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Monthly Archives: June 2013
Brookside Gardens
Yesterday I was up in Silver Springs, Maryland, checking out Brookside Botanical Gardens for a walk this coming Saturday. Sure hope it doesn’t rain! (Click on the photo to see more photos on Flickr.)
Posted in Hiking, Photography
Tagged botanical gardens, brookside botanical gardens, nature, outdoors, wildlife
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Changing it up with some local walks
After driving a few hours to the Shenandoah Mountains for a hike 2 weeks ago, it was time to do some local walks for a change. Every walk doesn’t have to be an adventure, after all. The remains of Tropical Storm … Continue reading
Posted in Hiking, Photography
Tagged Accotink Creek, alexandria virginia, Chipmunk, jones point park, Long Branch Trail, nature, Old Town, old town alexandria, outdoors, Shenandoah Mountains, wildlife
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Crossing the Styx
I was driving around in northern Virginia last week and heard this news story on the radio: 11-Yr-Old Suspended From School For Merely TALKING About Guns Martin Di Caro, WMAL.com, June 3, 2013 OWINGS, MD — The father of a … Continue reading
Posted in Guns, News
Tagged calvert county md, fort belvoir virginia, free speech, Maryland, tax, tobacco, Virginia
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Dark Hollow Falls/Hawksbill
Hiking in the Shenadoah National Park is great, but it’s such a long drive! Skyline Drive is cool (in the Ultimate Driving Machine), but the entire distance is a 2 1/2 hour haul each way. Whenever I go up there tagging along with … Continue reading
Posted in Hiking, Photography
Tagged Dark Hollow Falls, Hawksbill, Hawksbill Mountain, Shenandoah Mountains, Shenandoah National Park
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Life with John 