#patapsco park

[graypixllc]

The Giz, hunting in Patapsco Woods, Maryland. Nikon 8008, 24mm. Fujichrome Astia 100. NIK 

#Vizsla #hunting dog #gun dog #working dog #patapsco Park #www.graypictures.com

[istandonsnowpiles]

Buzzard's Rock Rail Bridge

#patapsco valley state park #maryland #cantonsville #landscape #infrared #590nm #false color #august #around dc #my work #photography

[deadweight-at7am]

Someone who lives locally keeps putting these grandfather clocks in the woods. People are stumbling upon them on hikes. This is off of Rockhaven trail in Patapsco State Park. We have no idea who puts them there, how they get them up there and also why. People think it's a call out to Vecna in Stranger Things but I don't know! It's so funny. The mystery continues.

#personal #personal post #grandfather clock #patapsco state park #maryland

[travel-with-kat]

Avalon area; Patapsco State Park 🌳

#patapsco #patapsco river #patapsco state park #baltimore #maryland #waterfall #waterfalls #travel #hiking #camping #vanlife #travel with me

[somenewdelight]

ice shapes at cascade falls

#Oc #Maryland #Winter #winter photography #patapsco #Patapsco State park #Ice

[lauriera]

Remember to give #ReimagineMiddleBranch your feedback this week, and check out these local events! #parks #transitequity #Baltimorenonprofits Repost from @reimaginemiddlebranch • No need to worry if you missed the public information sessions last week. Head to our website to check out the draft Reimagine Middle Branch Plan we presented during the December 5th and 6th public information sessions. You may also share your feedback on the Plan! Our feedback form will be open through December 23, 2022. https://www.reimaginemb.com/plan. After viewing the Plan feel free to browse through our website and learn more about the RMB team's vision and dedication to community equity. #MiddleBranch #SouthBaltimore #Community #Patapsco https://www.instagram.com/p/CmaHD4lJizc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#reimaginemiddlebranch #parks #transitequity #baltimorenonprofits #middlebranch #southbaltimore #community #patapsco

[fernandoaficiando]

Old stomping grounds

#Maryland #Patapsco state park #Elkridge md #park #trees #lake #sky #unedited #Baltimore md #Baltimore #Baltimore county

[coquettishbaguette]

Liberty Dam; North of Patapsco Valley State Park

#photographers on tumblr #orignal photography #minimalism #maryland #abstract photography

[dailyunsolvedmysteries]

Chessie

Chessie is a large serpent-like animal that allegedly lives in the Chesapeake Bay. Over the years there have been many sightings of a serpent-like creature without any flippers or horns on its body. Most sightings describe it as a long, snake-like creature, from 25 feet (7.6 m) to 40 feet (12 m) long. It is said to swim using its body as a sine curve moving through the water. There are no limbs or crests, like most snakes. There was a cluster of sightings in 1977 and more in the mid-1980s.

A photograph of an unknown sea creature taken by Trudy Guthrie in 1980 was later identified as a manatee from Florida. Manatees are unusual this far from Florida. A manatee nicknamed “Chessie” was rescued from the Chesapeake's chilly water in October 1994 and returned to Florida, but has revisited the Chesapeake several times since then. It was photographed in the Patapsco River in 2010 (unconfirmed) and near the shore of Calvert County on July 12, 2011. The more recent photograph was confirmed by U.S. Geological Survey biologists. Unlike the reports of a serpentine creature, manatees do not swim undulating from side to side.

According to Matt Lake in Weird Maryland, two perch fishermen, Francis Klarrman and Edward J. Ward, in 1943 spotted something in the water near Baltimore. This thing was about 75 yards away, at right angles from our boat. At first it looked like something floating on the water. It was black and the part of it that was out of the water seemed about 12 feet long. It has a head about as big as a football, and shaped somewhat like a horse’s head. It turned its head around several times—almost all the way around.

In 1982 Robert and Karen Frew supposedly videotaped Chessie near Kent Island Their video shows a brownish object moving side to side like an aquatic snake.

The last notable sighting of the beast was in 1997, off the shore of Fort Smallwood State Park, very close to shore.

