Geek Tour of Washington DC

Last weekend Microsoft held its US student technology competition finals in Washington DC. On one of the days we gave the attendees a choice of going to the aerospace museum, spy museum, trolley tour or a Segway scooter tour of the White House and Capital Mall. I opted for the Segway tour, which was definitely the geeky-est event, but definitely the most fun. We had a bit of training at first, but it wasn't all that hard to figure out how to make it go and to steer. Given the amount of time I've spent on skis this winter, I was clearly the most comfortable and confident in my group; the moves are remarkably similar. Top speed was about 11mph, but we could go on streets or sidewalks and covered about 6 miles total in 3 hours. Lots of fun and a great way to get around. Too expensive to buy ($5,800) but a great way to get around DC.