Spoiler: There are no otters in Otter Cove.
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Return to 9 Ponds, Frederick Municipal Forest
We first hiked the 9 Ponds Loop on January 18th, Our Second Year of the Pandemic (2021). It was so nice that we hiked it again on March 7th. It took us four months to get back again to see it in the non-winter, but we made up for the dreadful lassitude by adding on some extra mileage (to our detriment, as we both pooped out 9 miles in to what become an 11-mile hike, despite being svelter and in better shape than last time).
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Lapidum Rock Run Loop, Susquehanna State Park
Carpets of bluebells in the forest in April are what drew us to Lapidum Rock Run Loop in Susquehanna State Park, and it did not disappoint.
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Merryman’s Mill Trail
Lovely spring breezes and reservoir views from well-mitered foot bridges await on Merryman’s Mill Trail in Gunpowder Falls State Park.
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Pen Mar to Old Forge on the Appalachian Trail
Don’t be fooled by the elevation map! Stretching its 2700 feet of elevation over a pleasantly wooded 14 miles, Pen Mar to Old Forge is a gently rolling death march, not the alpine jungle gym it may appear to be.
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