As a youngster, I lived in and around DC at different times when my dad was stationed at the Pentagon. I used to ride everywhere. Taking my bike and heading down Wisconsin Ave from Bethesda or battling traffic on the Anacostia bridge coming in from Oxon Hill to end up in the Federal triangle. This was one of my favorite things to do in the Summer. I'd head out around 7 Am and get back about dark. I would hang at the National Zoo, or scope out the Smithsonian, or maybe just be a pain in the butt riding my bike around all the monuments and getting chased out by the DC cops. Occaisionally a friend would go along. He always wanted to have a footrace up the Washington Monument. He was a sick puppy. And while all the times were good, what I remember most is my bike. It allowed me the freedom to explore and explore I did.