The C & O Trail (Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park) runs 184.5 miles from Georgetown, D.C., to Cumberland, Maryland. The historical canal was built along the Potomac River to move goods both ways and avoid portages (see Sunday's hike last week at Great Falls...), but the train eventually took over once it was… Continue reading C & O Trail: Lock 38 – Shepherdstown
Tag: Dayhiking
Great Falls Park
Just 15 miles from Washington, D.C., and down the road from Langley (CIA), Great Falls Park is a National Park Service unit that feels like you are standing in the wilderness, not in the 8th most populated area of the United States. This shows how popular the park is. It was the first time I… Continue reading Great Falls Park
Sweet Run State Park: Farmstead Loop/Mountain View Loop Trails
In the summer of 2025, we hiked the AT from Route 9, at Keyes Gap, to the power lines, where it connects to Sweet Run State Park. A day later, at the annual AT festival in Hillsboro, VA, I talked to a Virginia State Parks ranger, who gave me a "get in for free" pass… Continue reading Sweet Run State Park: Farmstead Loop/Mountain View Loop Trails
I Hiked A Very Small Section Of The AT (George Washington Monument State Park)
We were coming back to West Virginia, and I noticed an AT crossing on Alt 40 between Middletown and Boonsboro, and Kirk was like, "Oh yeah, I hiked through here years ago," and I was..... "Hello, this is like 18 miles from our house"..... So I marked it down as a "get this done before… Continue reading I Hiked A Very Small Section Of The AT (George Washington Monument State Park)
Morgan’s Grove Park Pollinator Garden
It's still summer until September 22nd, and it is still summer most days, but this morning it was 68°, with only a high of 76° predicted. Lower humidity and a nice wind held the bugs back. That's dreamy hiking weather in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. We decided to go to Morgan's Grove Park… Continue reading Morgan’s Grove Park Pollinator Garden