Labor Day Pics

How cool! What a place to ski...with some of the most famous buildings in the world as a back-drop. I think I have been on "your" river. I have a friend who just retired as a CWO in the Coast Guard who workied at the Pentagon. We visited years ago. We have also been in DC for the "Ride to the Wall"....never got to visit enough. So much to see. My brother was stationed there as an Honor Guard at the Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier but I was to young to visit then. After you come here for your trailer I might have to return the favor.

john

Thats a Great Virtual Tour, Thank you!!

Hey 69,

Were do you put you boat in from I keep our 85 at Pohick Bay Park there is a group of guys up that way, that ski every weekend at 7 till the water get rough. 3 out of the 4 have Nautiques. You should check out the bay the water is great there. There is a slalom course that is maintain by the guys that I sometime ride with.

Cool shots I have never take out boat that far into the city we always turn around at oldtown   

Thanks Travis, Todd and Ryan,

Going out tomorrow - I'll try to get some more "virtual tour" (great term, btw!) shots. There is so much history here and so many icons of this great country of ours.

Brian,

I usually put in at Gravelly Point (north side of Reagan National Airport), but I have put in at Piscataway Park (green can #69) which is right across the river from Mt Vernon, and you. I understand turning around in Old Town - that mile long no wake zone going north from the Wilson Bridge can be a drag. We also used to ski in the cove on the east side of the river just south of the Wilson where they are building the National Harbor - used to be a great "secret spot" that was hiding in plain sight.

I have skied Pohick years ago, it is a great spot. I'll try to convince Sabrina that a break in the routine might be a good idea. For what it is worth she can unload, load and drive the boat as well as I can.

Three Sister's is only about 45 min from the Wilson. Once you clear the north end of the Old Town no wake zone, you literally aim the nose of the boat at the US Capitol Dome (how cool is that?) until you get to Hains Point, bear a slight left and you are in my old neighborhood!

Let's get together - either down your way or up my way. We are so close, it seems a shame not to.

Anyway, more pics coming tomorrow...

Mike

John,

We will give you and mrs jbear the rock star treatment, although I doubt we can live up to a weekend at reid's. However, we will do our best!

Mike

mrs jbear does but she ain't good with a boat like Patti is!

We'll see ya in DC someday...but in Lake Wales first!

john

Hey Mike...visited your trailer today when I took the '80 back to her resting place. Looked lonely. So I parked the '80 close.

john

Hey Mike,
Thanks for sharing those pictures! I really enjoyed them a lot. It makes me want to come your way and get the tour. That's really great.

More Virtual Tour pictures:

The Kennedy Center:


The Watergate hotel – being converted to condos:


Another Classic boat, missed the make – anyone know?:


Georgetown docks – our version of Ego Alley:


The Francis Scott Key bridge – known locally as the Key Bridge – links Arlington VA to Georgetown (I was driving across this bridge when I heard about the first plane that hit the Twin Towers on the radio):

One of the homes owned by the guy I work for – He paid $10 million for it 10 years ago (it is just north of the stairs from the movie “The Exorcist”). Also, the stone foundation is from the original bridge between Arlington, VA and Georgetown. The original bridge had been made of wood and was burned during the War of 1812 or the Civil War, I can’t remember:


The Francis Scott Key Bridge looking west toward Arlington, VA:


The Watergate Hotel, Washington Monument and the Kennedy Center as seen from the north:


The Kennedy Center as seen from the north;


The Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial:

Dude - any time.

Those are some great pictures, don't see stuff like that often. Thanks!

Mike; WOW..what a place to boat! Thanks for the pics.

Man was I sorry to hear about your tranny. eric will fix you up.

john

Travis - She is single and living almost as far away from Seattle as one can be. She is currently in CT but spends a lot of time running up and down the East Coast delivering boats.

Hollywood (aka Kevin) - Thank you, it is a new camera so I'm a little trigger-happy! Come visit, I could use some driving, skiing and boarding lessons.

Ryan - Also thanks to you. It is fun for me to share the good side of DC. Come visit!

John - It is only a matter of time before you and Patti are out on the water with us! I have no worries about the trans, mechanical things break all the time and Eric will patch her up and make her better than new.

Chuck - Sorry I missed you guys. Next time you are going to be here, let me know - I'll take you on the tour.

Thanks to everyone who has viewed and commented on this post. For me, it has been a lot of fun sharing these photos. Next weekend, I'll take a cruise up the Washington Channel and the Anacostia River (Fort McNair, Hains Point, The Navy Yard and the new National's Stadium). If anyone would like to see some of the more land-oriented monuments let me know.

Mike

Awesome pics! That's so cool that you get to ski right next to all those monuments, you couldn't ask for a better backdrop!