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July 12, 2010

Waiting at Sandy Point

I am waiting at Sandy Point State Park to be joined by Sun photographer Amy Davis and Department of Natural Resources spokesman Josh Davidsburg.

Nice breeze and shade near the nature center is welcomed.

Now on Day 6 of my personal Park Quest 24/7: 24 state parks across the state in seven days.
That can only mean one thing; I have to shave my legs every day.

I can only imagine what people would be thinking; "I met Outdoor Girl. What hairy legs."

So shave, we must.

Amy's here. Gotta run.

Park Quest 24/7 tracker

Posted by Candus Thomson at 10:51 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)
Categories: Park Quest 2010

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I have never commented before, but I had to drop notes of encouragement and thanks. What an entertaining blog - I am inspired to visit some of our state's parks myself. At leisure, in cooler weather, but I do plan to visit. I wish you well as you finish!

Posted by: slJack | July 12, 2010 1:35 PM

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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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