Steve Carr

NORTH POINT STATE PARK

North Point State Park is located just north of Baltimore via the Key Bridge ($4 each way). After crossing Baltimore

The plan for our fifth and final day in Western Maryland was to hike the 6-mile Lakeside Loop Trail at

I started Day #4 with my buddy Kelly driving me to the top of three big mountains around Cherry Valley

DAY THREE started as usual with breakfast at the Coyote Cafe and then we proceeded to the top of some

I decided to visit my old friend Kelly Flanagan at his place in Cherry Valley, New York because I liked

Nicknamed “Maryland’s Alps”, New Germany State Park was the state’s first ski resort and the premier destination for downhill skiing

On our third day of exploring the state parks of Western Maryland we finally found a crowded park. Swallow Falls

Day two and Jimmy and I were off to yet another completely empty Maryland state park on a gorgeous Saturday

When you first see this huge stone fort with its pointed bastions sticking out like star points from each corner

DAY 14 The locals in Florence don’t call it that. The proper name is Firenze. No one will give you