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Tag Archives: Hiking
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–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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Six Mix Picks Volume 3–Train Your Falcon to Drink Beer and Other Things to Do
There are events aplenty this weekend and hikes aplenty to take. After getting slightly lost last weekend on the way to and on the Appalachian Trail in Maryland, we vow to get back this weekend and recommend you do too. If that’s too far, take one of the other local hikes we’ve recommended here and here. Your Six Mix Picks this week include Octoberfests with lots of beer and lederhosen, falcon training, kayaking, camping, volunteering, an urban hike / bar crawl, the outdoors indoors, hipster craft doings, and other feats of outdoor finery. Continue reading
Posted in Apppalachian Trail, Crafty Bastards, DC, Hiking, National Geographic, National Parks, Outdoors, Paddling, Parks, Regional Parks, Six Mix Picks, Washington City Paper, Washingtonian
Tagged All Roads Fim Project, Appalachian Trail, Crafty Bastards, DC Area Hikes, EX2, Hiking, Maryland, National Geographic, Pennsylvania, Recreation, Rocky Gap State Park, Shenandoah National Park, United States, Washington City Paper, Washington DC, Washingtonian, We Live By the River
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Six Mix Picks–Volume 2–Books, Hikes, Wine & Vinyl
Six Mix Picks for your weekend Continue reading
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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