Atlas Great Outdoors

Spriggs Farm Park

This is an excellent little local waterfront park for dog walks, short hikes and launching kayaks and canoes. This Anne Arundel County property sits on the shore of the Magothy River, which leads to the Chesapeake Bay. A former family farm, Spriggs still has the home intact and boarded up, although the two-car garage isContinueContinue reading “Spriggs Farm Park”

Solar Park Loop

Today’s hike was on the “new” Annapolis Waterworks Trail developed as a primo mountain bike trail park since 2019. The volunteers of MORE and the City of Annapolis have really created something special here. You can now park right at the dam off Defense Highway, which is super convenient. https://www.annapolis.gov/1085/Waterworks-Park Mr. Adventure (aka Tucker) andContinueContinue reading “Solar Park Loop”

Another Epic Ride

A handful of GenX ruggers and one wife took to the trails of Germantown yesterday in the annual MoCo Epic. We rode the 20-mile course in our team shirts; this year’s jersey was an Under Armour baby blue with the embroidery “Towson State Old Boys Est. 1995” and “Magical Thinking Edition”. Captain Tim explained thisContinueContinue reading “Another Epic Ride”

Greenbury Point Shoreline Restoration

Today was a beautiful day for a hike – cool and sunny. October and November are some of my favorite months for hiking and biking in Maryland. I drove over to Greenbury Point today with Tucker for an early afternoon walk on my day off. We started on a typical walk through Poet’s Nature TrailContinueContinue reading “Greenbury Point Shoreline Restoration”

Happy Dog at Bacon Ridge Natural Area

Today, Tucker and I took a hike on the Box Turtle trail at Bacon Ridge Natural Area in Anne Arundel County Maryland. Along the way, there was a self guided history tour. This is the PDF for the tour: https://www.srlt.org/wp-content/uploads/SelfGuidedHistoryHike_Final2.pdf From the county website: Bacon Ridge Natural Area in the South River Greenway contains overContinueContinue reading “Happy Dog at Bacon Ridge Natural Area”

Theta and Alpha music for relaxation

One of the easiest and quickest ways to get into a state of relaxation is to plug into some Theta or Alpha music. Some say these states are the best for learning as well. Explore the results with the audio examples below. We can also boost relaxation with exercise and meditation. Think about how youContinueContinue reading “Theta and Alpha music for relaxation”