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Cool Spring Preserve
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Cool Spring Preserve

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The Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia has four preserves run by the Potomac Valley Audubon Society. Cool Spring Preserve is the third, located a few miles outside Charles Town, WV, near the Virginia border. To see the others, click here. No, it isn't hardcore hiking, but that really doesn't matter to me. I much prefer… Continue reading Cool Spring Preserve

Berkeley Springs State Park And George Washington’s Bathtub
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Berkeley Springs State Park And George Washington’s Bathtub

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I had wanted to visit Berkeley Springs State Park in Berkeley Springs, WV, for quite some time, but it had not lined up. The state park is not big, at barely 4.5 acres is size, and parking is a real issue, as it sits right in town, a town that grew up around America's first… Continue reading Berkeley Springs State Park And George Washington’s Bathtub

Walking History: National Air and Space Museum
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Walking History: National Air and Space Museum

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It might not have been hiking, but it was an important time for me, and it was the last field trip I'd take with my youngest child, as he graduated from 8th grade this week. His 8th-grade "big" trip in middle school was to the National Air and Space Museum (Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center) in… Continue reading Walking History: National Air and Space Museum

Luray Caverns
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Luray Caverns

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If you drive I-81, you have definitely passed the (many) signs for Luray Caverns as you enter Virginia. And who doesn't love a good tourist trap, am I right? Kirk and I took the boys down to Luray to visit it this past weekend. It's definitely a good tourist trap, with museums and the requisite… Continue reading Luray Caverns

Walking Elmwood Cemetry’s History
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Walking Elmwood Cemetry’s History

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Just a short distance from Morgan's Grove Park is Elmwood Cemetery, just outside the historic town of Shepherdstown, West Virginia. The cemetery is a worthy visit on the Civil War Trail, as it holds a Confederate Cemetery and a memorial to the men who died in Shepherdstown after the Battle of Antietam, who crossed the… Continue reading Walking Elmwood Cemetry’s History