#chessie #cryptid creatures #cryptid #creatures #myths #legends

[stevishabitat]

Baltimore bridge collapse: The decline of Twitter as measured by disasters - Vox

https://www.vox.com/technology/24113765/twitter-x-misinformation-baltimore-bridge-collapse

The same conspiracy-theory-peddling personalities who spammed X with posts claiming that Tuesday’s Baltimore bridge collapse was a deliberate attack have also called mass shootings “false flag” events and denied basic facts about the Covid-19 pandemic. A Florida Republican running for Congress blamed “DEI” for the bridge collapse as racist comments about immigration and Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott circulated among the far right. These comments echo Trump in 2019, who called Baltimore a “disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess,” and, in 2015, blamed President Obama for the unrest in the city.

As conspiracy theorists compete for attention in the wake of a tragedy, others seek engagement through dubious expertise, juicy speculation, or stolen video clips. The boundary between conspiracy theory and engagement bait is permeable; unfounded and provoking posts often outpace the trickle of verified information that follows any sort of major breaking news event. Then, the conspiracy theories become content, and a lot of people marvel and express outrage that they exist. Then they kind of forget about the raging river of Bad Internet until the next national tragedy.

I’ve seen it so many times. I became a breaking news reporter in 2012, which means that in internet years, I have the experience of an almost ancient entity. The collapse of the Francis Scott Key bridge into the Patapsco River, though, felt a little different from most of these moments for me, for two reasons.

First, it was happening after a few big shifts in what the internet even is, as Twitter, once a go-to space for following breaking news events, became an Elon Musk-owned factory for verified accounts with bad ideas, while generative AI tools have superpowered grifters wanting to make plausible text and visual fabrications. And second, I live in Baltimore. People I know commute on that bridge, which forms part of the city’s Beltway. Some of the workers who fell, now presumed dead, lived in a neighborhood across the park from me.

The local cost of global misinformation

On Tuesday evening, I called Lisa Snowden, the editor-in-chief of the Baltimore Beat — the city’s Black-owned alt-weekly — and an influential presence in Baltimore’s still pretty active X community. I wanted to talk about how following breaking news online has changed over time.

Snowden was up during the early morning hours when the bridge collapsed. Baltimore’s X presence is small enough that journalists like her generally know who the other journalists are working in the city, especially those reporting on Baltimore itself. Almost as soon as news broke about the bridge, though, she saw accounts she’d never heard of before speaking with authority about what had happened, sharing unsourced video, and speculating about the cause.

Over the next several hours, the misinformation and racism about Baltimore snowballed on X. For Snowden, this felt a bit like an invasion into a community that had so far survived the slow death of what was once Twitter by simply staying out of the spotlight.

“Baltimore Twitter, it’s usually not as bad,” Snowden said. She sticks to the people she follows. “But today I noticed that was pretty much impossible. It got extremely racist. And I was seeing other folks in Baltimore also being like, ‘This might be what sends me finally off this app.’”

Here are some of the tweets that got attention in the hours after the collapse: Paul Szypula, a MAGA influencer with more than 100,000 followers on X, tweeted “Synergy Marine Group [the company that owned the ship in question] promotes DEI in their company. Did anti-white business practices cause this disaster?” alongside a screenshot of a page on the company’s website that discussed the existence of a diversity and inclusion policy. That tweet got more than 600,000 views. Another far-right influencer speculated that there was some connection between the collapse and, I guess, Barack Obama? I don’t know. The tweet got 5 million views as of mid-day Wednesday. Being online during a tragic event is full of consequential nonsense like this, ideas and conspiracy theories that are inane enough to fall into the fog of Poe’s Law and yet harmful to actual people and painful to see in particular when it’s your community being turned into views. Sure, there are best practices you can follow to try to contribute to a better information ecosystem in these moments. Those practices matter. But for Snowden, the main thing she can do as her newsroom gets to work reporting on the impact of this disaster on the community here is to let time march on. “In a couple days, this terrible racist mob, or whatever it is, is going to be onto something else,” Snowden said. “ Baltimore ... people are still going to need things. Everybody’s still going to be working. So I’m just kind of waiting it out,” she said “But it does hurt.”

#As a Ferguson resident I feel Baltimore’s pain #I can't imagine how much worse it must be now #I haven't been on the bird app for years and have no intention of going back

[graypixllc]

Hunting with one of my Vizslas in Patapsco Woods, Maryland. Nikon FM, 24mm. Kodak Gold 200. NIK 

#Patapsco Park #maryland parks #Kodak Gold 200 #hunting dog #Vizsla #www.graypictures.com

[istandonsnowpiles]

Grist Mill Walking Bridge

#patapsco valley state park #false color #landscape #infrared #590nm #catonsville #maryland #august #around dc #my work #photography

[deadweight-at7am]

I take 2-3 mile walks during the day and today I went to Patapsco (a large river/park system). Maryland is so ugly in the winter. The fence was on another walk. Ominous!

