appalachian national scenic trail

The Hogan administration said Tuesday night that the Maryland governor is pressing forward with plans for a hotly debated parkland swap — but without any inclusion of a new stadium for the NFL’s Washington Redskins.

By Luke Broadwater

Feb 12, 2019

Burkittsville residents say they were surprised and upset to learn in December that Gov. Larry Hogan wants to give the U.S. government 2,481 acres in the park in exchange for state control of land in Prince George's County, where Hogan hopes to convince the Redskins to build a new stadium

Before Melissa Lehew’s body was found around 1 p.m. Monday near the Churchville Quarry lake, friends, family and strangers had spent much of the morning searching nearby James Run.

By Erika Butler

Sep 4, 2018

Dr. John Price, a surgeon affiliated with GBMC and Johns Hopkins, was known for treating rare cancers and was popular with his patients.

By Jacques Kelly

Jun 4, 2018

Maryland recently threatened to end West Virginia MARC service this summer, unless the state paid $3.2 million to continue it. As a stopgap, the two states agreed last month on a $1.5 million deal to extend service for another year, but funding for a permanent solution has not been identified.

By Colin Campbell

Apr 28, 2018

From best free activity to best music video, Baltimore Sun staffers pick their favorites for 2018 in the arts and activities category.

The yellow-stalked puffball, Calostoma lutescens are known to be mycorrhizal with oak trees in the Appalachian area. Most mycorrhizae are microscopic soil fungi, but all have an incredibly important role.

Maureen Sweeney Smith, executive director of Ellicott City Partnership, recently shared some of her interests with us, including taking care of her “grandbaby” and reading nonfiction.

Jane Sharpe, associate librarian emerita at McDaniel College, shared more than 20 recommendations for the best holiday books to gift to loved ones.

Catherine E. Poindexter, who worked with animals at the National Institutes of Health and enjoyed adventures, died Sept. 21 from a rare form of cancer, at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. She was 24.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Oct 2, 2017

Carroll hikers found each other on Appalachian Trail

Scott Smith, 30, of Mount Vernon and Andrew Nappi, 32, of Eastchester will receive 18 months probation for assaulting a 55-year-old man at a Ravens game last year.

Dave Gill recalls hearing his mother reminisce about gathering fallen chestnuts in woods near her childhood home for use in stuffing at Thanksgiving.

It may be the epitome of a trek: 2,190 miles, from Springer Mountain in northwest Georgia to Mount Katahdin in Maine, through forest and over mountains, exposed to rain and sleet and the occasional wildfire. It's the Appalachian Trail and, starting Tuesday, March 28, it will be the world for Eldersburg couple Lynsey and Trevor Abrams, who will attempt a through hike of the entire trail.

Students often try to take a special trip after graduating from high school or college. But Leah Rubin went on a journey that most high school graduates woul

Now that winter has officially arrived, grab your skis, board or snowshoes: We've rounded up the region's great ski resorts within a four-hour drive.

Readers: Think you know your Baltimore? Try answering our weekly trivia question. Some weeks will be ridiculously easy, some weeks a bit more challenging. There

Dr. James E. Comber, a popular Baltimore ophthalmologist who helped establish a low vision program at the Maryland School for the Blind, died Saturday from cardiovascular disease at the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center. He was 62.

The annual conference of the Mason-Dixon Outdoor Writers Association in Hagerstown reflected changes in outdoor pursuits and the people and methods of

What motivates people to take on the longest hiking-only footpath in the world, stretching from Georgia to Maine?

By Dan Rodricks

Mar 24, 2016

Kelly McCauley and Nathan Krish were married Oct. 17, 2015

From the Appalachian Trail to tales about concussions

We decided to tackle the Offa's Dyke hike, which roughly traces the path of King Offa's eighth-century earthwork that was built as a border between England and Wales.

Claims of Baltimore's Washington Monument being first in nation ignore the one along the Appalachian Trail

Andrew Conrad's farewell column

By Andrew Conrad

Aug 19, 2015

A Maryland State Police helicopter crew has rescued a hiker who was suffering from a medical problem on the Appalachian Trail.

Richard M. Kastendieck, a former Maryland assistant attorney general, died July 5 at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson after an 11-month battle with cancer. He was 67.

By Mark Puente

Jul 19, 2015

Under the shady cover of forested trails in Patapsco Valley State Park, the "villain of the valley" is lurking. In appearance, it's innocuous enough, easily confused by the casual hiker with some other weed. But wavyleaf basketgrass is a much more pernicious foe, Towson Professor Vanessa Beauchamp explained to a group assembled July 11 at the park's McKeldin area in Marriottsville.

By Amanda Yeager

Jul 16, 2015

A hike from Pen Mar in Washington County to Maryland Route 77 in Frederick County is the first of five planned monthly jaunts that will cover all 41 miles of the Appalachian Trail in Maryland.

By Mike Klingaman

May 30, 2015