Bike paths abound in the Nation's Capital.My favorite took me from Georgetown, along the Potomac under the Kennedy Center, up over the Memorial Bridge to Arlington, down the Virginia side of the river to National Airport, then home via Roosevelt Island and the Key Bridge.
The loop is 12 miles with breathtaking vistas of the monuments and river at every turn. Riding across bridges is especially cool.
Knotts Island is flat and ideal for biking. I'd ride from the garage, to the ferry landing, past the elementary school and the winery, to Donald's house on the tiny northern tip that is in the state of Virginia. I'd return via the market
post office, police substation, and MacKay Wildlife Preserve.
This loop in 16 miles with stunning vistas of Currituck Sound, Back Bay, and a thousand acres of wetlands. Occasionally, I'd ride across the causeway to the mainland. Riding across bridges is especially cool, even weeny ones!
Now the big one.
Looming outside of my window is the top of the west tower of the George Washington Bridge.
I am told that, if I can find the entrance, one can ride all the way across the bridge and (presumed) back.
The breathtaking view from the GW Bridge.Thank you for visiting.
Jack
