Hiking
The Waterfalls of Ricketts Glen State Park
Except for the fall of ’85 I spent in Missouri and the summer of ’12 in Alaska, I have lived in Maryland exploring the east coast of the US. Even after the 40 some odd years, I am still finding and exploring cool new places. Recently we took a long weekend trip up to Northern … Continue reading
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The Super Moon and Hoye-Crest
Friday night when leaving the bar after a great night of live country music with friends, I saw the brightest full moon I could ever remember. I had read earlier in the day about the so-called Super-moon. A Super-moon is the coincidence of a full moon or a new moon with the closest approach the … Continue reading
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Snowshoeing in Maryland
To say the last two weeks have been a little snowy for the Maryland region is a mild understatement. Here at my home in Carroll County, the yard is covered with no less than two feet of the white stuff. At my weekday residence, the streets in Old Town, Va are clean and dry. The … Continue reading
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“Do What You Can, Where You Are, With What You Have”.
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Theodore Roosevelt Island – Winter Hike
A cold snow covered Sunday morning – a perfect day to stay indoors you say? Nope a perfect day to dress warm and enjoy a hike.
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Building an Upside Down fire
Upside down Fire – The no mess, easy to maintain, all night burn fire. A while back I read about this thing called and upside down fire and had to give it a try. The theory is that you place alternating direction logs on top of each other similar to that of a log cabin, … Continue reading
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George Washington National Forest – Stranded with Dead Tacoma
George Washington National Forest – The second part of the spring weekend get-a-way After leaving Skyline Drive with stiffening legs from the high mountain climb. I hit the road for some lazy camp time reading and relaxing. Again, without a good map or GPS, I made my way toward George Washington National Forest (GWNF) and … Continue reading
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Shenandoah National Park is more than just Skyline Drive
Destination Shenandoah National Park With the weather finally turning to spring, I packed the truck with the camping gear and headed south. My destination was Shenandoah National Park. A place I had not been. Skyline drive, I had heard about it but didn’t see the attraction to just driving down a road. Boy, do … Continue reading
