The Dolly Sods Wilderness in the Monongahela National Forest is located in eastern West Virginia, just north of Seneca Rocks. It hosts a unique biome, well known for its open expanses of sphagnum bogs, heath shrubs, and stunted red spruce on its windswept open-topped mountain meadows. The high altitude draws foliage seekers in early fall, …
Assateague Island National Seashore is operated by your National Parks Service. It offers great opportunities for wildlife and nature lovers, fishermen, and families to enjoy a treasured natural resource. Assateague is renowned for its native wild horses, diminutive in stature as an adaptation to the nutrient sparse brush on this barrier island. This location is …
Trip Report: 2020-06 Assateague Island National Seashore, MD Read More »
Seneca Rocks is a unique rock formation in the unparalleled beauty and mountains of West Virginia. Come along with me on a day trip through the mountain heart of the state and a neat point of interest on the ride home that’ll take you back to one of the good memories of a time lost …
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Janes Island State Park is a lesser-known strip of public land on the bay side of the Maryland Eastern Shore , just outside of the lights and attractions of the coastline, but it has a beach of its own and a bit of Maryland history. Catch a crab or a ferry to Smith Island. Or …
Trip Report: 2020-09 Janes Island State Park, MD Read More »
I use the term ‘Mud Kingdom’ to refer to all the things that make up my life. It is my domain, my people, our shared cultural values, and combined destiny. My use of the word ‘mud’ may seem self-deprecating, but my choice of the word comes from a term I read once describing the hearty …
