Cash Lake & Fire Road Trails, Patuxent Research Refuge, South Tract

Saturday, May 25, 2024, at 11am. We'll combine several trails, including Cash Lake and Fire Road Trails. Length: 5.4 miles, time 3 hours (with lunch; bring your own). Should be an easy hike. Meet at 11am in the lobby of the visitor center at 10901 Scarlet Tanager Loop, Laurel, MD 20708-4036.

The website for Patuxent Research Refuge, South Tract, is here. The hike will be a loop so we'll end up back where we parked. Bring a light backpack with water and/or Gatorade, a sandwich and/or snacks, and a simple first aid kit. At about the halfway point, we'll have lunch at a covered pavilion. The pavilion is near the visitor center, so you may end your hike early there if you wish; we’ll be there after hiking about 90 minutes.

Our hikes are open to all - men and women, young and old. If you're under 18 you must be accompanied by an adult family member. Come solo or with friends and family, enjoy God's beautiful creation, and make new friends and connections. WE HIKE RAIN OR SHINE. IF IT'S RAINING (OR MAY RAIN) BRING YOUR HAT AND RAIN PONCHO.

For questions, contact Charles on this meetup site. We hope to see you there! If you have suggestions for hiking sites, please let us know!

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Faith Community Church. This Meetup Group is associated with Faith Community Church at 1306 Riedel Road, Gambrills, MD 21054. Please join us for services at 9am or 10:30am each Sunday. Between services, Adult Bible Studies are available. We have Sunday School for children of all ages. More information is available here.

Men’s Bible Study - meets each Saturday at 7:30am at the church in Activity Room 1. Led by Bob, a former missionary to Russia, who does a wonderful job discussing the scripture reading with us. (I come to many of these; let me know if you’d like to meet me there).

Men’s Fraternity - meets each Monday night at 7pm in Activity Room 2. Led by Chuck - who leads us through the book we're studying with wonderful insights and humor. Now reading: Love & Respect by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs. (I come to many of these; let me know if you’d like to meet me there).

Some of our ministries & additional information:
Men’s Groups – see here
Women's Groups – see here
Children's Ministry - see here
Student Ministry – see here
Choir, Music & Tech Teams – see here
Adult Bible Studies - see here
Culture & Vision – see here
Sunday services at 9am and 10:30am - see here. (I usually go to the 10:30 service; I sit on the right side after you enter the sanctuary; let me know if you'd like to meet me there).

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He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end. Ecclesiastes 3:11 (NIV).

A lovely hymn: O The Deep, Deep Love of Jesus by Indelible Grace.