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An Archaeological Find

While visiting my family in southern Maryland for Thanksgiving, I had the privilege of finding something of archaeological significance (to me at least).   My Mom lives along the Chesapeake Bay and we enjoy walking along the beach looking for fossil shark teeth and anything interesting.  I stumbled upon something that looked similar to a [...]


The Rewards of Living Adventurously

There was a turning point in my life that started one day when I decided to try and talk a friend of mine into joining me on an adventure. We both by that time had been living in suburbs of the District of Columbia for several years, had enjoyed a network of good friends, [...]


Mud and Blood

This evening I went for a nice ride around the pond, Pandapas Pond. It was as dry as a camel’s toenail out there. Following my roommate down the trails, I had to peer through the cloud of dust left in his path in order to locate upcoming obstacles. I don’t ride at [...]


Downhill Mountain Biking at Snowshoe, WV

This past weekend I joined a group of mountain bikers, who have been biking on Wednesday evenings for several years now, in Snowshoe, WV for some downhill mountain biking. I wasn’t sure what to expect although I did have an idea that it might be fairly challenging and adrenaline inducing. For the past [...]


Ride Report - Paint Bank Loop (8/10/2008)

Route Map: http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/va/pembroke/788231994037

Towns along route: Newport VA, Mountain Lake VA, Waiteville WV, Paint Bank VA, Maggie VA.

Mountain Lake, VA -

Mountain Lake is one of two natural lakes in Virginia
Water levels of the lake fluctuate due to a fissure at the bottom that provides an outlet for both sediment and water and prevents the lake from [...]