#personal #personal post #myphotos #maryland

[poetandwolf]

I did not see it, but I heard it. I work in one of the warehouses by the bridge. I assumed it was one of the trucks or noises with in the warehouse.

Our last break is at 1:30 AM. I missed seeing it by mere minutes. It is haunting. The bridge was always in the background of my life. You could see the bridge from the warehouse, through the doors, windows, and when outside in the courtyard or parking lot. You could see the bridge, always, at work. I usually would ground myself by watching the cars drive over the bridge ... that night I didn't. I was distracted by all these posts on Facebook wondering what the 'explosion' was... seeing post after post. Worrying about a bomb or fire.. what it could be. And if I needed to be concerned..

Until someone finally shared the bridge falling into the Patapsco.

Imagine seeing that video, and looking up, through a large speed door. And seeing that, indeed. The Bridge is Gone. I couldn't believe it. I asked my supervisor to go outside and check - and he doesn't believe me, or the video. And goes outside himself and then.. haunted over the radio. " You're right, The Key Bridge is Gone... there's helicopters looking for survivors." Cue everyone panicking over the radio, people rushing to my desk (I'm kind of like a foremen). It was crazy.

I have driven over- and under*- the Key Bridge through out my entire life. I will admit I was always hated driving over it because of how large/tall it was.. and a fear of falling off of it.

*everyone near the bay either has a boat, or know someone who has a boat. What size or condition of that passenger boat may very.

[majesticmillionairesinc]

Budget Group Tours in Maryland

Do you have a dream of an incredible group tour in Maryland that will not break the bank? Fear not! In the Old-Line State, many cheap groups travel packages come with many adventures and prices. How about a tour of Maryland adventures, from historical ones to nature retreats. Below are some options through which you can travel budget friendly.

1. Affordable Accommodations:

While planning a budget group tour, the first thing one needs to take into consideration is affordable lodging. The budget hotels, motels, and hostels in Maryland accommodate the demands of group travelers. It is therefore advisable to book in advance for the best deals. On top of that, several locations offer group reductions; thus, a trip as one unit saves a lot of time and money.

2. Explore the Great Outdoors:

The state of Maryland has numerous natural beauties, and exploring the outdoors brings the same amount of satisfaction while not being expensive. Select a group hike in the state parks, including Patapsco Valley or Gunpowder Falls. The entrance fees are often negligible, but the value of this communion with nature is inestimable. Pack a picnic basket and enjoy the variety of landscapes Maryland offers.

3. Free Cultural Attractions:

Discover Maryland's heritage, history, and culture free of charge by sampling the wide range of completely gratis attractions. Visit the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum in Baltimore and learn about African American history. Take a free tour of the historic towns of Annapolis or Frederick, appreciating their structural and thematic elements. Visiting many museums and attractions is free, so plan your trip according to that.

4. Self-Guided Walking Tours:

The self-guided walking tours in the center of Maryland's cities will help you penetrate them. Cities such as Baltimore and Annapolis have many picturesque historic districts of different features. Build an itinerary based on many landmarks, public art installations, and hidden gems through which your group can walk at their own speed. This cost-effective approach to city exploration is budget-friendly and provides a more intimate experience.

5. Economical Eats:

Local cuisine sampling is in order, but the dining can become a big-budget item quickly. Look for cheap restaurants, food trucks, and local markets where you can savor the flavors of Maryland without spending a lot. Picnic in one of Maryland's beautiful parks, and the local produce can be enjoyed, with memories created around the table.

6. Public Transportation:

Using public transportation is not only green but also very cost-effective. Cities in Maryland have a good road network due to the efficiency of their public transportation. Travel in groups by bus, the light rail, or metro and avoid the stress of parking your car while cutting down on transportation costs.

7. Group Discounts on Attractions:

Most of the popular attractions in Maryland have group discounts by group travel companies, which helps to save a lot of money when more parties attend. Whether you're touring the noted Inner Harbor in Baltimore or learning about maritime culture at St. Michaels, check group rates for discounts

8. Camping Adventures:

For the adventurous groups, consider coming to a very cheap lodging alternative. State parks in Maryland are very stunning venues for camping trips. Pitch the tents, congregate by the campfire, and socialize without paying a premium for group accommodation.

