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WABA will again have its bike valet, and Bike and Roll and NPS will again do tours of the blossoms, via the going out gurus<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nAnd if you can’t wait to take out that fixed-gear you bought because it was cool, hit the free, three-hour ranger-led bike tours<\/a>
\nof the cherry blossoms offered Saturdays and Sundays through the
\nfestival. Tours begin March 27. Want to hop off and walk some of the
\nway? The Washington Area Bicyclist Association is bringing back its
\ncherry blossom bike valet: You can park your bike with them free on
\nSaturdays and Sundays for the length of the festival (March 27-April
\n11). <\/p>\nEven if you don’t have your own bike, you can throw your name on the
\nlist to rent a bike and take tours during the festival. Bike and Roll
\noffers rentals, as well as two-hour, six-mile Bike the Blossoms<\/a>
\ntours that begin and end at the kiosk on Pennsylvania Avenue. New this
\nyear — and ideal for locals and serious cyclists — is an
\napproximately 15-mile, Blossoms by Bike River Ride, which starts in Old
\nTown and runs along the Mount Vernon Trail into Washington. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nPhoto by Tom H. Jones<\/a><\/p>\n