This year, in honor of the 70th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor and the beginning of WWII, we will be visiting or observing as many military and war memorial sites as possible. I ran the recon route on 12/15 with the Protector.
Stay tuned....
UPDATED 12/19 >Below is the tentative route.
>I have confirmed the reservations at the Union Street Public House restaurant.
>As in the past, those who are coming from Northern VA, we will assemble at Cooper School 977 Balls Hill Rd, McLean, VA (Exit 44 on the Beltway)
>We will depart at 9:30 AM and proceed in on the GW parkway.
>We will be stopping at the Marine and Air Force Memorials, Tidal Basin, & Capitol and ending up in Old Town Alexandria for lunch.
>You can join the cruise anywhere along the route.
> All times are approximate, expect them to vary somewhat.
>Expect to be separated into smaller groups along the cruise, do not count on following the car ahead of you.
>PLEASE PRINT THESE DIRECTIONS and bring them with you. (I may bring extras if I feel like it.
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>Take a navigator/passenger and use a GPS if you get lost.
>Rain or Snow, cruise will be rescheduled, date TBD.
2012 Capital Area Cobra Club
New Years Day Freedom Cruise ~9:00-9:30 Assemble at Cooper School parking lot• Depart Cooper School, McLean, VA
• Right turn on Balls Hill Rd for 500 ft
• Left on Rte 193 Georgetown Pike for 100 ft
• Immediate right on to Route 495, beltway for ½ mile
• Right exit to GW Parkway for 9 miles
• Right exit on Route I66/50, (Roosevelt Bridge) and keep right
• Bear right to Route 50 west, stay right
• Right exit marked Rossyln/Key Bridge to stop sign keep left
• Left at stop sign at N. Mead street for 1/3 mile
• Left on N. Marshall drive for 500 ft
(Note: Arlington Cemetery on right)• Left at Entrance to Iwo Jima Memorial, parking lot on circle behind memorial.
~10:00-First Stop, Iwo Jima, US Marine Memorial• Depart Iwo Jima Memorial
• Left on N. Marshall drive for 300 ft
• Right at stop sign on Jefferson Davis Highway/Rte 110 for .7 miles
(Note: Women In Military Service For America Memorial on right)• Exit right Rte 395, Washington Blvd, Columbia Pike, stay in right lane
• Keep Right on Rte 27, Washington Blvd for 1000 ft
(Note: the Coast Guard Memorial and Soldier Hill on right.) • Exit right on Rte 244 West, Columbia Pike for .5 miles
• Keep left on Columbia Pike at light for Navy Annex, go 1000 ft
• Left into Air Force Memorial parking lot. Visitor parking on right.
~10:30-Second Stop, US Air Force Memorial• Depart Air Force Memorial
• Right on Columbia Pike for .4 miles, keep in right lane
• Exit Right on Route 27, Washington Blvd for 1.1 miles to Memorial Bridge
• Right onto Memorial Bridge, keep in left two lanes
• Bear left around Lincoln Memorial, stay in left two lanes
• Left at 23rd street light for 1 block, mover to right lane
• Right on Constitution Ave for 6 blocks (
Note: Vietnam Veterans and Three Soldiers Memorials on right)• Right turn on 17th street for two blocks
(Note: WWII Memorial on right.)• Right on Independence Ave west and move immediately to left
• Left-(U turn) on to Independence Ave east across Tidal Basin bridge, keep right
• Bear right on Maine Ave for one block
• Right into Tidal Basin parking lot
~11:15-Third Stop, Tidal Basin• Depart Tidal Basin lot
• Right on Independence Ave for 500 ft, keep right
• Bear right on Maine Ave for ¼ mile
• Bear right on Ohio Drive for 1000 ft, then keep left
• Left on Ohio Drive to East Potomac Park
• Follow signs to Hains Point
(Note: Ft. McNair and National War College across river on left. Ft McNair is the oldest active US Army post in existence today.)• Continue around Hains point on Ohio Drive for approximately 2 miles
(Note: Naval Research Lab and Bolling Air Force Base across river.)• Right on W. Basin Drive for ¼ mile.
(Note: FDR and MLK memorials on right.)• Right on Independence Ave for ½ mile, keep left
• Left on 15th street for 1 block
• Right on Jefferson Drive (along National Mall) for 7 blocks
• Left on 3rd street for 3 blocks
• Right on Penn. Ave, West Capitol parking lot
~12:00-Fourth Stop, US Capitol Building• Depart W. Capitol parking lot
• Go straight on Penn Ave for 5 blocks. Keep in left turn lane after 7th street
(Note: US Navy Memorial on right between 7th and 9th street.) • Left on 9th street for 3/4 mile, keep right to I395 South
• Right on I395 across 14th Street bridge for 1.5 miles, keep right
• Right at Exit 10B on GW Parkway south, towards Reagan Airport
• Stay on GW parkway for 4.6 miles into Alexandria
• Left at Pendleton street for 4 blocks
• Right on N. Union street for 6 blocks
• Left on Prince street 1 block
• Right on Strand St to parking lot on left
~12:45-Fifth Stop, Union Street Public House 121 S. Union Street. Alexandria, VA 22314
If you are attending please post your intentions here. Include any guests you are bringing, as I need a count for the restaurant.Registered as of 12/31:Scott Harrison & Daniel Farhood
Hector Rodriguez & Bill Wemhoff
Jack Mogus & Joe Campbell
Jon Harrison and Zayne
Bill Magruder & Kaitie
Eric Webb & Kathleen
David Apple
Rex Turner & spouse
Warren Goldshine & ?
John Evans & Kim
Doug Wheeler & Howard Beck
Art Deslauriers & Sister Outlaw
Craig Stuard & Paula
Mike Chaplin & Paul
Joe Widmayer & Kim
Jim Schroff & ?
Gary Hughes & ?
Ed Bushee & Sherry
Marc Spicer & Jeannette
Val Wadsworth & Sandy
Vic Chambers & Christian
Ken Caniglia
Troy Torbett
Kevin Moses
Tim Meyer & Guest
Diane Ilg (Lunch maybe)
Harry Vannell & Stacey
Jack Goehring & Mary Kirk
Ed Hunter (maybe)
Corky Philyaw & Scott Brooke
Corey Zimmerman & Jake
Joe Drumheller
Sam Drumheller
Joe Kennedy & Jackie
Doc Gaboury & Mary Jo
Gary Ostberg & Debby
Larry Casey & Ellen
Charlie Lee
Stephen Price
Al Leung & Austin
Adam Mungo
Joe Loyd and Lynda
Dennis Sebastian
Peter Greenwood
