Cohill Station to Little Orleans
Normally, my wife & I travel to Hagerstown on Thursday, then return to Phoenix on Tuesday. But because Halloween fell on a Monday this year, […]
C&O Canal
Hancock to Cohill Station
Sunday, was my 60th birthday dinner at Schmankerl Stube Bavarian Restaurant, which I’ve been wanting to try for years, as it was founded by an actual […]
Fort Frederick to Hancock
Normally, my wife & I visit our younger son and his family in Hagerstown every Easter and Halloween. This year, we made an extra trip […]
McMahon’s Mill to Williamsport … BAILED!
I should have done this longer hike on Friday, instead of Four Locks to Ft. Frederick, which is only ⅓ the distance. My thinking was […]
Four Locks to Fort Frederick
For our annual Easter visit to Hagerstown, I had two C&O Canal hikes scheduled: First, from Four Locks to Ft. Frederick (MP 108.7-112.2), then from […]
Williamsport to Four Locks
My typical schedule when visiting family in Hagerstown, is to fly in to Baltimore on Thursday, hike on Friday (while everybody is at work / […]
Noland’s Ferry to Weverton Cliffs
The second of my two Easter weekend hikes on the C&O Canal. It was supposed to be the first one, but I called an audible […]
Snyder’s Landing to McMahon’s Mill
As you may have sussed, I don’t live in Maryland. (Unless there is a desert I am unaware of in Washington County.) Thus, section hiking […]
Edward’s Ferry to Noland’s Ferry
I had originally planned to hike the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Towpath eleven miles from Edward’s Ferry to Monocacy Aqueduct for my first Easter hike, and […]
Great Falls to Edward’s Ferry
Today was my second of two Halloween week hikes along the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Towpath. My first hike, on Sunday, was supposed to be […]