In summary, Maryland welcomes group tourists with open arms by providing a panorama of experiences that appeal to different interests and prices. All you need to do is for strategic planning and the budget alternatives of that state, one can have a group travel trips in Maryland which gives a sufficient cultural satisfaction as well as cost-effective. Pack your bag in conquering mood and enjoy the Maryland.

#group tours Maryland #group travel trips Maryland #group travel companies

[realtorjamier]

10 Great Autumn Camping Trip Ideas Around the DC Area!

As the leaves change and the air turns crisp, autumn is the perfect time to embark on a camping adventure around the Washington, DC area. With its stunning fall foliage, moderate temperatures, and proximity to beautiful natural settings, the region offers great camping options for outdoor enthusiasts. Here are ten fantastic autumn camping trip ideas within a short drive of the nation’s capital.

Shenandoah National Park, Virginia Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah National Park offers an unparalleled camping experience. The park boasts several campgrounds, with Big Meadows being a favorite due to its central location and picturesque views. Hike the Appalachian Trail, enjoy fall foliage, and stargaze at night. It’s a must-visit destination for leaf-peeping enthusiasts.

Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland/Virginia For a unique camping experience, head to Assateague Island. Campers can pitch their tents in the sand dunes and enjoy the sight of wild ponies roaming freely. The island’s pristine beaches, marshlands, and clear night skies make it an ideal spot for autumn stargazing and enjoying the tranquil beauty of the coast.

Catoctin Mountain Park, Maryland Catoctin Mountain Park is a hidden gem located less than 70 miles from DC. Campers can choose from three campgrounds and explore miles of hiking trails that lead to picturesque overlooks, including the renowned Cunningham Falls. Don’t forget to visit the nearby Camp David Museum for a bit of presidential history.

Greenbelt Park, Maryland: If you’re looking for a convenient camping spot close to the city, Greenbelt Park is just 12 miles from downtown DC. The park offers walk-in campsites surrounded by forests and hiking trails. It’s an excellent choice for a quick weekend escape without having to venture too far from the city.

Prince William Forest Park, Virginia A peaceful oasis located only 35 miles south of DC, Prince William Forest Park is a fantastic autumn camping destination. The park features several campgrounds, including Oak Ridge Campground and Turkey Run Ridge Group Campground. Explore the park’s 37 miles of hiking trails, visit the National Museum of the Marine Corps nearby, and enjoy the fall colors.

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia Situated at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers, Harpers Ferry offers an excellent blend of history and natural beauty. Camp at nearby campgrounds and explore the historic town, which played a significant role in the Civil War. You can also hike along the Appalachian Trail and enjoy breathtaking views of the surrounding landscape.

Elizabeth Furnace Recreation Area, Virginia A hidden gem in George Washington National Forest, Elizabeth Furnace Recreation Area offers a serene camping experience. The area is known for its scenic hiking trails, including the Buzzard Rock Trail, which leads to a breathtaking overlook. The autumn foliage here is spectacular, making it an ideal camping spot for leaf-peepers.

Seneca Rocks, West Virginia For a more adventurous camping trip, head to Seneca Rocks in West Virginia, approximately 2.5 hours from DC. Camp at Seneca Shadows Campground and explore the area’s rugged beauty. Rock climbers will be in paradise, as Seneca Rocks is a renowned climbing destination. Hiking trails around Seneca Rocks offer excellent views of the surrounding wilderness.

Sky Meadows State Park, Virginia Located less than an hour from DC, Sky Meadows State Park is a peaceful retreat for fall camping. The park offers a variety of campsites and 24 miles of hiking trails that wind through meadows and woodlands. Climb Mount Bleak for stunning panoramic views or simply relax amid the picturesque fall scenery.

Patapsco Valley State Park, Maryland Only 20 miles from DC, Patapsco Valley State Park offers a variety of camping opportunities and numerous hiking trails that follow the meandering Patapsco River. The park is particularly stunning in the fall, with vibrant foliage and the soothing sound of rushing water. Don’t miss the impressive swinging bridge at Orange Grove.

Before embarking on your autumn camping trip, be sure to check for park regulations, make reservations if necessary, and pack appropriately for the season. Remember to bring warm clothing, as fall evenings can get chilly. So, grab your gear, light a campfire, and create unforgettable memories amid the fall splendor of the Washington, DC area.

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