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Choosing Pony Pasture as my reflection spot has special meaning because the significance of the location has greatly changed over time for me. When I first encountered the location, it was simply as a place to take recruits for the … Continue reading →

Full of hidden treasures: a phrase I would use to describe both the Potomac and James Rivers. Beautiful, a teacher, and full of opportunities are also words to describe these two important rivers. During Fall Break this past weekend, Earth … Continue reading →

Fantastic is a word that isn’t grand enough to describe the experience of this Fall Break Trip. From a rainy day’s exploration of Harper’s Ferry to a warm day’s adventures at sea, I feel as if I’ve learned and grown … Continue reading →

The Earth Lodge weekend trip began at the confluence of the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers. Since I had rain boots on, my first inclination was to run straight into the water and put my feet in both at the same … Continue reading →

Raising awareness and creating place identity are two things that can lead to conservation and sustainable management practices. To be able to create place identity, you must have some sort of connection with the land, such as walking on the … Continue reading →

Above the confluence of the Shenandoah and the Potomac Rivers a railroad loomed, symbolically raised as though to represent the domination of human development over natural processes. I saw this at Harpers Ferry in West Virginia where our group of … Continue reading →

A book is not the same as a river. Sure, The Potomac by Frederick Gutheim, an urban planner and historian, will provide a sense of history and add that depth of understanding to the river itself, but I’ve never seen … Continue reading →

I was a little skeptical when I found out that our fall break trip would be to the Washington, D.C. and Annapolis areas.  To be brutally honest, I thought the trip was going to be rather lame in comparison to … Continue reading →