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Washington County (MD)

Nice cluster of ... who knows? Couldn't find anything that matched on wildflowersearch.org. Not dame's rocket (Hesperis matronalis), as mustards have four petals. Despite having five petals, does not appear to be geranium or phlox either. 7/27/22 Update: Apparently, this is Phlox paniculata!

Fort Frederick to Hancock

2022-07-15 Bike Riding 0

Normally, my wife & I visit our younger son and his family in Hagerstown every Easter and Halloween. This year, we made an extra trip […]

Kingsnake's Dashcam #95: Maryland

Kingsnakes Dashcam #95: Maryland

2022-05-08 Dashcam 0

Was in Maryland for our annual Easter visit with my son Jason & his family. Normally, a 6-day visit results in a couple of minutes […]

Construction / repair work at McMahon's Mill.

McMahon’s Mill to Williamsport … BAILED!

2022-04-18 Hiking 0

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 […]

Charging a fist-sized shotgun is rarely a career-enhancing move.

Four Locks to Fort Frederick

2022-04-15 Hiking 0

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 […]

Kingsnake's Dashcam #89: Maryland

Kingsnakes Dashcam #89: Maryland

2021-12-02 Dashcam 0

Another Halloween in Hagerstown, Maryland, in the books. Son & family went as the crew from Scooby Doo. Ruh-roh, Shaggy, is that a Mystery Van!? […]

This structure supports the foot bridge over the C&O Canal at Cushwa Basin. Not sure if it used to be a boat lift or a lift bridge.

Williamsport to Four Locks

2021-10-31 Hiking 0

My typical schedule when visiting family in Hagerstown, is to fly in to Baltimore on Thursday, hike on Friday (while everybody is at work / […]

Kingsnake's Dashcam #82: Maryland

Kingsnake’s Dashcam #82: Maryland

2021-05-02 Dashcam 0

Every Easter and Halloween, my wife & I fly to Maryland to visit family. (Due to Wuhan Flu, 2020 was the exception, and I drove […]

It was cold enough that there were icicles along Big Slackwater in mid-afternoon.

Snyder’s Landing to McMahon’s Mill

2021-04-02 Hiking 0

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 […]

Phoenix Asshole Drivers #60 - Maryland

Phoenix Asshole Drivers #60: Maryland

2019-11-01 Dashcam 0

I had so much footage from our Halloween trip to Hagerstown, that I could not fit it all in one video. (Lots of dashcammers post […]

Phoenix Asshole Drivers #59 - Maryland

Phoenix Asshole Drivers #59: Maryland

2019-10-28 Dashcam 0

Halloween is the second of the two yearly trips my wife & take to Maryland, mostly to visit family, but also to do a bit […]

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