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All are welcome! Even the young, old, Virginians, and Washingtonians. Although my goal with this group is to lure out folks in their late 30's to early 50's and help remind them how to have fun outside. So if you're one of those people who has been spending too many Saturdays watching children's soccer games, sneak out and join us sometime soon. We'll even post events further afield in VA, WV, and PA, but the majority of meetups will be in Central Maryland and usually 4-8 miles in length.
This group has only four rules:
- If you sign up, show up. I will ruthlessly boot anyone who is a no-show. It only takes 6 seconds on average to change your RSVP to NO. Don't you want to give your spot to someone in dire need of fun?
- Please read the entire description before signing up for an event. I work hard to post thorough descriptions so people can be informed of both the itinerary AND the expected challenges.
- You are responsible for your own safety. This is just a group of potential new friends walking around the woods, not a professional guide service. Please come prepared with the appropriate gear and provisions to safely make it through the posted itinerary.
- Have fun! No spoilsports allowed.
Many events will be cross-posted with the warmer-season group, Paddle Something. If you've got a kayak, canoe or paddle board - check it out at: https://www.meetup.com/paddle-something/
Upcoming events
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Hike PVSP Soapstone Trail (Mod. 3mi) and Ellicott City Springfest Concert
Soapstone trail head, 1288 south rolling road ,, Catonsville, MD, USSummer weather has arrived, so the hikes will be getting less arduous. This route along Soapstone is one of the easiest in the park, thought there is still 300' elevation change. Most of the uphills are short or gradual, with the downhills requiring a bit more patience. Total distance is 3 miles and we should be back at our cars by around noon.
Afterwards, I'll be heading to the Ellicott City Springfest where fifteen genre and artist-specific cover bands are playing around downtown. I have particular interest in the Black Sabbath, Van Halen, and Talking Heads bands, but we'll see if they have enough ice cream for me to make it all afternoon.
Parking is likely to be tight for Spring Fest. I recommend the Courthouse lot at the top of town.
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Happy Hour and Free Outdoors Gear Swap with CHC & other Meetups
Right Proper Kitchen, 716 Monroe St NE Suite C1, Washington, DC 20017, Washington, DC, USThe delightfully well-organized leaders of the Capital Hiking Club are putting together a happy hour event in NE DC and have invited all of the other local hiking Meetup groups, including US!
This event will also host a gear swap for reasonably sized things like backpacks, hiking poles, and other assorted treasures. They asked us not to bring absurdly large items like kayaks, but I never follow arbitrary rules. I will have Anca's Wilderness Systems Tsunami 145 Pro kayak on my truck outside. If you are slightly bigger than average soon-to-be paddler with $650 to spare, you might be going home with it!
Here is the link to the original Capital Hiking Club Event Page
and their full writeup of the event...
Join Capital Hiking Club for a happy hour and free outdoors gear swap! This event will be hosted at Right Proper Brewery's brand new Kitchen location in the heart of the Brookland Arts Walk (716 Monroe NE, Washington, DC 20017), right next to the Brookland-CUA Redline stop! Enjoy $5 beer and discounted food until 7PM!
Also, be sure to take advantage of this free opportunity to swap gear with other hikers and outdoors adventurers in the DMV (gear swap organized by Climate Classes). Please bring quality, well-maintained items, with no or minimal stains. Heavily damaged items will not be accepted for swapping. Items brought to be swapped will be capped at 20 items.
Accepted swap items include, but are not limited to:
Clothing- Shirts
- Pants
- Shorts
- Coats, Jackets, and rain ponchos
- Scarves/Bandanas
- Sweatshirts & Hoodies
- Jumpsuits, wet suits, and dry suits
- Gloves
- Activewear
- Boots, trail runners, snow shoes, sandals
- Socks
- Gaiters
- Spikes and non-slip footwear
- Hats, beanies, and head bands
- Unused hair ties
- Sunglasses and goggles
Gear (Inclusive of, but not limited to):
- Tents and hammocks
- Backpacks/dufflebags (hiking, backpacking, fannypacks, etc.)
- Camping utensils and multi-tools (Please clean before swapping!)
- Water bottles/Travel mugs (only twist-top, unless the item is brand new)
- Sleeping bags and sleeping pads (Please clean before swapping!)
- Camping pillows
- Tarps
- Yoga mats
- Camping chairs
- Flashlights, headlamps, lanterns
- Portable chargers
- Helmets and pads
- Hiking poles
- Camping stoves/ Miniature camping stoves (without fuel)
- Bungee cords
- Rope
- Unused, unopened, and non-expired dehydrated camping meals
- Unused and unopened batteries
- Unused sun block and hand sanitizer
*Please note that undergarments (including swimwear), camping fuel, used/ opened batteries, sun block, or hand sanitizer, and used, opened, and expired camping meals will not be accepted for swapping. Additionally, we will not accept large items at this swap, including bicycles, canoes, kayaks, stand-up paddle boards, etc...
All items that are not swapped will be donated to charities.
We are excited to have you join us!3 attendees
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