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Three kiddos and lots of fresh air fun and exploration!!

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    • Belair Mansion – The Great Elf Hunt – Bowie, MD – 12/21
    • Belair Mansion – The Great Elf Hunt – Bowie, MD – 12/22
    • Christmas Scavenger Hunt – Crofton, MD ; Drive Through Nativity – Severn, MD ; Time Travel to the Jurassic Period! – Crownsville, MD – 12/20
    • Crofton Christmas Holiday Trail – Crofton, MD – 12/21
    • Crofton Christmas “Scavenger Hunt” – Crofton, MD – 12/22
    • Emmanuel Lutheran Church 2022 Holiday Train Garden – Glen Burnie, MD – 12/22
    • Garden of Lights – Brookside Gardens – Wheaton, MD – 12/22
    • Historic Linthicum Walks – Winter Scavenger Hunt – Gambrills, MD – 1/21
    • Historic Linthicum Walks – Halloween Scavenger Hunt – Gambrills, MD – 10/21
    • Historic Linthicum Walks – Maryland Day Celebration – Gambrills, MD – 3/22
    • Historic Linthicum Walks – Santa Comes to “The Walks” – Gambrills, MD – 11/22
    • Homestead Gardens – Davidsonville, MD ; Historical Linthicum Walks – Holiday Scavenger Hunt – Gambrills, MD ; Watkins Park – Festival of Lights – Upper Marlboro, MD – 12/21
    • Mariapolis Luminos Nativity Scenes Display – Hyde Park, NY – 12/22
    • Watkins Park – Festival of Lights – Upper Marlboro, MD – 12/20
    • Wonderland of Lights – Rhinebeck, NY – 11/21
    • Y Worry Farm, Pumpkin Patch & Christmas Tree Shoppe – Davidsonville, MD – 10/20
    • Y Worry Farm, Pumpkin Patch & Christmas Tree Shoppe – Davidsonville, MD – 10/21
    • Y Worry Farm, Pumpkin Patch & Christmas Tree Shoppe – Davidsonville, MD – 10/22
  • Maryland Adventures by County
    • Allegany County, Maryland
      • Paw Paw Tunnel – C&O Canal Towpath – Near Paw Paw, WV – 9/20
    • Anne Arundel County, Maryland
      • Annapolis Waterworks Park – Annapolis, MD – 5/22
      • Bacon Ridge Natural Area – Crownsville, MD – 10/20
      • Bass Pro Shop in Arundel Mills – Hanover, MD / Friendship Park (Thomas A. Dixon, Jr. Aircraft Observation Area) – Glen Burnie, MD – 2/23
      • Beverly Triton Nature Park – Mayo, MD – 4/20
      • Beverly Triton Nature Park – Mayo, MD – 9/21
      • Chase’s Farm Fresh Produce – Davidsonville, MD – 5/22
      • Children’s Theatre of Annapolis – Annapolis, MD – 5/22
      • Crofton Park – Crofton, MD – 3/22
      • Davidsonville Park – Davidsonville, MD – 10/22
      • Downs Park – Pasadena, MD – 3/22
      • Downs Park – Pasadena, MD – 11/22
      • Fort Smallwood Park – Pasadena, MD – 3/22
      • Fort Smallwood Park – Pasadena, MD – 9/22
      • GORC (Gambrills-Odenton Recreation Council) Park – Odenton, MD – 4/23
      • International Elite Acrobatics – Open Gym – Crofton, MD – 11/21
      • Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary – Glendening Nature Preserve – Lothian, MD – 6/20
      • Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary – Sanctuary Proper – Lothian, MD – 3/20
      • Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary – Sanctuary Proper – Lothian, MD – 7/20
      • Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary – Sanctuary Proper – Lothian, MD – 9/21
      • Kinder Farm Park – Millersville, MD – 9/21
      • Kinder Farm Park – Millersville, MD – 3/22
      • Kinder Farm Park – Millersville, MD – 9/22
      • Lake Waterford Park – Pasadena, MD – 10/21
      • Lake Waterford Park – Pasadena, MD – 4/22
      • Lake Waterford Park – Pasadena, MD – 2/23
      • Loch Haven Park – Edgewater, MD – 2/23
      • Mayo Beach Park – Edgewater, MD – 5/22 & 6/22
      • Newman Street Park & City Dock – Annapolis, MD – 3/22
      • Piney Orchard Community Center Playground – Odenton, MD – 1/22
      • Piney Orchard Nature Preserve – Odenton, MD – 11/22
      • Piney Orchard Nature Preserve – Odenton, MD – 10/21
