Northern VA Tag-o-rama!

The dreaded XD photo Bruce rises again. Outstanding!

Upon leaving Chantilly, Ali said, "Understand the US economy is in the dumps, today. Got anything inspiring, related to a go-getter, a captain of industry; someone who built a business and created jobs?"

"Why yes, indeed, Ali," I said. "We'll go to a site associated with an American industrialist named Henry, who built and marketed an automobile named for him!"

Ali asked, "Henry Ford?"

"No, NOT Henry FORD," I replied. "This man did lots of other things, besides manufacture and sell cars (one model named, the "Dragon," you might be interested in that buggy). He taught "Rosie the Riveter" to become, "Rosie the Welder." His products contributed to the LIBERTY of peoples enslaved by the Axis Powers (Germany, Japan, and Italy) in World War II; and consolidated the Allied VICTORY."

When we reached the tag site, Ali read the entrance sign and said, "Doesn't seem to be anything temporary, or temporaranente about this place!"

"No indeed," I said. "Consider it permanent, or, permanente, if you prefer!"

Tag: Near a non-descript, brick-and-steel building:



And, nearer still to an ornate entrance sign announcing this, "Center:"





The gator slithers on the ground, toward his resting place under the white and the red flowers:



Follow the stick, and you'l find Ali:



Street address of this center is "5999" as shown, but . . . nothing obviously common about the street, as far as Ali and I could tell.

Grab: 5999 Burke Commons Road, Burke, Va



Neat tag! Enjoyed the embedded clues, which with a bit of google fu, revealed the flower bed in which Ali hid.

Another centered, down to earth, some might even say elementary tag to follow. . ..

Tag:



You'll find Ali hidden in detrius marked by a pine cone, as seen in the below pics:





From the bike:


Looking left:


Looking right:


In addition to the preview clue in the grab, use your google fu to find a nearby school where one might study the earth's centre, that quite interestingly has a roof that looks like a playground in satellite view (because it is). . ..

Happy Tagging!

Bruced!

First Bruce? Sorry, but at least you got to meet the shark!

Ugh!!!


Guess I'll head home with Bruce and Bruce. I have to poop!

I even found that on the fly with limited google FU.

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Bruced also--double brucing, at Kaiser. (Wonder what they think--first Xd drops the tag, then NoVa Rider picks it up, then I come by, then Nib comes by . . . )!

But, just as I pulled into the parking lot, my semi-smart phone tinkled it's little pants, and lo! NoVa Rider gave a clue as to the new location . . . and even without a picture I knew where it was . . . Terra Center Elementary School not two minutes ride away!

So I pull in; if NoVa was posting from his phone I might catch him in the act. So I rode through the parking lot . . . no yellow GS. Phone tinkles again, and lo again--there's the photos. Roll back through the lot, and here's the spot! (Star date 1935 hrs, 2 Aug, YOOL 2012).



Here's the gator!



Gator and bike, of course.



Cool mural.



And the school sign . . .



And a note for the next brucing . . . already found!!! (I realized after I took the photo I'd written the wrong time . . . so Nib's got the correct version).

Checkthe satellite photos. The school does appear as a playground!

"So where to now?" I ask.

"Man, I've been really busy these last few days. I need to really learn how to rest and relax. Maybe some of that Eastern religion stuff."

"I know just the spot; we passed it yesterday--you were in my pocket so I think you should have seen it. You can get in the lotus position, maybe go to temple, meditate a bit; the road's named for a guy supposedly buried under the National Pike. XD knows it well."

Star date 2000, 2 August, YOOL 2012. Money shot, slightly edited . . . .





before covering.



After covering.



Looking left.



Looking right.



Overt tag again. A night time grab would be quite feasible . . .

Outstanding! Paging TW to the courtesy phone.

Fast action, gang!

For clue fans, back to the Kaiser Permanente tag: Henry J. Kaiser manufactured and sold the "Henry J." automobile, after World War II. During the War, his company built Liberty and Victory ships; unique for the time in that their hulls were WELDED, rather than riveted.

The Kaiser Permanente Foundation is the not-for-profit health-care organization whose local offices are at 5999 Burke Commons Road.

Now, go grab Ali!

Prepare for your Brucings, people. I am back in town!

Darn, with the name and address blanked out, How in the world would I find this location? Hmm, what are those numbers on the right?

Call 'em up, ask for directions!!

Grab!


Ali's hiding spot


Ali with the bike.

Heading to next tag location.

Refreshment break then continuing our journey.