tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546196795088050428.post2547892380215872870..comments2024-01-18T03:37:37.734-05:00Comments on Ode Street Tribune: take a walk in RosslynDouglas Galbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03138614768074771263noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546196795088050428.post-72476697716001699872012-02-12T00:58:46.719-05:002012-02-12T00:58:46.719-05:00Walking in Rosslyn can no doubt be a wonderful exp...Walking in Rosslyn can no doubt be a wonderful experience. Your readers might be interested in knowing that there are three 5K American Volkssport Association sanctioned walks in Arlington. The first loop explores the commercial/governmental neighborhoods of Court House and Rosslyn, and includes a visit to the Marine Corps Memorial (aka Iwo Jima Memorial) and the Netherlands Carillon, with a view overlooking Washington, DC. From the Netherlands Carillon, a loop is almost entirely in Arlington National Cemetery, passing the Visitors Center, the Womens Memorial, the Kennedy graves, the Amplitheater (site of the presidential Veterans Day ceremonies and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier) and Arlington House, built by the grandson of Martha Washington and home of Robert E. Lee. Dogs are not allowed in Arlington Cemetery and there are steps (mostly down) on the trail, so wheelchairs will probably find this loop impossible and strollers difficult. The last loop explores the residential neighborhoods of Clarendon and Lyon Village, then returns through the commercial area of Virginia Square and Clarendon, known for its restaurants.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com