      • Piney Orchard Nature Preserve – Odenton, MD – 3/21
      • Piney Orchard Nature Preserve & WB&A Trail – Odenton, MD – 2/21
      • Pip Moyer Recreation Center / Truxtun Park – Annapolis, MD – 11/21
      • Pip Moyer Recreation Center / Truxtun Park – Annapolis, MD – 1/23
      • Quiet Waters Park – Annapolis, MD – 5/21
      • Riva Area Park – Davidsonville, MD – 3/22
      • Riverwood Park – Davidsonville, MD – 2/23
      • Severn Danza Park – Severn, MD – 11/21
      • SPCA of AA County – Annapolis, MD – 7/22
      • Thomas A. Dixon, Jr. Aircraft Observation Area & Friendship Park – Glen Burnie, MD – 9/21
      • Totsville Indoor Playground – Glen Burnie, MD – 3/22
    • Baltimore County, Maryland
      • Alberton Road Trail – Near Windsor Mill, MD – 1/21
      • Angel Park Playground – Perry Hall, MD – 3/23
      • Gunpowder Falls State Park – Sweet Air Area – Baldwin, MD – 5/20
      • Maple Sugaring Festival – Oregon Ridge Nature Center – Cockeysville, MD – 2/23
      • Marshy Point Nature Center – Middle River, MD – 11/21
      • Maryland Zoo at Baltimore – Baltimore, MD – 8/20
      • Maryland Zoo at Baltimore / Round Falls – Baltimore, MD – 5/21
      • Patapsco Valley State Park – Avalon, Orange Grove and Glen Artney Area – Halethorpe, MD – 1/21
      • Patapsco Valley State Park – Avalon, Orange Grove and Glen Artney Area – Halethorpe, MD – 8/21
      • Patapsco Valley State Park – Hilton Area – Catonsville, MD – 7/20
      • Patapsco Valley State Park – Hilton Area – Catonsville, MD – 8/21
      • Patapsco Valley State Park – Hilton Area – Catonsville, MD – 3/23
    • Carroll County, Maryland
      • Millard Cooper Park – Sykesville, MD – 7/23
      • Patapsco Valley State Park – McKeldin Area – Marriottsville, MD – 6/20
    • Calvert County, Maryland
      • American Chestnut Land Trust – Northern Tract – Prince Frederick, MD – 5/20
      • American Chestnut Land Trust – Southern Tract – Prince Frederick, MD – 5/20
      • Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Art Center – Solomons, MD – 6/20
      • Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum – St. Leonard, MD – 6/20
      • Swann Farms – Owings, MD / Chesapeake Beach Railway Trail – Chesapeake Beach, MD / Jango’s Frozen Treats & North Beach Boardwalk and Pier – North Beach, MD – 5/21
    • Charles County, Maryland
      • Nanjemoy WMA – Nanjemoy, MD – 7/20
    • Frederick County, Maryland
      • Gambrill State Park – Frederick, MD – 6/20
      • Greenbrier State Park – Boonsboro, MD / Mt. Tabor Park – Rocky Ridge, MD
    • Harford County, Maryland
      • Anita C. Leight Estuary Center – Abingdon, MD – 1/22
      • Bear Legacy Adventure Trail – Bel Air, MD – 3/21
      • Rocks State Park – Jarrettsville, MD – 4/21
    • Howard County, Maryland
      • Bailey Park / Lake Kittamaqundi / Color Burst Park – Columbia, MD – 6/23
      • Benjamin Banneker Museum & Historic Site / Trolley Line #9 Trail – Catonsville, MD – 7/20
      • Blandair Regional Park – Columbia, MD – 9/21
      • Blandair Regional Park – Columbia, MD – 11/22
      • Middle Patuxent Environmental Area – Clarksville, MD – 6/20
      • Patapsco Valley State Park – Hollofield Area – Ellicott City, MD – 3/23
      • Savage Mill Trail – Savage, MD – 10/22
      • Wincopin Trails – Jessup, MD – 6/20
    • Montgomery County, Maryland
      • Rock Hill Orchard & Woodbourne Creamery – Mount Airy, MD – 10/20
    • Prince George’s County, Maryland
      • Allen Pond Park – Bowie, MD – 3/20
      • Allen Pond Park – Bowie, MD – 4/22
      • Allen Pond Park – Bowie, MD – 11/22
      • Blacksox Park – Bowie, MD – 6/21
      • Bowie Community Center Playground – Bowie, MD – 5/21
      • Bowie Community Center Playground – Bowie, MD – 9/22
      • Bowie Heritage Playground – Bowie, MD – 6/21
