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  • Dog-Friendly Destinations Near Washington, D.C.

    Dog-Friendly Destinations Near Washington, D.C.

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    The area within a single day’s drive of Washington, D.C. is utterly rich with natural resources for recreation and industry. Host to mountainous Appalachia, seasonal beaches on the warm Atlantic, the city itself lies on one of the mighty rivers of North America that empties into the largest estuary in the United States and once…

  • Trip Report: 2021-09 Janes Island State Park, MD

    Trip Report: 2021-09 Janes Island State Park, MD

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    Janes Island State Park is on the bay side of the Maryland Eastern Shore, offering 30 miles of salt marsh water trails and 7 miles of sandy beaches accessible only by boat. Date(s) 2021-09-03 to 06 Type Weekend Trip Activities Beach, Boating, Car Camping Transport 3 hours by Car (from DC Chinatown) Conditions Partly Cloudy…

  • Trip Report: 2020-12 Sugarloaf Mountain, MD

    Trip Report: 2020-12 Sugarloaf Mountain, MD

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    Sugarloaf Mountain is a monadnock, an isolated small mountain that rises abruptly from level farmland in Montgomery and Frederick counties in Maryland. It is described to be either an outlier of Catoctin Mountain, or the root remnant of an ancient Appalachian land mass. Privately owned by the Stronghold Corporation, the mountain park is open to…