The DC Traveler

June 15th, 2008

A Race by Act of Congress

And no, I’m not talking about the Presidential race, but the 70th annual running of the Washington, DC Soap Box Derby Race.
In 1938, Norman Rocca beat 223 other racers to win the first Soap Box Derby Race held in Washington, DC.  The race was held on New Hampshire Avenue, but later moved to run down […]

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June 11th, 2008

Blue Crabs Baseball

I wrote about the Potomac Nationals, one of DC’s minor league pro baseball teams last month. And yet another new minor league team, the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs minor league baseball are now playing their first season in Southern Maryland. 
The Blue Crabs are the sixth non-MLB pro baseball team in the Washington, DC area, for […]

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June 3rd, 2008

Big Boats for Big Bucks

In one of the first major in-water events at the new National Harbor on the Potomac River, the Yacht Show at National Harbor is for the millionaire who’s in the market for a personal luxury yachts. Or for people who don’t hob-knob with the wealthy elite, to see how the upper crust pamper themselves on […]

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May 15th, 2008

Great Falls Literally Disappears

From this….

To this…

With all the rain that we have had recently, Great Falls literally disappeared.
Visiting now will give you a rare perspective on the falls, that you only see after massive rain storms.
Here’s a quick clip of the falls from Tuesday afternoon (May 13, 2008)
 
Great Falls Park9200 Old Dominion Drive at […]

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May 14th, 2008

I Feel the Need…The Need for Speed

Interested in aviation and flying?  Then this weekend is for you.
It’s the best air show of the year in the Washington, DC area. Everything from vintage bi-planes to the military’s most aggressive fighter jets will perform a FREE airshow at Andrews Air Force Base in suburban Maryland, this weekend.

Some of the highlights will […]

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May 13th, 2008

DC’s Other Ball Team - The P-Nats

Did you know that Washington, DC has more than one professional baseball team?
Besides the Washington Nationals and the Baltimore Orioles, and 5 other mionor league teams, the Potomac Nationals, of the Carolina League, play home games in nearby Woodbridge, Virginia, just 40 minutes from Washington, DC.
The Carolina League formed in 1945 with just a […]

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May 12th, 2008

Photo of the Week - Gold Cup

Here are a few photographs I took at this year’s running of the Virginia Gold Cup.  

 
Special thanks to Jimmy and Sonya for the invite.
Images - from personal collection - © 2008 - Jon Rochetti
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May 7th, 2008

Run, Walk or Donate…for the Cure - June 7th

Last year, the Washington DC Race for the Cure® drew over 43,000 participants and raised $3.3 million to help fight breast cancer and to promote awareness.
The idea of a fund-raising walk/race in Washington, DC became a reality in 1989, when 5 years after Nancy Brinker made a promise to her dying sister. She promised Susan […]

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May 3rd, 2008

The Game of Kings - Polo Anyone?

The sport of polo was not a sport initially, but a form of training for mounted guards or elite cavalrymen in Persia (Iran). By the Middle Ages the sport had spread across the East. More recently, the British made it popular, after learning the game in India.
Polo was an Olympic event until the 1936 […]

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May 2nd, 2008

Blue Ridge Arsenal

Firearms have played an important role in America’s history.  Starting with the first settlers to the New World, firearms were used for protection and to hunt for food.  Without firearms in the hands of citizens, the armed revolution to free America from British rule may have never happened.
Yet the use of firearms continues to have […]

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