"After a long drive through a hailing thunderstorm we started our AT Section Hike from Greenbriar State Park MD to Ed Garvey Shelter on our way south to Harpers Ferry, WV. Day one was a 16 mile hike with about 2.8k of climbing. We had Conrad and full Ressler company in tow. We got in late to camp in Greenbriar and deposited the cars in Harpers Ferry on Friday, then camped and got an early start taking two shuttles of people to Washington Monument State Park where we set out for Ed Garvey. It was hot - about 95 degrees - we stopped along the way at Rocky Run Shelter (this had two shelters, a new one and the old one with a strong spring near the older shelter), then a quick rest and lunch break near Lambs Knoll cell tower and on to Crampton Gap Shelter where we assessed the plan to go on and snacked further. Beth and several others got stung by bees/hornets and we resupplied water at Gathland State Park near a yard hydrant and park toilets. Then we proceeded on another 4 miles to Ed Garvey where we setup camp (Tarp Tents) on a windy but rain-less night. Beth kept me up most of the night worrying about pretty much everything. After breakfast we set out for day 2 of our trip on into..." — wiweasel • Jul 29, 2023

"After a long drive through a hailing thunderstorm we started our AT Section Hike from Greenbriar State Park MD to Ed Garvey Shelter on our way south to Harpers Ferry, WV. Day one was a 16 mile hike with about 2.8k of climbing. We had Conrad and full Ressler company in tow. We got in late to camp in Greenbriar and deposited the cars in Harpers Ferry on Friday, then camped and got an early start taking two shuttles of people to Washington Monument State Park where we set out for Ed Garvey. It was hot - about 95 degrees - we stopped along the way at Rocky Run Shelter (this had two shelters, a new one and the old one with a strong spring near the older shelter), then a quick rest and lunch break near Lambs Knoll cell tower and on to Crampton Gap Shelter where we assessed the plan to go on and snacked further. Beth and several others got stung by bees/hornets and we resupplied water at Gathland State Park near a yard hydrant and park toilets. Then we proceeded on another 4 miles to Ed Garvey where we setup camp (Tarp Tents) on a windy but rain-less night. Beth kept me up most of the night worrying about pretty much everything. After breakfast we set out for day 2 of our trip on into..." — wiweasel • Jul 29, 2023

"On our third and final day of our great Western Maryland (and points west) adventure, we had to head back eastward to Central Maryland, where I'm from. On the way, we stopped at the Washington Monument of Boonsboro, the first monument to George Washington (1st President of the United States of America) that was completed in the USA. Pretty nifty! It isn't as famous or as grand as some of the others (in Washington, DC, or in Baltimore, MD, for example), but it was done by citizens of a small town and has arguably the best views of any of the more famous monuments. It's a nice gentle walk up to the monument, and there are wooden signs all along the path that give you events and pertinent years in George Washington's life. Pretty cool! I wish I could quickly find some photos of me when I came here as a child. Due to Covid-19, you can't currently climb up to the top of the monument, but the views from the base are still pretty good. " — psychikingjes • Oct 22, 2020

"I may live out west right now, but when I was growing up, the only big hiking trail I knew was the Appalachian Trail. Yet I moved out west before I started seriously hiking, and in all the times I've been back to visit family, I hadn't set foot on the AT. So with Ken, my intrepid hiking and adventure partner in tow, we hiked an 8.5-ish mile section of the AT from near Hagerstown, MD (at the I-70/US-40 crossing)/near the Pine Knob shelter, northbound to the Wolfsville Road parking area. Other than the nasty rocky section about 6.5 miles in that lasted for a mile, the hike was really easy and gorgeous. Fairly busy until we passed Annapolis Rocks, then it petered out after Black Rock cliffs and we only saw one other person. A gorgeous day, if a bit too warm and humid for my dry desert tastes. " — psychikingjes • Oct 22, 2020

"I may live out west right now, but when I was growing up, the only big hiking trail I knew was the Appalachian Trail. Yet I moved out west before I started seriously hiking, and in all the times I've been back to visit family, I hadn't set foot on the AT. So with Ken, my intrepid hiking and adventure partner in tow, we hiked an 8.5-ish mile section of the AT from near Hagerstown, MD (at the I-70/US-40 crossing)/near the Pine Knob shelter, northbound to the Wolfsville Road parking area. Other than the nasty rocky section about 6.5 miles in that lasted for a mile, the hike was really easy and gorgeous. Fairly busy until we passed Annapolis Rocks, then it petered out after Black Rock cliffs and we only saw one other person. A gorgeous day, if a bit too warm and humid for my dry desert tastes. " — psychikingjes • Oct 22, 2020