Tag Archives: Sky Meadows

Looking back on 2016

Posted on December 30, 2016 by John M

Looking back, it has certainly been a busy year for hiking! Our hiking group grew by 1,779 members, from 6,796 to 8,575, and we met for 103 events during 2016, hiking a total of 450 miles at locations throughout Virginia, … Continue reading →

Posted in Hiking, Photography | Tagged azaleas, Billy Goat Trail, Buzzard Rock, Carderock, Dupont, Georgetown, Great Falls National Park, Kalorama, National Cherry Blossom Festival, nature, old town alexandria, outdoors, Patapsco Valley State Park, Rock Creek Park, Shenandoah Mountains, Sky Meadows, Virginia bluebells, Washington DC, wildlife | 7 Comments

Escape from the cabin

Posted on February 1, 2016 by John M

This past weekend I was getting really anxious to escape from the confines of my “cabin” after the blizzard of the weekend before. While the streets were cleared off fairly quickly, in Virginia at least, most of the sidewalks weren’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Hiking, Photography | Tagged kafka, mockingbird, nature, outdoors, Sky Meadows, Sky Meadows State Park, trees, wildlife | 3 Comments

Blue skies and the perils of hiking backwards

Posted on January 18, 2015 by John M

We closed out last year with a visit to National Harbor, Maryland, a 6-mile hike across Wilson Bridge and back from Jones Point Park in Virginia. The sunny skies’ brilliant blue, reflected in the glassy calm of the Potomac River, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Anne Archbold, Appalachian Trail, C&O Canal, Francis Scott Key Memorial, Georgetown, jones point park, Maryland, National Harbor, Oak Hill Cemetery Chapel, old town alexandria, outdoors, Potomac River, Rock Creek Park, Sky Meadows, Washington DC, Wilson Bridge | 3 Comments

Blue sky, mountain meadow

Posted on May 19, 2014 by John M

Finally managed to get the hiking group up onto the Appalachian Trail last weekend, and what a wonderful visit! Sky Meadows State Park is only about an hour’s drive from the I-495 Capital Beltway, which makes it what I think … Continue reading →

Posted in Hiking, Photography | Tagged Alexandria Walking & Hiking Group, Appalachian Trail, Battle of First Manassas, Bluebird, Delaplane, Goldfinch, Indigo Bunting, Mosby's Rangers, nature, outdoors, Piedmont Station, Sky Meadows, Sky Meadows State Park | 8 Comments

Catching up: Sky Meadows

Posted on May 24, 2013 by John M

I’ve been so busy out walking around over the past week or so that I haven’t taken time out to write about any of them! Back on May 12 I organized a 5-mile urban walk along the Bluemont and Custis Trails … Continue reading →

Posted in Hiking, History, Photography | Tagged Appalachian Trail, Mosby, nature, outdoors, Piedmont, Sky Meadows, Sky Meadows State Park, wildlife | Comments Off