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Strolling Historic Easton MD

Posted on March 8, 2022March 14, 2022by Jody Arneson
Empty street in Easton, in the morning.

Don’t miss out on all this quaint, historic town can offer just because you’re in a rush to get somewhere else! Easton, MD is worthy of being its own daytrip destination!

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What Lurks in the Rooms of Linville Manor?

Posted on March 1, 2022March 1, 2022by Jody Arneson

You’re guaranteed to have a spirited stay!

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Beautiful Vistas and Hidden Waterfalls Along the Tramontane Trail: A Hike in Holly River State Park

Posted on February 22, 2022February 23, 2022by Jody Arneson
The sun rises over the mountain peek in Holly River State Park.

Looking for a great winter hike? Tramontane Trail in Holly River State Park will lead you on a quiet winter adventure!

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Riding the Houtzdale Rail Trail and Discovering Local Rail History

Posted on December 1, 2020by Jody Arneson

Running just shy of 10.5 miles, the Houtzdale Rail Trail is a delightful little trail in Clearfield County between Oceola Mills and Smoke Run, PA. We had just enough time to ride a few miles in each directions, so we headed for the near geographic center of the trail, Houtzdale itself. The railtrail as it […]

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A Four-State Vista from Dan’s Rock Overlook

Posted on November 3, 2020by Jody Arneson

Who is Dan and why’d he leave his rock at such a beautiful place? Then, why did he spraypaint gloriously colorful graffiti all over his rock? These are questions I asked as I climbed the steps to Dans Rock Overlook! Dans Rock Overlook is one of Maryland’s iconic overlooks and sits at the top of […]

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Travel the World with Live Cams — When You Can’t Go Yourself

Posted on March 19, 2020by Jody Arneson

Daytripping in a time of social distancing might be best done virtually. That doesn’t mean you can’t explore this great world. It just means that for a few weeks (or months), you should consider exploring it through your computer. Technology allows us to visit museums, see performances online, and peak into the private world of […]

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The Hardest Winter: Washington’s Winter Encampment at Valley Forge

Posted on May 8, 2018by Jody Arneson

If you grew up in the United States and paid any attention at all to US History, it’s a name you’ve heard from childhood: Valley Forge. Images of a hard winter come to mind, a disorderly, ragtag and hungry army standing up against the British bullies — better armed, better clothed, better trained — and […]

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A Year of Memory Making Mid-Atlantic Daytrips You Shouldn’t Miss in 2018

Posted on January 27, 2018by Jody Arneson

This year, like every year, I gave my family gifts that I thought reflected both me and them. And like every other year, I struggled to find that “perfect gift” — a thing of myth and legend — that will make my loved ones happy. Then it hit me — I actually write a blog […]

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Out with 2015 and Looking Forward to 2016!!

Posted on December 31, 2015by Jody Arneson

Well, I certainly could have done better on my 2015 wishlist — of the 11 items I wanted to do, I did 4 1/2 — the half being that, although I didn’t actually get there, a guest blogger kindly did the strenuous hiking up Maryland Heights (it’s straight up the side of a mountain). Check out […]

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I love exploring the midAtlantic states of the United States, finding the best, most interesting and fun daytrip destinations in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington DC, Delaware, West Virginia, New Jersey and New York. From the well known to the well off the beaten path, I'll take you as far as you can go in a day without a passport! Why daydream when you can daytrip?

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Enjoy a Perfect Bike Ride along the C&D Canal Trail - 14 Jun , 2022
Holly River State Park is a delightful state park in the middle of West Virginia. Located in Webster County, the park is perched along the Left Fork of the Holly River near the town of Hacker Valley. It is the second largest park in the West Virginia state park system, with a total of 8,294 acres. Looking for a cool place to ride? The historic C&D Canal links two quaint towns and a path alongside the canal provides an almost 15-mile long biking trail that makes the perfect daytrip destination! Along the way you’ll travel through wetlands and a nature preserve, around a marina, and past an historic cemetery. Two beautiful, historic communities anchor both ends of the trail and the canal itself. You’re likely to see numerous birds, including great blue heron, white egrets, cormorants, osprey and bald eagles. Spend a weekend in heaven! Plan a visit to West Virginia's Pocahontas County-- definitely as close to heaven as you can get in the mid-Atlantic! The 86 acres of the Rock Creek Cemetery — one of the oldest in the area, dating back to 1719 — cover rolling hills and gentle slopes. If you’re a tombstone tourist, like I am, then this cemetery is a worthy day trip destination. The cemetery started as 100 acres of land donated by Colonel John Bradford in 1719 for a church and burial ground: St Paul’s Episcopal Church. (Nearby New Hampshire Avenue took up 14 of those acres.) Then, in 1840, an Act of Congress designated the grounds as a public cemetery for the city of Washington. Spent a rainy day exploring Easton and Talbit County's black history, including 2 driving tours that brought us to key locations in the landscape of Frederick Douglass' childhood on Maryland's Eastern Shore. I love smaller art museums! So much of this country’s history is not in our history books. Historic homes like Hyde Hall hold America’s history within its walls. About 8 miles north of Cooperstown NY, Hyde Hall is a fine examples of neo-classic country architecture within the United States, is a stunning reminder of a bygone American era when powerful English families established vast estates in the former colonies. We couldn’t go to a Canal Boat Museum, walk along the canal and visit the Erie Canal Museum without continuing our exploration with a boat ride on the canal itself. But by late October, the time of our trip, many of the boat tours had limited their operating hours to weekends only or were even closed for the season. But not the Sam Patch, a replica canal packet boat. The U.S. Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery, in Washington DC, is located next to the Armed Forces Retirement Home. It is one of only two national cemeteries administered by the Department of the Army, the other being Arlington National Cemetery. It is the oldest of our nation’s national cemeteries, having received its first interment in 1861.

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