Hike & Bike – Page 3 – Atlas Great Outdoors

Hike and Tour at Smallwood State Park, Maryland

Group hike and guided tour of the historic Smallwood Retreat House at Smallwood State Park in Southern Maryland

To the Mountains: WV and MD

This past weekend, my wife, the dog and I took a short trip out west from our sea level life in Annapolis, Maryland, to the Blue Ridge Mountains and Shenandoah Valley. https://youtu.be/uu7j_xljCRY?si=-v3DmlXZ1jENL4V5 We stayed at a Home2 Suites in Martinsburg, WV. If you travel with a dog, you understand the challenges of finding nice placesContinueContinue reading “To the Mountains: WV and MD”

Glendening Nature Preserve

Today my dog Tucker and I hiked a 2 mile loop at Glendening Nature Preserve. It took about an hour and a half on the Green Trail. The Glendening Nature Preserve is part of Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary, an Anne Arundel County Rec and Parks property, and was featured as part of the county’s HikeContinueContinue reading “Glendening Nature Preserve”

A walk a day keeps the doctor away

Two walks in a day is even better. Yesterday I took my dog to two different Anne Arundel County parks for his daily walks. One before breakfast and one after lunch. A hidden and unintended benefit of owning a large dog is that he requires and gets large walks… which means you do too! JonasContinueContinue reading “A walk a day keeps the doctor away”

Fifty-mile ride on Anne Arundel County Trails

Yesterday I completed a milestone ride for myself – over 50 miles. It was 51.36 miles to be exact, according to the Map My Ride app. The ride covered three Anne Arundel County paved “Hike and Bike” trails: The Broadneck Peninsula Trail, the B&A Trail and the BWI Trail. Broadneck Peninsula Trail I started onContinueContinue reading “Fifty-mile ride on Anne Arundel County Trails”

Little Gunpowder Trail Ride

On August 19, two buddies and I met up at Little Gunpowder Trail in Gunpowder Falls State Park for some mountain bike trail riding. It was my first time there, but one of my friends lives nearby and bikes these trails a lot. He lead us at a speedy pace through the woods, which endedContinueContinue reading “Little Gunpowder Trail Ride”