[Scan-DC] New place for rail & air scanning in Arlington

[Thomas P. Clouse]

I was thinking recently that it has been a while since the last one . . .

This sounds like a perfect location for a meet.

On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 4:12 PM, Andrew Clegg <w4jecom at w4je.com> wrote:

> Sounds like a good idea. Once every four years...last gathering was Nov 07.
>
>
> On Nov 25, 2011, at 10:39, Doug Kitchener <oldsdoug at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > Cool!  We should set up a Scan-DC Get-Together there sometime... maybe
> next spring?!
> >
> > ----------------------------------------
> >> From: w4jecom at w4je.com
> >> To: Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net
> >> Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2011 08:08:03 -0500
> >> Subject: [Scan-DC] New place for rail & air scanning in Arlington
> >>
> >> Arlington County just opened a new park that is very conducive to rail
> & air
> >> scanning. Long Bridge park is at the very northern tip of Crystal City,
> and
> >> has a long elevated walkway that is just a few feet off the rail lines
> that
> >> head into the city. The park also looks directly down the barrel of DCA
> >> runway 15. It is across Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary from the GW
> Parkway
> >> and the other good place for air scanning (Gravelly Point park).
> >>
> >> You can actually get to Long Bridge very easily off of 395 -- you don't
> need
> >> to go into Crystal City to get there (heading northbound, take the GW
> >> parkway exit toward National, but on the exit ramp, watch carefully for
> a
> >> right hand turn before you get to the parkway). You can also get right
> back
> >> on 395 (either north of south) from the park. I went there yesterday and
> >> it's very nice. A good place for a bike, due to the length of the
> walkway.
> >> There are several brand new soccer fields there too. There is a large
> >> metered parking lot -- looks like you have to pay during business
> hours. I'm
> >> going to head back there with my handheld this weekend.
> >>
> >> More info here:
> >>
> >>
> http://www.arlnow.com/2011/11/03/the-new-long-bridge-park-is-a-sight-to-behold/
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >> Andy
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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