Day 4 of Carolinas Vacation, Charleston Day 1

As we left Outer Banks last night it was about halfway of our road trip to the Carolinas. Today and tomorrow we would be enjoying the wonderful historic city of Charleston South Carolina.

Setting Sun over City of Charleston

Setting Sun over City of Charleston


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Day 3 of Carolinas Vacation, Outer Banks Day 2

Our second and final day on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. We planned to race through the southern chain of islands and hopefully reach somewhere between Charleston and Wilmington for the night, while trying to have as much fun as possible on the islands. It will be a packed day.

Sunrise Glow over Horizon

Sunrise Glow over Horizon


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Hiking Mary’s Rock in Shenandoah

A warm day in the month of May as summer colors finally returned to the mountains. I headed out to Shenandoah National Park for some hiking.

Mary's Rock

Mary’s Rock

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Hiking to Annapolis Rock in South Mountain State Park

A post about my weekend hiking trip to South Mountain State Park in Northern Maryland, which features part of the Appalachian Trial and has two overlooks of Annapolis Rock and Black Rock.

Overlook from Annapolis Rock

Overlook from Annapolis Rock


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Hiking in Sugarloaf Mountain, Maryland

A post about my weekend hiking trip to Sugarloaf Mountain in Dickerson, Maryland, which was the closest mountain molehill from Washington DC.

White Rocks

White Rocks


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Weekend Cycling in Washington DC

It was a great autumn day in Washington DC, as I cycled along Capital Crescent Trail and Mount Vernon Trail from Bethesda to National Airport for the last bit of nature colors before winter kicked in.

Autumn Colors in Downtown Bethesda

 Autumn Colors in Downtown BethesdaAutumn Colors in Downtown Bethesda


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Hiking in Great Falls, Maryland

A post about my weekend hiking trip to Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park in Potomac, Maryland, where we hiked Billy Goat Trail B and visited Olmsted Island Overlook with views of the raging Potomac River.

Great Falls

Great Falls


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Autumn Colors of Catoctin Mountain

First week of November, when autumn was in its prime, my friends at the trails club organized this hiking trip to Catoctin Mountain. It turned out that autumn colors were spectacular this time of the year in the countryside.

Autumn Colors

 Autumn ColorsAutumn Colors

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Triple State Hike

Just after the start of Fall 2018 semester, some of my friends in UMD’s Terrapin Trails Club organized this hiking trip to visit the highest points of the states of Pennsylvania, Maryland and West Virginia, which would be my first trip with the club.

Farmland

FarmlandFarmland


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Day 10/11 of 2019 Florida Spring Break, Driving back to Washington DC

The last two days of my Florida spring break trip, I would be driving back from Jacksonville. Despite I spent the majority of these two days on the road, which weren’t the most interesting material, I still made make this post, mostly of dashcam photos, so that the entire journey was whole here.
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