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Hike 11. Rocks State Park

Club: my scouting

Date: 08/13/2009

Parking: good in both places

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: RocksSP_GPS20090813.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: RocksSP_GPS20090813_tpo.gpx

Description File: RocksSP_GPS20090813.doc

GPS TrackMaker Trace: RocksSP_GPS20090813.gtm

Garmin MapSource Trace: RocksSP_GPS20090813.gdb

Universal GPS Format: RocksSP_GPS20090813.gpx

Photo Album: RocksSP_GPS20090813

Notes: King and Queen Seat and Kilgore Falls are the main highlights of this park consisting of 3 separate land parcels.

Hike 12. Flag Ponds Nature Park

Club: my scouting

Date: 08/16/2009

Parking: good

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: FlagPondsNaturePark_GPS20090816.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: FlagPondsNaturePark_GPS20090816_tpo.gpx

GPS TrackMaker Trace: FlagPondsNaturePark_GPS20090816.gtm

Garmin MapSource Trace: FlagPondsNaturePark_GPS20090816.gdb

Notes: park where some people (not me) found lots of shark's teeth. Beach on the Chesapeake Bay, for those not afraid of jelly fish.

Hike 13. Soldiers Delight Natural Environmental Area

Club: my scouting

Date: 08/29/2009

Parking: good

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: SoldiersDelightNaturalEnvironmentalArea_GPS20090829.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: SoldiersDelightNaturalEnvironmentalArea_GPS20090829_tpo.gpx

Description File: SoldiersDelightNaturalEnvironmentalArea_GPS20090829.doc

GPS TrackMaker Trace: SoldiersDelightNaturalEnvironmentalArea_GPS20090829.gtm

Garmin MapSource Trace: SoldiersDelightNaturalEnvironmentalArea_GPS20090829.gdb

Universal GPS Format: SoldiersDelightNaturalEnvironmentalArea_GPS20090829.gpx

Photo Album: SoldiersDelightNaturalEnvironmentalArea_GPS20090829

Notes: Unique prairie ecosystem. Unique beautiful plants. Preferably visit in September when they are in bloom. Visit the Nature Center.

Warnings: Huge number of Dog Ticks!!! I got 100+ on me. Spray your clothes with permethrin, wear sprayed gaiters, don't go off trail.

Tags: Loop/Shuttle/Out-N-Back; Dayhike/Car Camp/Cabin Camp/Backpack; Canoeing/Kayaking/Rafting/Biking, Bushwhack/Optional Bushwhack/Short Bushwhack(<1mi); Waterfalls/Off-Trail Waterfalls

Hike 14. Fort Frederick State Park

Club: my scouting

Date: 11/20/2009

Parking: good

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: FortFrederickSP_GPS20091120.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: FortFrederickSP_GPS20091120_tpo.gpx

Description File: FortFrederickSP_GPS20091120.docx

GPS TrackMaker Trace: FortFrederickSP_GPS20091120.gtm

Garmin MapSource Trace: FortFrederickSP_GPS20091120.gdb

Universal GPS Format: FortFrederickSP_GPS20091120.gpx

Photo Album: FortFrederickSP_GPS20091120

Notes: It's best to see this park between the end of the spring and beginning of the fall, when all the visitor centers and museums are opened. C&O Canal is pretty there.

Hike 15. Blackwater Wildlife Refuge

Club: my scouting

Date: 11/29/2009

Parking: good

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: BlackwaterWildlifeRefuge_GPS20091129.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: BlackwaterWildlifeRefuge_GPS20091129_tpo.gpx

Description File: BlackwaterWildlifeRefuge_GPS20091129.docx

GPS TrackMaker Trace: BlackwaterWildlifeRefuge_GPS20091129.gtm

Garmin MapSource Trace: BlackwaterWildlifeRefuge_GPS20091129.gdb

Universal GPS Format: BlackwaterWildlifeRefuge_GPS20091129.gpx

Photo Album: BlackwaterWildlifeRefuge_GPS20091129

Notes: the place to see bald eagles and ospreys. Great place for kayaking and biking. The elevation profile shows driving in addition to hiking.

Warnings: bring knee-high rubber boots - some trails may be very wet. Don't go there in the summer - nasty flies.

Hike 16. Pawpaw Tunnel

Club: my scouting

Date: 12/23/2009

Parking: good (was cleaned after a huge snow)

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: PawPawTunnel_GPS20091223.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: PawPawTunnel_GPS20091223_tpo.gpx

Description File: PawPawTunnel_GPS20091223.docx

GPS TrackMaker Trace: PawPawTunnel_GPS20091223.gtm

Garmin MapSource Trace: PawPawTunnel_GPS20091223.gdb

Universal GPS Format: PawPawTunnel_GPS20091223.gpx

Photo Album: PawPawTunnel_GPS20091223

Notes: While Driving there , go through the Pinnacle Overlook over the Potomac River.

Hike 17. Rocky Gap State Park

Club: my scouting with Misha

Date: 12/27/2009

Parking: good

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: RockyGapSP_GPS20091227.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: RockyGapSP_GPS20091227_tpo.gpx

Description File: RockyGapSP_GPS20091227.docx

GPS TrackMaker Trace: RockyGapSP_GPS20091227.gtm

Universal GPS Format: RockyGapSP_GPS20091227.gpx

Photo Album: RockyGapSP_GPS20091227

Notes: This is a commercialized park due to its huge golf course, multistory hotel and big lake. Thus, it's better to visit it in the winter. Notice Mason-Dixon marker the overlooks and the raptor place.

Hike 18. Green Ridge State Forest North