It is still cold on the east coast, but we have been itching for weeks to get out into the woods. And now that we have Marvin (our silver spaceship to the great outdoors in comfort and style), why wait until the weather gets warm to start our adventures?
Surprisingly, you don’t have to go too far outside of DC to find some beautiful places to explore – and one of our absolute favorites is Rocky Gap State Park just outside of Cumberland, Maryland.
It’s pretty perfect actually.
· Want hiking? There are hundreds of miles of well-marked trails
· Kayaking more your thing? Multiple docks are available where you can use your own equipment, or during the season rental kayaks and paddleboards are available.
· Camping? More than 100 tent and trailer sites are available and most are fairly private. Cabins are also available and there is a bathhouse on each “loop”
· Need a little more nightlife than just a campfire? Rocky Gap Resort (and Casino) is just down the street – great restaurants, golf, nightlife, gambling… and more!
It can get pretty crowded during the summer, but one of the things we absolutely love about Rocky Gap in the off-season is that we basically have the entire place to ourselves.
Peace and quiet, convenience, AND beauty? Yes, please…
With every weekend trip we take, we get a few more kinks worked out of all of the nit-picky little things we have to figure out before our year-long adventure. Just how many dishes do you need – or more importantly, how many wine glasses are enough? What kinds of pots and pans? How do you wash dishes when you are dry camping? There are a million things to learn… and we are just scratching the surface.
JOIN US as we do a little shopping, get a little snow, and see how Michele’s first attempt at cooking campfire pineapple upside-down cake turned out.
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