First Hike of 2022: What an Earthworm (and the Dalai Lama) Can Teach Us

The first hike of 2022 brought me back to Patapsco Valley State Park on a freakishly warm day in January the day before I was supposed to return back to work from winter break.  I had gone back and forth about hiking Harpers Ferry, but Maria and I decided on Patapsco so that we could … More First Hike of 2022: What an Earthworm (and the Dalai Lama) Can Teach Us

Being Like A Snowflake: Wolfsville Road to Caledonia State Park

Thanksgiving morning I left my boys with their dad, and headed back out to Wolfsville Road in Maryland.  I began section hiking the Appalachian Trail three months ago at Wolfsville Road and went south.  This trip was not only the completion of the Maryland section, but we also hit the one hundred mile milestone, a … More Being Like A Snowflake: Wolfsville Road to Caledonia State Park

Hiking on Ice

I like winter hiking- from the silence of the woods, to the bright winter light that casts long shadows. It reminds me of cross country skiing when I was a kid in Massachusetts.  Most of Maryland doesn’t get much snow, but this past week we got some snow, then an ice storm, followed by freezing … More Hiking on Ice