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❤️ “Forgotten places, Do they wait for us to come and sit there?” – Architha Reddy ❤️ In 2001 I came here with my then employer’s English Bulldogs to go for a walk. Back then, this place was a clustrofuck and anarchy of cars parked everywhere and I managed to bump the Jag on arrivalContinue reading “Lake Roland – Lakeside dr. off of Falls rd. – main entrance”

We start out as usual parking on the side of Falls rd. following the red trail paint. This morning one of the houses above the trail draining their pool because it smells like pool water and the whole path is flooded. I have to tippy toe around not to get wet. The morning rays areContinue reading “Falls road – Wrights lane (Lake Roland) – Orange trail”

Entering as always from the Falls rd entrance….at Wrights lane. Following the trail up to just before the bridge then we turn left and head slightly downhill to the water. Great opportunity for dogs to take a dip under the bridge at the sandy beach. We will follow the blue trail today which will addContinue reading “Lake Roland – Blue trail – 3 miles”

For obvious reasons Mag is only with us in spirit on this walk. We miss him like crazy. * “No matter what happens, travel gives you a story to tell.” –Jewish Proverb * Saint-Jean Cap-Ferrat is a 613 acre peninsula. To better appreciate the beauty of Cap-Ferrat and its surroundings we’ll take the approximately 14Continue reading “Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat – Côte d’Azur – French Riviera”

Daily Reminiscence Of Our Lives 🏵 “June is the gateway to summer.” – Jean Morgan 🏵 6/30 NCR – PA line It’s before 8am and close to the 80s. Mag takes a dip. As soon as Ollie sees Mag, he approaches us. He has no interest joining just me. Ollie’s beautiful eyes. ❤️ 6/29 MorningContinue reading “D.R.O.O.L. – June 2019”

June 26th **** ” Summer heat is proof that Mother Nature is menopausal.” Maxine **** It’s 7:30am and already in the upper 70s. We have parked on the side of Deer Park rd across from the overflow parking area since the Nature Center’s lot only opens at 9. Here the car is in the shadeContinue reading “Soldiers delight – Choate Mine trail”

June 24th **** “The soul that sees beauty often times walks alone.” **** To tell you guys the truth, for some reason I always forget about this park. Even though I spend a lot of time around Hunt Valley. It is so convenient and amazingly spacious – over 1000 acres – within 15 minutes ofContinue reading “Oregon ridge park – red-yellow trails”

(June 20 2019) “Go where you most feel alive.” Today’s “adventure” is starting from the Sparks road parking lot. We are here early, thanks to the heat and humidity index for later. Both of us rather take the 60s. Nice shady spot in front, since only 4 cars are present. Good to be an earlyContinue reading “NCR – Sparks rd to Corbett rd”

“I could never resist the call of the trail.” Buffalo Bill Starting at this point on NCR requires us to come early. This small lot fills up fast. It’s 7:30 which I consider late….even though it takes us a 30 minute drive to get here. Only a few cars present and no one on theContinue reading “NCR – Phoenix rd to Sparks rd”

“Sometimes, the shortest path between two points is serpentine.” Christopher Benfey Got up early today as usual. Thanks to Mag. Got to the visitor center at 8, even though this environmental area only opens at 9am. Since the gate was open we took liberty to drive up the road and park Yoda in our usualContinue reading “Soldiers delight – Serpentine trail”

“It’s all about convenience. You have remote access to everything.” Kevin Marquess Convenience = location close to home won out today. We have parked at the main parking area again on Eagle dr. There is a little path from here on the left side of the tennis courts. But we are not going to useContinue reading “Leakin Park II”

NCR trail – Paper Mill rd to Phoenix rd Love the sight of an almost empty parking lot on a Sunday morning. Thanks to the dreary weather today, people stayed in bed I guess. This is sort of the beginning of NCR. The main parking lot is on the left side on Paper Mill rd.Continue reading “Solituday”

(North Central Railroad trail AKA Torrey C. Brown Rail trail) This is the first of several NCR walks we’ll do and one of my favorites. About a 20 minute drive on I83 north from Hunt Valley. Far enough from the city that most people don’t bother coming up this far. Parking area is on FreelandContinue reading “NCR – Freeland to McCullough”

“Weekends don’t count unless you spend them doing something completely pointless.” I was telling Mag that I will sleep in. His dad let him out at 5 in the morning so in my opinion there was no reason for waking me up at 7am. He did anyway…. This morning we’ll check out Lake Roland ParkContinue reading “Sleepy Saturday”

It’s Friday! Time to go make stories for Monday. Unfortunately that’s all we gonna accomplish today thanks for the packed schedule. We only did a super short walk and forgot to record it….this morning was a mess! But here is a short video of Mag enjoying high grass. TTT = Ta-ta ’till tomorrow! Have funContinue reading “Woo hoo! As promised.”