

Grandma on Loyalty
Until the late 1970s, Ferris Food Store stood at the corner of Clay Street and Spring Street in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The store, a...
Sep 10, 2017


How I Spent My Summer Vacation - 2017
Dense and remote - at mile 114 a railroad bridge crosses the C&O Towpath - "It is a refuge, a place of retreat, a long stretch of quiet...
Aug 27, 2017


Giant Alternatives
Your schooling may be over, but remember that your education still continues. -Unknown - In high school, your teachers are giants. They...
Aug 12, 2017


"Uphill, Downhill, I Like That."
Photo by Jean Parker - “Uphill, downhill, I like that.” – Peter Sagan - I hope I never meet Peter Sagan. He cannot possibly live up to...
Jul 23, 2017


On Thesaurus
On mile 42 of C&O Canal - Monocacy Aqueduct - or channel, conduit, course, flume, or waterway. - I am still trying to figure out why...
Jun 24, 2017


The 1st Day of Summer Vacation - 2017
Great Blue Heron, photo by Trudy Snope - I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he...
Jun 10, 2017


Family Quest
"...it had apparently become a Ritter Family quest to visit all the parks he sang about." - Stuart Ritter - During a National Park visit...
May 20, 2017


Wash Your Spirit Clean
Keep close to Nature's heart ... break clear away once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit...
May 5, 2017


On Kilimanjaro: A Taste of Fear
Greg Conderacci a top Mt. Kilimanjaro. Greg is on the far left. - This is a story about how stories can help you climb to the top…or...
Apr 22, 2017


Community Map
View from the community pathway on Lake Kittamaqundi, Columbia, MD - “Think carefully about where you choose to live and work. Then...
Apr 15, 2017




















