Author: David Lin
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Trip Report: 2022-03 Park City Mountain, UT
Park City Mountain is the largest lift-served (downhill) ski resort in the United States. Located less than an hour from Salt Lake City, UT, Park City Mountain hosted ski and snowboarding events for the 2002 Winter Olympics. The resort sits between 7,000 and 10,000 ft in elevation, offering slightly easier breathing over the big Colorado…
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Dog-Friendly Destinations Near Washington, D.C.
The area within a single day’s drive of Washington, D.C. is utterly rich with natural resources for recreation and industry. Host to mountainous Appalachia, seasonal beaches on the warm Atlantic, the city itself lies on one of the mighty rivers of North America that empties into the largest estuary in the United States and once…
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Profile: The Mud Doggo
Woof. Arrrrrrrroo. Maggie, the Mud Doggo Some years ago, I was as far down on my luck as I had ever been. I suffered from a broken heart. Living was a daily struggle and frustrating exercise of cleaning up failure stuck on repeat. I was alone and felt discarded like trash that had been dumped…
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Trip Report: 2021-09 Janes Island State Park, MD
Janes Island State Park is on the bay side of the Maryland Eastern Shore, offering 30 miles of salt marsh water trails and 7 miles of sandy beaches accessible only by boat. Date(s) 2021-09-03 to 06 Type Weekend Trip Activities Beach, Boating, Car Camping Transport 3 hours by Car (from DC Chinatown) Conditions Partly Cloudy…
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Personal (B)Log: When You Can’t Have an Adventure
“You’re just lazy.”“You have a bad attitude.”“You can always make time for adventure.” There is truth in these statements. If my priority was to get out into the world I would be there, but I’m not quite there just yet. Back in February, Maggie, the mud doggo, developed a little sinus issue right around the…
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Trip Report: 2021-05 George Washington National Forest, Lee District, VA
On the face of Green Mountain, a synclinal ridge that separates Fort Valley and Little Fort Valley lies a network of trails maintained by a dedicated volunteer group, running through the Virginia wilderness. Access to this part of the National Forest is a little out of the way and much of what I make use…