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Category Archives: State 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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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 Uncategorized, News, Washington Post, Outdoors, Running, Hiking, Parks, National Parks, State Parks, Regional Parks, Apppalachian Trail, Nature, Trail Mix Picks, Virginia
Tagged Washington Post, Running, Hiking, United States, Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia, Appalachian Trail, Gathland State Park, Washington Metropolitan Area, General Services Administration, New Year, Races, New Year's Resolution, Local Blog Directory, Gunpowder Falls State Park, Cabins
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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
Rallies, marches, fear, sanity, insanity, fall foliage, ghosts, Halloween and lots more. The outdoor activities in this final weekend of October in the DC area in that nexus when we have professional football, basketball, and hockey still happening with the … Continue reading
Posted in Apppalachian Trail, DC, Democrats, Hiking, National Parks, Nature, News, Outdoors, Parks, Politics, State Parks, Trail Mix Picks, Uncategorized
Tagged Appalachian Trail, Bruce Springsteen, Civil War, Comedy Central, Daily Show, Gilbert Arenas, Jeff Tweedy, Jon Stewart, March to Keep Fear Alive, Martha Stewart, MLB, National Mall, Nature, NBA, NFL, NHL, Point Lookout State Park, Rally to Restore Sanity, Rally4Sanity, State Parks, Stephen Colbert, The Roots, United States, Washington DC, Washington Monument State Park, Wilco
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Six Mix Picks–Pumpkins, Hikes, Colbert on Parks, and Duels on Bikes
All this rain today should to result in a sunny weekend. And for that sunny fall weekend, we’ve got lots of activities planned and suggested including hikes, pumpkin pickings, hay rides, corn mazes, soccer and more! Also, Stephen Colbert, fake … Continue reading
Posted in Appalachian Tral, Apppalachian Trail, DC, Hiking, National Parks, Nature, Outdoors, Parks, Six Mix Picks, State Parks, Uncategorized
Tagged Appalachian Trail, C&O Canal, Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Colbert, Cultural Tourism DC, DC United, Greenbrier State Park, Halloween, Maryland, National Mall, National Park Service, National Park Service Ranger, Nature, Potomac River, Pumpkin, United States, Virginia, Washington DC, Washington Monument State Park
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The 6 Mix Picks–A Weekly Feature
We’re going to start our first weekly feature tentatively called The 6 Mix Picks where we highlight 6 Capital Trail Mix Picks worth doing over the coming weekend and week in the DC area every Thursday. We’ll pick ‘em and … Continue reading
Posted in DC, Hiking, National Parks, Outdoors, Paddling, Parks, Regional Parks, Running, State Parks
Tagged Hiking, Kayaking, Outdoors, Paddling, Parks, Running
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