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Category Archives: Parks
5k, Breweries, Overnights, Campfires, and Kayaking
After two Washington Post articles, one by Lori Aratani, the other by Maggie Fazeli Fard mentioning Capital Trail Mix’s April Fools Day post saying that the cherry blossoms would be sold to pay down the national debt, unlike the government, … Continue reading
Posted in Maryland, Nature, Outdoors, Parks, Regional Parks, Running, State Parks, Trail Mix Picks, Uncategorized, Virginia
Tagged 5k, Arlington, Arlington County Virginia, Beer, Blue Mountain Brewery, Brew Ridge Trail, Brewery, Charlottesville Virginia, Chesapeake Bay, Christopher Carter Foundation, Christopher Carter Memorial 5k, Elk Neck State Park, Hvre de Grace, Kayaking, Maryland State Parks, MD, Microbrewery, North East, Running, Starr Hill, Starr Hill Brewery, United States, VA, Virginia, Virginia Hospital Center, Virginia Hospital Center Foundation, Washington Post
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Washington’s Last Ever Cherry Blossoms This Year and Other Spring Doings
It’s Spring! Cherry blossoms and hordes of tourists invade the DC area this week and next for what experts have said is the last time we’ll ever have cherry blossoms. So get out and catch them before they’re gone. Forever. … Continue reading
Posted in Apppalachian Trail, DC, Hiking, Maryland, National Parks, Nature, News, Outdoors, Parks, Pennsyvania, Politics, Regional Parks, State Parks, Trail Mix Picks, Uncategorized
Tagged Appalachian Trail, Cherry blossom, Maryland, Michaux State Forest, National Cherry Blossom Festival, National Park Service, Nationals Park, NPS, Pennsylvania, Rock Creek Park, The Natural Capital, Tidal Basin, Washington DC
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Winter Activities Inside and Out
I hope you enjoyed the great weather as much as we did this past weekend. Will it get cold again before it stays warm? Not according to the groundhog but you and I just have to wait and see. In … Continue reading
Cure for the Winter Blues: Getting Outside and Loving It
DC hasn’t been bombarded with Snowmageddon again and you’ve decided you don’t really want to be on the Wii, only watching football for the whole weekend, you’ve reached your self-mandated quota of Facebook checking or updates, or you’ve made the … Continue reading
Posted in Appalachian Tral, DC, Hiking, Maryland, National Parks, Nature, Outdoors, Parks, Regional Parks, Trail Mix Picks, Uncategorized, Virginia
Tagged Appalachian Trail, Free, Hiking, Maryland, National Park Service, Outdoors, Parks, Recreation, Rock Creek Park, Skiing, Snowboarding, Virginia, Volunteer, Washington DC
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Bringing You DC Area Hikes, Running Races and Other Outdoor Happenings In the New Year
As the season for mass family obligations comes to a wrap, we have been named the latest site to the Washington Post’s Local Blog Directory. Below find our final hike through Maryland on the AT as we complete the whopping … Continue reading
Posted in Apppalachian Trail, Hiking, National Parks, Nature, News, Outdoors, Parks, Regional Parks, Running, State Parks, Trail Mix Picks, Uncategorized, Virginia, Washington Post
Tagged Appalachian Trail, Cabins, Gathland State Park, General Services Administration, Gunpowder Falls State Park, Hiking, Local Blog Directory, Maryland, New Year, New Year's Resolution, Races, Running, United States, Virginia, Washington DC, Washington Metropolitan Area, Washington Post
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Trail Mix Picks–Say It Ain’t Snow
As holidays creep closer I have eaten my weight in potato latkes and need desperately to hike, ski, and enjoy some winter running while in Texas next week. There are hikes to be done though and outdoor activities to be … Continue reading
Posted in Apppalachian Trail, DC, Hiking, Maryland, National Parks, Nature, Outdoors, Parks, Trail Mix Picks, Uncategorized
Tagged Appalachian Trail, Buzzard Point, Chesapeake Conservancy, Eclipse, Gathland State Park, Lunar Eclipse, Maryland, Potomac River, Sierra Club, The Natural Capital, Tidal Basin, United States, Washington DC
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Trail Mix Picks–Holiday Season Edition
The holiday season posting has commenced though by now the holiday season is nearly over along with the holiday shopping crowds and the lack of snow so far in the DC area. Happy post-Thanksgiving, mid-Chanukah, pre-Christmas, and pre-Kwanza celebrating. Here’s … Continue reading
Posted in Apppalachian Trail, Hiking, Maryland, Nature, Outdoors, Parks, Regional Parks, Trail Mix Picks, Uncategorized, Virginia
Tagged Annapolis Maryland, Appalachian Trail, Chanukah, Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Chewbacca, Christmas, Christmas and holiday season, FAO Schwarz, Gunpowder Falls, Hanukah, Laurel, Maryland, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, New York City, Patuxent Research Refuge, Smithsonian Institution, Travel and Tourism, United States, Virginia
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Trail Mix Picks–The AT, Cows, Foxes, and Cliffs
Cows on the Appalachian Trail in Maryland, walk the Mason-Dixon line like a balance beam, thrill and chill on an outdoor adventure course, and learn about fox behavior in Pohick Bay Regional Park, you sly dog, you.
Posted in Apppalachian Trail, National Parks, Nature, Parks, Regional Parks, State Parks, Trail Mix Picks, Uncategorized, Virginia
Tagged Appalachian Trail, Elk Neck State Forest, Havre de Grace, Hiking, Maine, Maryland, Mason-Dixon Trail, Outdoors, Pohick Bay Regional Park, Recreation, Savage, Susquehanna River, Terrapin Adventures, Trail, United States, Virginia, Weverton Cliffs
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Trail Mix Picks–Celebrity Sightings and Outdoor Activities
After seeing Hair on the same evening that Tina Fey received her Mark Twain award at the Kennedy Center, we saw Fey, her husband, Betty White, Jane Krakowski, and, could it have been–yes, it was former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf … Continue reading
Posted in DC, Hiking, Music, National Parks, Nature, News, Outdoors, Parks, Trail Mix Picks
Tagged Appalachian Trail, Appalachian Trail Conservancy, Betty White, bettywhite, Cultural Tourism DC, Fort Reno Park, Hiking, Jane Krakowski, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, National Gallery of Art, Pervez Musharraf, Shenandoah National Park, Smokey the Bear, Tina Fey
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Trail Mix Picks–Post Election Edition
Harper’s Ferry for much more than rafting, a revolutionary bike ride with a ranger on the Mall and a coupon for $5 at the Eastern Market Fleamarket are all in the cards on this weekend following the brutal week for … Continue reading
Posted in Apppalachian Trail, DC, Hiking, National Parks, Nature, Outdoors, Parks, Trail Mix Picks, Uncategorized
Tagged American Revolution, Appalachian Trail, Coupon, Cultural Tourism DC, Eastern Market, Harper's Ferry, Hiking, Maryland, National Mall, National Park Service, National Parks, United States, Washington Monument
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