Silence and snow: a walk above Deep Creek Lake
While other vacationers at Deep Creek Lake were stepping into ski boots, my daughter and I were tying on hiking boots. There was snow, real snow, in the mountains around […]
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Ancient trees and roaring waters at Swallow Falls
The hush of the hickory canopy and the roar of the waterfalls draw me to Swallow Falls whenever I am in Western Maryland. Usually it’s freezing cold and icy. […]
View from the hole in the rock
Want to climb through the hole in the rock? A newly-arrived resident of Phoenix had discovered this geological phenomenon with her friend and up they climbed. They took in the […]
PHOTO ESSAY: El Yunque Rain Forest
Water, water everywhere. Waterfalls crashing over towering rocks. Raindrops splashing against lacy green ferns. The gurgle of a stream hurrying down the hill. El Yunque, a sub-tropical rain forest outside […]
Cunningham Falls: A cool, summer escape
In any other summer, Cunningham Falls has been a go-to place to escape the summer heat and humidity. Summer 2014 has been cool, clear and unlike any summer I can […]
Walking in a winter wonderland
I find myself whispering under the hemlocks of Swallow Falls State Park. Snow covers the tree-lined paths. Sunlight filters through the delicate green-needled branches. There’s a church-like hush that comes […]
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