      • Fairwood Community Park – Bowie, MD – 5/22
      • 14th Annual American Indian Festival – Upper Marlboro, MD – 10/22
      • Glen Allen Park – Bowie, MD – 5/23
      • Horsepen Bike Park – Bowie, MD – 5/21
      • Horsepen Branch Park – Bowie, MD – 11/22
      • Horsepen Branch Park – Bowie, MD – 1/23
      • King and Queen Playground – Cheverly, MD – 7/21
      • Meadowbrook Neighborhood Park – Bowie, MD – 12/21
      • Patuxent Research Refuge – South Tract – Laurel, MD – 5/20
      • Patuxent River Park – Governor Bridge Natural Area – Bowie, MD – 4/20
      • Patuxent River Park -Governor Bridge Natural Area – Bowie, MD – 4/21
      • Patuxent River Park – Upper Marlboro, MD – 3/21
      • Somerset Park – Bowie, MD – 5/22
      • South Bowie Community Center Playground AKA the Dragon Playground – Bowie, MD – 9/21
      • Walker Mill Regional Park – Capitol Heights, MD – 11/22
      • Watkins Park – Upper Marlboro, MD – 8/22
      • Watkins Park – Upper Marlboro, MD – 10/22
      • Whitemarsh Park – Bowie, MD – 11/21
      • Whitemarsh Park – Bowie, MD – 2/23
    • Queen Anne’s County, Maryland
      • Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center – Grasonville, MD – 3/20
      • Ferry Point Park – Chester, MD – 4/20 & 5/20
      • Matapeake Clubhouse & Beach – Stevensville, MD – 5/20
      • Matapeake Clubhouse & Beach – Stevensville, MD – 9/20
      • Matapeake Clubhouse & Beach – Stevensville, MD – 5/21
      • Terrapin Nature Park – Stevensville, MD – 3/20
      • Wye Island Natural Resources Management Area (NRMA) – Queenstown, MD – 5/20
    • Washington County, Maryland
      • Greenbrier State Park – Boonsboro, MD / Mt. Tabor Park – Rocky Ridge, MD
    • Wicomico County, Maryland
      • Salisbury Zoo – Salisbury, MD – 4/23
    • Worcester County, Maryland
      • Assateague Island National Seashore – Part I
      • Assateague Island National Seashore – Part II
      • Assateague Island National Seashore – Part III
      • Assateague Island National Seashore – Part IV
  • Places to Explore Outside of MD
    • Florida
      • Bok Tower Gardens – Lake Wales, FL – 11/22
      • Lake Jackson and City Pier Beach – Sebring, Florida – 11/22
      • Ormond Beach – Ormond Beach, FL – 11/22
    • Georgia
      • Driftwood Beach – Jekyll Island, Georgia – 11/22
    • Illinois
      • Cantigny Park – Wheaton, IL – 8/22
      • Lake Katherine Nature Center & Botanic Gardens – Palos Heights, IL – 8/22
    • Indiana
      • Kennedy Park – South Bend, IN – 8/22
    • Michigan
      • River Oaks County Park – Galesburg, MI – 8/22
    • New York State
      • Adirondack Park Vacation – Summer 2020!
      • Adirondack Park Vacation – Summer 2021 – Balm of Gilead Mountain / North Creek, NY
      • Adirondack Park Vacation – Summer 2021 – The Wild Center, Tupper Lake, NY
      • Kinderland II Park – Kingston, NY – 4/22
      • Taconic State Park – Copake Falls Area – Copake Falls, NY – 4/22
      • Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park – Poughkeepsie, NY – 5/22
      • Wilcox Memorial Park – Stanfordville, NY – 12/21
    • North Carolina
      • Luther Britt Park – Lumberton, NC – 11/22
    • Ohio
      • Aullwood Audubon Center and Farm – Dayton, OH – 12/21
    • Virginia
      • American Civil War Museum / White House of the Confederacy – Day 1 – Richmond, VA – 11/22
      • Marathon / Virginia Museum of Fine Arts / Cathedral of the Sacred Heart / Carrytown – Day 2 – Richmond, VA – 11/22
      • Maymont – Day 3 – Richmond, VA – 11/22
      • Meadowlark Botanical Gardens – Vienna, VA – May 2021
      • Park 365 / Soar 365 – Richmond, VA – 11/22
    • Washington, D.C.
      • National Mall / Smithsonian Museum of Natural History / Ford’s Theater – Washington, D.C. – 5/23
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01 Jun, 202401

