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Riding the River Without a Motor
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Clean Water Paddle: There's something to be said for making your way through the water with just the wind and tide to guide you. But it's harder than it looks. Once up on a windsurfer for the first time a few days ago I was cast off to sea, which was liberating, yes, especially for those few carefree moments when the wind whisked me away. But then I'd inevitably lose my balance, or be thrown off by a gust of wind and would end up wet, having to start all over again.
No such worries when the local chapter of the Surfrider Foundation, a "nonprofit grass-roots organization dedicated to the protection and preservation of our world's oceans, waves, and beaches," paddles the Potomac on Saturday in an effort to clean up the river and the surrounding environs. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Thompson Boat Center in Georgetown. Participants will paddle surfboards, canoes, kayaks and anything without a motor to the Key Bridge and back, and pick up trash on Roosevelt Island. The foundation also will discuss local sources of pollution that affect area waterways, such as sewage overflows. For more information see http:/
Buy Your Ride: The first "Biketoberfest Expo," featuring the latest in bipedal transportation, is scheduled for Oct. 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Occoquan Regional Park in Lorton. There will be more than 30 vendors on hand offering the latest bikes, cycling gadgets and clothing. Some of the latest in road, mountain and hybrid bikes will be available for demo. The event, put on by the kind folks at Revolution Cycles in Georgetown, is free, but if you plan to show, please register (though registration is not required) at http:/
Ride Your Ride: There will be a family-friendly 11-mile bike ride through Prince William Forest Park, Sept. 14 at 9 a.m. The Chopawamsic Cycle Challenge, as it is known, begins and ends at Prince William Forest Park Cabin Camp 4 Ball Field on Pleasant Road off of Route 234 in Dumfries. Registration begins at 8 am. The ride starts at 9 a.m. Bring your own off-road-ready bike and helmet.
-- Christian Davenport
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