Karl's Deck

Maryland is filled with blunt names for various landmarks and places: for example there is Gunpowder Falls State Park with an associated Ha...

To start off the holiday weekend, I carpooled up to the Hashawha Environmental Center near Westminster, MD. The hike featured an easy loop...

I drove up to Patapsco Valley State Park, Hilton area , to meet the hiking group for a mid-week after-work hike. Since I enjoyed myself on ...

I looked forward to this event, the Celebration Sprint Tri , my first tri in about 2 years (I missed the 2009 season in Florida for various ...

One activity I always wanted to try was hang gliding. So when I saw the DC/MD/VA Adventures meetup group plan a trip out to Highland Aeros...

I've lost a lot of money over the years, by registering for and paying for events I've wound up missing (sick, out of town, etc.) M...

I've become a big fan of Meetup.com , which is a "network of local groups" and lets people with various interests organize act...