Brookfield Zoo – Brookfield, IL – 7/23

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Last summer, my husband’s cousin invited our family to join her family, and spend a day at the Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield IL. Admission is roughly $30 per adult, and $21 per child, ages 3 to 11. Parking was $17 […]

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28 May, 202402

Harvester Park – Burr Ridge, Illinois – 12/23

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For Christmas this past year, we headed west to visit family outside Chicago. The weather was a bit gray and rainy, but it didn’t stop us from getting outside a number of times during our stay. The temps ranged between […]

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18 Aug, 202328

Bailey Park / Lake Kittamaqundi / Color Burst Park – Columbia, MD – 6/23

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On a beautiful, but somewhat chilly, Monday morning, Pebble and I set off for Columbia, MD to check out two newer parks that had been added up there. The first park we went to was Bailey Park on Lake Kittamaqundi, […]

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12 Aug, 202313

Millard Cooper Park – Sykesville, MD – 7/23

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I can count on one hand how many blog posts I’ve written this summer. The lack of posts doesn’t mean we haven’t been going on adventures… In fact, we’ve been very busy, with lots of travel. It is simply that […]

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03 Mar, 202306

Bok Tower Gardens – Lake Wales, FL – 11/22

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Bok Tower Gardens, hands down, was my family’s favorite day trip during our visit to Florida for Thanksgiving week. Bok Tower Gardens is located at 1151 Tower Blvd. in Lake Wales, Florida, and be prepared to spend most of the […]

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17 Dec, 202224

Walker Mill Regional Park – Capitol Heights, MD – 11/22

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For Rainbow’s birthday weekend, she wanted to enjoy the fresh, warm air we’d been having in early November, and asked to go to a playground with a big slide. Years ago, I had been to Walker Mill Regional Park in […]

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  • Brookfield Zoo – Brookfield, IL – 7/23
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  • Beverly Triton Nature Park – Edgewater, MD – 1/24
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  • The Museum of Science and Industry – Chicago, IL – 7/23

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