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
Tag: West Virginia
Cool Spring Preserve
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
Poor House Farm Park: Almost Heaven Swing & Pond Trail
This started because I found out there was an Almost Heaven Swing at Poor House Farm Park, only about 18 miles away. Not a long drive on a sunny Sunday morning. Poor House Farm Park is a few miles off Hwy 81, outside of Martinsburg, WV, in Berkeley County, in the Eastern Panhandle. The swing… Continue reading Poor House Farm Park: Almost Heaven Swing & Pond Trail
Berkeley Springs State Park And George Washington’s Bathtub
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 The Cemeteries Of The Battle Of Antietam
The cemeteries of the Battle of Antietam and of the Battle of Shepherdstown, a few days later, are a testy subject in some ways. For one, they are disproportionate to each other. Yes. There are multiple Civil War cemeteries for the battle, but only one is a National Cemetery: the one in Sharpsburg. And that… Continue reading Walking The Cemeteries Of The Battle Of Antietam