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Exploring the American Wilderness and Other Adventures

Creative chaos, new places, wild beauty, and spontaneous adventures

Seneca Creek State Park, Gaithersburg, Maryland

Why would I not sign up for a 10k trail run after a few months of no running and not very much trail anything? I cannot think of a single reason why not. Some might say it is type 2 fun, but type 2 fun means it is kind of miserable during the activity and […]

Burke Lake Park Trail, Fairfax Station, Virginia

Did you know that Virginia has 70 lakes and reservoirs but only two of them are natural? The Great Dismal Swamp (yes, that is real) is home to one, and Mountain Lake is the other. The Great Dismal Swamp and Mountain Lake are the exact kind of names we all know I adore. It will […]

Scott’s Run Nature Preserve, McLean, Virginia

I am going to write a blog. Or so I keep saying I will. I am just not in it to win it. I work, workout, try to remember to eat, sleep fitfully, then rinse and repeat. It is really cool. We have been here three weeks and everything is great except me. So, that […]