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Dolly Sods -- West Virginia site you would swear was in the Artic

Dolly Sods Wilderness Area is a high plateau located in Grant, Tucker and Randolph Counties in West Virginia. It is 10,215 acres and part of the...

Parks...No Cost for Fun

Every parent knows having kids means having to visit the local park at least a few times a year.It’s a very nice place to socialize for...

Concrete fence posts: a good old idea

Walking through Turkey Run woods, I have encountered a number of things:· A pile of old cow bones, likely the site of where Civil War...

Park activities for April

Potomac Overlook Regional Park publishes a schedule to inform people about upcoming events with which park staff either manage or have a hand in....

Find the best DC area hiking trails

Spring is here. Time to dust off your trainers and hit the trails. Hundreds of miles of hiking and walking trails traverse the Washington, DC area,...

Hiking in and near Arlington, VA when weather is bad for cycling

It is 20 degrees out and the ground still has ice and snow from a midweek snowfall. You want to do some activity outside but do not want to ride....

New notifications required for interim recreational trails

When a railroad bed is converted temporarily into a recreational trail, the Surface Transportation Board will have to be notified right away. And...

Conferees to take up future of recreational trails funding next week

When Congress returns from a week-long break next Monday, it will have to deal once again with the seemingly endless saga of surface transportation...