Hidden deep in the suburbs of DC is the not-so-secret Great Falls Park - a pocket of natural beauty that seems like it should exist somewhere much more remote. We hiked…
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I had been dreaming about going to the beach for months, then waited too long to make reservations for Memorial Day, then just didn't want to deal with the hassle, the…
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I became kind of obsessed with snowboard slopestyle while watching the Olympics and was inspired to get back on the snow. It took me three years but I finally replaced…
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I suppose it's been here for a while now -- the crisp morning air, the changing of the guard from green to gold, the shorter darker days, the thin sheets of…
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Last week (actually two weeks ago as I'm always behind in updating this blog) was a pretty hectic one for Hubs so we decided to take a last-minute getaway to the…
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CABINS HIKING NATIONAL PARKS Shenandoah VIRGINIAOh, Shenandoah | A Weekend in Shenandoah National Park
When I first moved to this coast from SF I was depressed thinking that I wouldn't find the same level of natural beauty that one finds so easily in the Western…
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The day started innocently enough: we packed our large cooler with enough Bon Chon chicken, snacks, beer and "victory punch" (recipe below) to feed an army and met up at Front…
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For me, summer will always be this lake. It's where I learned to swim (or at least watched my sister learn to swim since I refused to put my head…
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We made it to the beach last weekend just in time to enjoy a heat wave of 90+ degree weather. We were caught in Friday DC traffic on the way…