About us
The Patapsco Hikers has moderate hikes most Thursdays centered in Howard, Baltimore, and Carroll counties. Most hikes are 7-10 miles in length and involve 500 – 1500 feet of climb at a pace of 2.5 – 3 mph. We also have occasional, easier (five miles or so, less than 800 feet of climb) hikes on Mondays.
Upcoming hikes are posted on the internet on Sunday or Monday for the following Thursday, weather permitting. We typically start at 9:30 sharp and end around 1 PM or so with an optional lunch at a modest nearby venue or trailside.
Note that the hike description gives the estimated length and cumulative climb of the hike along with some descriptive elements (rocky, rooty, muddy, etc). Please judge carefully if this hike will be a pleasant experience for you (we want to come back) or an unpleasant struggle that will kill your enthusiasm for hiking.
Hikes are limited to 10 attendees. “Yes” RSVP’s are required for each hike. We ask you to donate $1 per hike to pay Meetup fees but no one will be turned away if they choose not to donate.
Well-mannered dogs are permitted but only with prior approval from the group organizer.
Please note that I do not answer my phone unless I know who's calling. You can send me a message through the Meetup website.
WARNING Patapsco Hikers (PH) takes a common-sense approach to hiking/walking. We encourage participants use their best judgement and err on the side of caution when participating with the group. This is an outdoor activity and mishaps do occur.
By registering for any hike, you agree to the following waiver of liability:
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“I am aware of the risks inherent in outdoor activities. Therefore, I will be responsible for my own well-being while participating in the activities of the Patapsco Hikers, and while traveling to and from these activities. I agree that the Patapsco Hikers Meetup Group, its officers, representatives, other participants and trip leaders are not liable individually or collectively for any injury, disease, sickness, loss, or damage to my person or property, direct or consequential, arising out of the activities of the Group. Neither I nor anyone in my household is currently in quarantine, is awaiting the results of a corona-virus test, or has a fever, or any flu-like symptoms.”
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Upcoming events
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Apple Picking at Baugher's
Baugher's Orchards, Farm & Bakery, 1015 Baugher Rd, Westminster, MD 21158, USA, Westminster, MD, USReserve your ticket here:
This is a loosely organized Meetup event...I will be there, but due to the nature of the event I wont necessarily be with the group the whole time. But I encourage people to come out, and pick from there large selection of apples, fall produce, and Halloween festivities. I will give a meeting location closer to the event.
https://baughers.com/baughers-pick-your-own.php
Apple season has begun. The ripening schedule, approximately:
mid August: Ginger Gold Done
late August: Gala, Honeycrisp
early Sept.: Daybreak Fuji
mid-Sept: CrimsonCrisp, Autumn Crisp, Magnolia Gold
late Sept.: Empire, Golden Delicious
early October: Cameo, Ida Red, Mutsu
mid October: Stayman, WineCrisp, Suncrisp
late October: Braeburn, Enterprise, Fuji, Granny Smith
very late October-Nov.: Pink Lady, Gold Rush.3 attendeesBig Gunpowder Trail (and Wine/Food/Music at Boordy))
Gunpowder Lodge, 10092 Bel Air Rd, Kingsville, MD, USLooking to get some exercise, see a new trail, make some new friends, with an optional lunch/Wine at Boordy after?
Try this 4.7-mile loop trail near Perry Hall, Maryland. Generally considered a moderately challenging route, it takes an average of 1 h 45 min to complete.
This is a very popular area for birding, fishing, and hiking, so you'll likely encounter other people while exploring. The trail is open year-round and is beautiful to visit anytime.
Dogs are welcome, but must be on a leash.
This trail has a refreshing swimming hole near the end. The loop follows the upland forests of the fall zone, crossing a few easy streams (pretty much non-existent in the winter) and visiting a pleasant waterfall, then meanders downstream along Big Gunpowder Falls as it leaves the piedmont. Watching Big Gunpowder Falls sliding through several narrow gorges, it is hard to believe that only 5 miles downstream the falls will spread to a delta-like, broad river more than a mile wide.After we can get some food/music/wine at Boordy Winery.
5 attendeesProfs & Pints Baltimore: The Macabre Poe
Guilford Hall Brewery, 1611 Guilford Ave, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA, Baltimore, MD, USBuy tickets here
Profs and Pints Baltimore presents: “The Macabre Poe,” a look at Edgar Allan Poe’s most gruesome and horrifying works and what inspired them, with Amy Branam Armiento, professor of English at Frostburg State University, past president of the Poe Studies Association, and editor of two books on the acclaimed American author.[Doors open at 3. The talk starts at 4:30. The room is open seating.]
Stephen King has said that he and other horror writers are all “the children of Poe,” a reference to how they’re unable to escape his shadow. Although Edgar Allan Poe penned works in a long list of genres, including fantasy, detective fiction, and poetry, his most prominent legacy is as the master of the macabre. Over the nearly two centuries since Poe lived, “The Tell-Tale Heart,” “The Fall of the House of Usher,” “The Pit and the Pendulum,” “The Cask of Amontillado,” and “The Masque of the Red Death” have haunted millions of readers.Who, exactly, was Poe? Why does he remain as one of the United States’ best-known writers at home and abroad? Why do his works continue to resonate with readers more than 150 years after they were published?
Come hear such questions tackled by Amy Branam Armiento, a leading Poe scholar who edited More Than Love: The Enduring Fascination with Edgar Allan Poe, co-edited Poe and Women: Recognition and Revision, and formerly served as president of an international organization that supports the scholarly and informal exchange of information on Poe’s life, works, times, and influence.
Professor Armiento will look at which people and events influenced Poe’s literary works. His troubled life included the slow deaths of his mother, brother, foster mother, and wife, as well as a problematic relationship with alcohol and a difficult relationship with his foster father. All shaped his relationship with death, horror, and the unknown.
She'll also look at how Poe’s horror tales laid the groundwork for the characters, circumstances, and other conventions of horror stories.We’ll explore how Poe shattered literary conventions of his own time by embracing lurid descriptions of violence, especially violence perpetrated between family members and loved ones. You’ll learn how Poe adapted conventions of the fairy tale to create his memorable, haunting tales, an aspect of his work that is hidden in plain sight.
The presentation will also include examples of evocative artwork used to illustrate editions of Poe's works. Get ready to feel chills down your spine.
(Advance tickets: $13.50 plus sales tax and processing fees. Doors: $17, or $15 with a student ID.)
Image: Poe as depicted in a modern retouched version of a daguerreotype by Mathew Benjamin Brady. (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.)10 attendees
Past events
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