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South Mountain (MD)

Halfway up Mount Dunlop. Had to wait to tweet this until we got back to the hotel as mobile reception was so poor.

A.T.: Pen Mar to Old Forge

2018-04-02 Hiking 1

Last Easter, I completed the Maryland segments of the Appalchian Trail. That won’t seem like much to an AT thru-hiker who knocks out Maryland in […]

Little Antietam Creek

A.T.: Wolfsville Rd. to Pen Mar

2017-04-14 Hiking 0

My son & granddaughter live in Hagerstown. “Where’s that?” everyone always asks. If you drew a triangle, with Baltimore and Washington, DC, at two of […]

Looking west, across the Potomac River, from the top of Weverton Cliffs. Harpers Ferry is near the bottom of Blue Ridge in the distant middle. The Maryland Heights on the right.

A.T.: Crampton’s Gap to Harpers Ferry

2016-03-25 Hiking 0

Every Easter, my wife & I visit our younger son, and his family, in Hagerstown, MD. The highlight is watching our grandaughter’s Easter egg hunt. […]

The Hat of Many Bloodstains at Black Rock.

A.T.: I-70 to Wolfsville Rd.

2014-04-27 Hiking 0

Our annual Easter trip to Hagerstown, to see our grandaughter and younger son. As the Appalachian Trail is only a few miles away, I’ve hiked […]

A.T.: Crampton Gap to Turner’s Gap

2013-03-30 Hiking, Historic 0

Visiting 3-year old grandaughter for Easter, for second year in a row. Wanted to do another Maryland segment on the Appalachian Trail. Maryland is only […]

Campaign Map for the Civil War battles of South Mountain and Antietam.

A.T.: I-70 to Turner’s Gap

2012-04-07 Hiking, Historic 0

It was Thursday afternoon, and I was preparing to leave work, when I realized that although I would be in western Maryland for the weekend, […]

Recent Posts

  • Black Mountain is steep, but not THAT steep.

    Black Mountain

    2026-03-03 Hiking 0
  • North Mountain anti-graffiti sign

    North Mountain Intervals

    2026-02-28 Hiking 0
  • Globe chamomile, aka stinknet (Oncosiphon pilulifer), an invasive species from South Africa, has become widespread in Maricopa County over the last 15 years. Stinknet was the most common flower in Reach 11.

    Reach 11 Recreation Area

    2026-02-25 Hiking 0
  • South Mountain Park: Looking northwest from inside Dobbins Lookout. North Mountain is visible past downtown Phoenix (right).

    South Mountain: Holbert Loop

    2026-02-18 Hiking 0
  • Butterfield Stage Trail: The first Boy Scout skull pole in five miles, at the Happy Camp / Fortymile Desert Tank cistern.

    Butterfield Stage: Estrella Rd. to Gap Well

    2026-02-10 Bike Riding 0

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