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July 7, 2010

Day One goes into the history books

Five up, five down on Day One of Park Quest 24/7.

Completing Rocky Gap State Park puts me one ahead of schedule and a fifth of the way to the finish line.

Although tantalizingly close to the shoreline, the water did nothing to take the edge off the heat.

Wish conditions had been more conducive to lingering.

The question is whether to spend the night in my tent — a nylon tandoori oven — or run up the white flag and opt for a motel with air conditioning.

Tomorrow will feature three parks, two of which have military history as part of their backgrounds.

Stay tuned.

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Posted by Candus Thomson at 4:32 PM | Permalink | Comments (4)
Categories: Park Quest 2010

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Posted by: MaryD | July 7, 2010 6:46 PM

Try the bear trap -- well ventilated and superior protection from the elements.

Posted by: Capt Cool | July 7, 2010 9:08 PM

Kudos for a great first day!! Stay strong & go for the gusto!

Posted by: Vicki | July 7, 2010 10:35 PM

Love the blog. Stay cool and focused! You can do it!

Posted by: Carol D | July 8, 2010 9:56 AM

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About Candus Thomson

In a world of paper vs. plastic and candy mint vs. breath mint, my early memories involved a debate about the merits of freshwater vs. saltwater.

On the one hand, a great uncle’s fishing cabin on the Susquehanna River beckoned, but so did family gatherings on the Jersey Shore.

The correct answer, thankfully, was, “both.”

As The Sun’s outdoors writer for more than a decade, I’ve fished across Maryland in one day, hiked the width of the state in one hour, camped overnight in the median of I-95 to experience the wildlife between the fast lanes and chased mountain bikers in a 24-hour marathon race.

Those are some of the highlights. I’ve also fallen in a raging Gunpowder River during a trout survey (photo available upon request), had a shark spill its guts on my clothes and been stuck in a sub-freezing Vermont wilderness with men armed with flintlocks and hatchets, shuffling along on ancient wooden snowshoes.

And, in my travels I’ve met lots of you, who share a love of the outdoors and the good times and mishaps that go along with it.

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