman asks if can have the small shopping cart,
please take it,
and out the parking lot,
missing a car entering the hill, coming the other way,
and onto Park,
which Appalachian trail or similar park/ camping,
Potomac Appalachian Trail Club had/has an office /store there, iirc...
Kid at the intersection,
GoPro on helmet
I don't want to be on that, please,
dad may have heard it,
what do i do keep my head down?
I stop at the problem pump rest stop and
kid with camera goes by with dad,
leaving he's coming back,
getting aggressive?
going to return it?
not responsible enough yet?
bike/ GoPro or what?
stop at benches in the shade before the BeltWay,
was considering Lidl / Aldi in MerriField
but somehow too tired, guy at beg button,
that's what they are called,
during pandemic instead of touching but then went back post...
(did someone press that?)
conversation, he had earphones
and i'd normally blow through it,
if you weren't here...
(blocking getting past/ by other guy had gone ahead,
going right blocked too, long light,
wonder energy savings some time to drink
adjust things, wipe face, etc...
And into town,
find a pump at fire station,
only one working besides inside the BikeLaneBrweery
Notice someone with a camera out,
into the stream, field,
stop and see the deer,
stop and take the stills/ vidoe,
(sp? kinda funny leaving it)
only wildlife entire trip, really,
and someone sitting at the LOVE sign outside Vienna,
trying to get for comparison
and he knows his rights, something,
not moving for me to take a photo,
and smoking a cigar,
only got a VE as not getting people in it,
but have style ,
typeface for comparison with ColumbiaPikeBluesFestival
20220618ColumbiaPikeBluesFestival.HP.txt
and try eating and down,
not peeing much at all the whole way,
so dehydrated, even with all the liquids,
and ice cream, sorbet,
eating a lot of cans, etc
caramelized PeaNuts,
and took a shower,
get some road and sweat off of me,
exhausted, but enough energy to do that...
cramping up badly as laying down,
getting up, especially...
Reminds me i did too much....
Luckily subsided i guess eating enough salt electrolytes too...
Live to bike another day, i guess,
but next day maybe too soon,
had been doing a 40+mile per week ride,
but stopping McLeanLidl LidlMcLean2022 ride(s),
as not enough money to spend,
besides EBT/SNAP,
so little reason for the extra miles,
no specials/ clearance,
even $10 floor pump to replace packed in storage ones...
helmets on sale, Aldi too, and tools,
guy stuff missed with Father's Day, last month,
back to school supplies, etc...
Modified Text
What's Missing?
a few things
NoVALabs moved
got photos of where to
JermanTown Rd? in Fairfax (Co?)
and some other things i'm forgetting at the moment
What Can Be Found?
What Can Not Be Found?
How To Analyze?
Lenses
DisAbled
Poor
Bikers
Cyclists
Wheel Chair users
Kids w Cameras on Helmets
Predatory people with cameras
people who've had weapons pointed at them in response to camera use
GeneralPublic
Assumptions
exercise
and getting out is good for you
heat exhaustion is not
heat stroke definitely is not
and what doesn't kill you
may not make you stronger
like a heart attack, stroke,
heat exhaustion, sun stroke, etc
Time Limits
not a lot of free time
even less WiFi / Data Plan
and other constraints...
Book Data
include cycling books here?
ISBN
Bound
CopyRight
Pages
index
Links
WODTrail2022
Court2022
LidlMcLean2022
MoreOrLessLidl2021
WinterCycling2021
MungedDataReasoning2020
WeighAndMeasureServicesAtFMsIdear2019
NoVACentralFarmersMarket2019
MosaicFarmersMarket2018
MungedMetaData2017
Munged2017
SomePublishedWorks
OdetoaFarmersMarket
etc
/Search and Ye May Find Others
Conclusion
Summary of experience or similar
Well, not a lot at the moment,
later thought of some things,
but then forgot,
and too tired/ busy/ interrupted,
noisy right now to find/ think of again,
maybe later?
Some ambiguity around the beltway,
might help to have photos
and gps, like a travel log
http://DancesWithCars.CrazyGuyOnABike.com
Discussion
A place for feedback on the page presented
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