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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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11 Aug, 202230

Mayo Beach Park – Edgewater, MD – 5/22 & 6/22

Posted By happytrailsmom

We visited this beach twice before school let out! Pebble and I had so much fun on our first visit, we just had to share this gem of a place with the rest of our family. Mayo Beach Park is […]

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15 Jun, 202211

Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park – Poughkeepsie, NY – 5/22

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We did a second short trip up to my folks just two weeks after our spring break trip to attend a birthday bash for my aunt. After all the sugar we ingested at the party, we needed some fresh air […]

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01 Jun, 202211

Taconic State Park – Copake Falls Area – Copake Falls, NY – 4/22

Posted By happytrailsmom

Honestly, I wasn’t sure if I should put this post under our adventures in New York State or created a heading for Massachusetts. Why was I confuzzled? Well, the parking lot we parked in and the first half of this […]

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27 May, 202211

Children’s Theatre of Annapolis – Annapolis, MD – 5/22

Posted By happytrailsmom

Have you ever heard of the Children’s Theatre of Annapolis? If not and you love live shows, please check this wonderful place out! I had taken Stormy here twice years ago to see an Elephant and Piggie show, and then […]

  • Farm
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27 May, 202211

Chase’s Farm Fresh Produce – Davidsonville, MD – 5/22

Posted By happytrailsmom

It is the most wonderful time of the year…strawberry time! I spent my childhood in a rural area, and, in the summertime, we would pick strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, even asparagus. If you love strawberries as much as my family does, […]

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13 May, 202211

Kinderland II Park – Kingston, NY – 4/22

Posted By happytrailsmom

For Pebble’s birthday, we were visiting family in New York for spring break, and we wanted to make the day special. I discovered that an old playground that I’d visited when I was a child had been renovated just a […]

  • Biking
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13 May, 202211

Allen Pond Park – Bowie, MD – 4/22

Posted By happytrailsmom

Allen Pond Park was the very last playground I took Pebble and Rainbow to before the pandemic began and everything / everyone went into lockdown. As Pebble had no memory of the park, she was too little last time, Allen […]

  • Historic Site
  • Scavenger Hunt
  • Tourism
11 May, 202227

Historic Linthicum Walks – Maryland Day Celebration – Gambrills, MD – 3/22

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In late March, one of our favorite local historic sites announced that they would be holding a special, weekend-long, Maryland Day Celebration. On March 25, 26, and 27, 2022 from 11am to 4pm, Historic Linthicum Walks opened its doors and […]

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23 Apr, 202212

Kinder Farm Park – Millersville, MD – 3/22

Posted By happytrailsmom

Adventures in February got shot to smithereens thanks to the flu and a sinus infection that took down all of the kiddos for a bit. Poor Rainbow was the worst of the bunch, so we stuck close to home, walked […]

  • Hiking
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16 Apr, 202227

Anita C. Leight Estuary Center – Abingdon, MD – 1/22

Posted By happytrailsmom

In late January, we had a snowy / icy storm blast through. Everything was glazed and slippery. With grandparents in town, I was searching for something to do that would appeal to all. Google brought up the Anita C. Leight […]

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