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Great fall day trips

Where's the best view of foliage in the region? I mean, Maryland, southern Pennsylvania, West Virginia -- yes, we'll even consider Delaware. If you have a suggestion, please drop us a line to share your suggestion with listeners of Midday today (midday@wypr.org) . . . After the NPR news at 1, we’ll read your tips and get some day-tripper suggestions from travel writer and frequent Baltimore Magazine contributor Marty LeGrand.

Here's one of my favorites: The largest, most attractive, open-to-the-public deck with a phenomenal view in Maryland. You'll find it in Green Ridge State Forest, Allegany County, just off the interstate. Last I checked, there's a parking lot next to the forest headquarters. Walk down the path, through some woods and there it is -- a sprawling thing built on a high slope overlooking heavily forested hills. The first look can actually be breathtaking. The deck was built by the state -- the guys who worked on the deck are memorialized on a plaque -- and the LaVale Rotary Club donated the wheelchair-accessible ramp and picnic table. Great place for a stop on your way to Deep Creek or Rocky Gap.

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Posted by Dan Rodricks at 8:35 AM | | Comments (1)
        

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We just returned home from visiting Ohiopyle. There were eight of us for dinner at "Stone House" on route 40 W. Everyone was well pleased by the service and especially the meals. The price was reasonable as well.

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Jan. 8, 2009, marked 30 years for Dan Rodricks' column in The Baltimore Sun. Over three decades, Dan has won numerous regional and several national awards for his reporting and commentary -- in print and on the air. "I've had opportunity to write a column and work in both radio and television, never having to leave my adopted hometown of Baltimore to have those experiences," he says. "I consider myself very fortunate." In addition to writing a twice-weekly column for The Baltimore Sun and his Random Rodricks blog, Dan is currently the host of Midday, on WYPR-FM, National Public Radio in Baltimore. An artful story-teller and social critic, he has observed local, state and national political and cultural trends for three decades, and has a lot to say about almost everything.
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