Polly 5 on February 21st, 2010

Today, Polly found a wonderful little restaurant/gas station/general store that’s off of the beaten track and far from the maddening city crowds. She broke out her trusty GPS and navigated as we took I-68 to the Fifteen Mile Creek Road exit, drove to the top of Green Ridge Mountain, and turned left on the road [...]

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Polly 5 on February 21st, 2010

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Polly 5 on February 6th, 2010

Just a little ditty to amuse you… Pollies of the Caribbean Submitted by: Polly #5 Pictured Polly #2 Yo-ho! She’s cute and she’s green and she travels the world Travels the world, yo-ho She won’t stop ’til every flag is unfurled Travels the world, yo-ho Yo-ho, yo-ho it’s Polly’s life for me Yo-ho, yo-ho it’s [...]

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Polly 5 on January 1st, 2010

On New Year’s Day, Polly #5 took a round trip hike from the Western Maryland Railroad Station to the Evitts Creek Aqueduct on the C&O Canal towpath. She trekked over packed snow and ice for a total of 7.6 miles and enjoyed watching the many geese that gathered on the North Branch of the Potomac [...]

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Polly 5 on December 22nd, 2009

Today, Polly had another one of her brilliant suggestions: “Let’s go to lunch at the Bavarian Inn in historic Shepherdstown, West Virginia.” Naturally, Polly’s human friends jumped at the opportunity. The Bavarian is a 4-star restaurant that specializes in fine German cuisine, and it also offers a beautiful view of the Potomac River. While looking [...]

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Polly 3 on November 29th, 2009

Today, Polly volunteered to help clean up the C&O Canal National Historical Park between Sideling Hill Creek and Fifteen Mile Creek. Warm and sunny days in late November are rare, so the famous travel frog leaped at the opportunity to take a ten mile hike in one of her favorite local spots. Polly is too [...]

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Polly 5 on November 16th, 2009

Tom recently took me on a bike ride on the Western Maryland Rail Trail (WMRT). The WMRT runs a total of 23 miles, beginning near Fort Frederick State Park and ending at Pearre Station. We started in Hancock, which is the midway point, and went to the end. The round trip was a little over [...]

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