The recent East Coast cold snap has meant heavy snow, icy conditions and frozen ponds across the region. In addition to ponds, one very famous pool froze over as well.

The Capitol Reflecting Pool opened in 1971, located on the eastern end of the capitol grounds. Millions of people have visited the pool since it was completed, but I would venture a guess that Keegan Bursaw is the only one who dared to ice skate on it.

So basic rundown: I biked down from my house at around 6:15 a.m. or so. I wasn’t sure how long I’d get to be on the ice before Capitol Hill Police came and chased me off. Quickly threw my bike down, put my skates on, and looked around one more time before standing up and gliding out. I had been skating on the ice for a few minutes when I first noticed the parked car near the Capitol flashing it’s headlights every so often. The front of the car was facing me (at least 400-500 feet away, up the slope of Capitol Hill). I’m around the Capitol a lot, and had never seen that before, so I figured it had to be directed at me.

Check out the link for the whole story, and check out the video below.

(Only question: Why on Earth did he put the camera on his stick instead of his helmet?!?)

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