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First Day Hike

Black And White Photography, Laurie, Photography

First Day Hikes is a program of free, guided hikes on New Year’s Day, offered by the 50 state park systems of the United States. The program was started in Massachusetts in 1992 under America’s State Parks and went Nationwide in 2012. The hikes are intended to promote an alternative way of celebrating the New Year by going outside, getting some exercise, and experiencing nature and history.

The Frostburg Flyer

Black And White Photography, Laurie, Mobile Photography, Photography

As my friends and I cycled along The Great Allegheny Passage Trail in October, we heard the sound of a train whistle. Much to our surprise and utter delight, the Frostburg Flyer came around the curve! “The legendary steam locomotive no. 1309 departs from Cumberland, Maryland, and carries passengers through the breathtaking Allegheny Mountains to Frostburg, Maryland”. The 150 mile GAP Trail is part of the Rails to Trails movement which creates multi-use public paths from abandoned railroad corridors.

The Big Savage Tunnel

Black And White Photography, Laurie, Mobile Photography, Photography

The Big Savage Tunnel is located on The Great Allegheny Passage Trail which runs 150 miles through Pennsylvania and Western Maryland. The GAP Trail is part of the Rails to Trails movement which creates multi-use public paths from abandoned railroad corridors. At 3,291 ft long, the Big Savage Tunnel was built by the Western Maryland Railway in 1912, and refurbished for bicyclists and hikers in 2003.