The Mountain Club of Maryland is pleased to share with you information on local hikes in the DC/Baltimore area. Happy Trails!
Have you ever gone Geocaching? Do you even know what Geocaching is? Imagine being able to go on a treasure hunt in your own neighborhood. There are millions of treasure boxes just awaiting your discovery. Placed by good samaritans like ourselves, interested in an adventure and exploration. That’s what […]
It was a beautifully sunny day with puffy clouds, blue skies, and nippy temperatures with brisk winds. A great day to spend hiking around the pristine and serene Prettyboy Reservoir. The second largest and most remote watersheds in the area, Prettyboy allows for stunning scenery in a natural […]
Thanks to Lynford Morton of Phototour DC and creating his Photo Project 2013 on Google +, this week I’ve been given a new photography assignment. The project? A composition and perspective challenge to photograph a subject by going around 360 degrees. Trying to find a perspective that goes […]
Come and enjoy a beautiful spring-like day today at Patapsco Valley State Park in the Avalon Area. An area rich in history along the Patapsco River, the land was first owned in 1761 by Caleb Dorsey and named “Taylor’s Forest.” Rich in iron, the first production was Pig Iron […]
A light dusting of white and fluffy snow arrived in the early evening. With hopes of beautiful winter scenes along the Chesapeake Bay the alarm was set for pre-dawn. Arriving to the destination of Possum Point with a view over the bay towards the Bay Bridge I wait […]
We finally had some snow arrive overnight. A fluffy one inch layer of beautiful and pristine white snow dusted the landscape upon rising. Taking my camera over to Kinder Farm Park, I quickly found myself at a barn with abandoned equipment and other random items. There […]
On the Patuxent River leading into Baltimore is a peninsula that holds a great tract of land that was once crucial for American safety. During the Battle of Baltimore on September 12, 1814, the British landed on this 92 acre tract to begin their attack on Baltimore. The […]
Grab your hiking shoes and trekking poles and come climb Old Rag Mountain with me. A granite faced mountain found in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. Well-known for its boulder scramble that is traversed to reach the summit Old Rag Mountain beckons hikers from near and far. Not for the faint hearted, hiking the […]
If you are like me, than perhaps you are busy in the kitchen, preparing a wonderful feast for family and friends for a day of Thanksgiving. Back in 1621, I’m sure the last thing on the minds of Pilgrims and Indians alike is what America would look […]
This time of year is a wonderful time for personal reflection and appreciation of special people in our lives. I’ve been very fortunate to have a great photography coach that I met last year when I had finally purchased my first DSLR. Lynford Morton of PhotoTourDC and PhotoCoachPro offers […]
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 