Month: September 2020

A Mask in the Woods: Means Hollow Road to Pine Grove Furnace General Store (12.5 miles)

September 26, 2020

Fall has unexpectedly arrived in Maryland, bringing crisp temperatures, decaying leaves, and lots of soup. Everyone seems a bit caught off guard — late September should still be shorts and t-shirts weather. On the morning of our last hike, when we departed from our house at 5:00a.m., it was below forty degrees! As I started … More A Mask in the Woods: Means Hollow Road to Pine Grove Furnace General Store (12.5 miles)

A Mask in the Woods: Swamp Road to Means Hollow Road (12.9 miles)

September 19, 2020

The adventures of parking alongside dirt roads continues! Thankfully, I’m seeing this more and more that at trail crossings, people will often pull their cars into shoulders or onto grass if the road isn’t very busy. Both Swamp Road, our starting point, and Means Hollow Road, the end, were dirt roads in the middle of … More A Mask in the Woods: Swamp Road to Means Hollow Road (12.9 miles)

A Mask in the Woods: Pen Mar Park to Swamp Rd (13.21 miles)

September 12, 2020

Originally, we were shooting for PA 233, which on my map, my copy of the Thru-Hiker’s Companion, and Google Maps say has about two parking spaces along the AT. Even though it was Labor Day weekend, I was confident that with how early we typically get moving that we would get a spot for the … More A Mask in the Woods: Pen Mar Park to Swamp Rd (13.21 miles)