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Sunset over Solomon's Island in Chesapeake Bay, Maryland

Solomon's Island dock on Chesapeake Bay, Maryland (Paul Souders/Digital Vision/Getty)

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I am looking for a place to spend a weekend that is within a 1 hr or so train/bus trip from Washington DC. I'm at a work convention during the week in DC and want to take a short weekend trip outside the city before leaving for home. By the water with shopping and sight-seeing would fit the bill. It's the last weekend in October. Any suggestions would be appreciated!!
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I live in NJ. I am looking for a place where I can rent a house on a private beach for a week or so for me and my family. Does such a place exist within a 4 hour drive of NJ? Is so who can I contact to help me. PS if I could also rent a Hobiecat sail boat and leave it on the beach, all the better. thanks
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is there a beach in the fort smallwood area where there is swimging and small pets allowed
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Feature Articles

Chesapeake Bay
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Where the water is calm, the camping great—and the sea kayaking takes you to a world of beautiful swimmers
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Practical Advice

Rising to the Challenge
How do you learn to conquer a snow-covered mountain—and your fears? Simple. Go with Wyoming's Exum Mountain Guides, the leaders in mountaineering training.
How to Build a Snow Cave
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Ask ten people how to make a snow cave and you'll get ten different answers. Winter-survival expert Greg Davenport, 49, ends the debate. Here's his definitive guide to making a bomber backcountry bunker.
What Andrew McLean, Ski Mountaineer, Brings
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McLean, 47, is one of the world's most accomplished backcountry skiers, with first descents on every continent—and more than 100 total. This spring, he's off to Greenland for a few more. Here's what he's packing.
Playing It Safe
Tout, scam, trickery, pickpockets, or downright theft—any one of 'em can turn a trip of a lifetime into a lifelong lesson. Here's how to avoid bad experiences.
Fix a Busted Tire with a Buck
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Flatten your bike tire on a thorn and you can patch the inner tube or swap in a new one—no problem. Damage the tire itself (say, by tearing your sidewall on a sharp rock)—much bigger problem. Here's a quick field solution to keep you on the roll.

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GORPtravel Adventure Trips & Guided Tours

Highlights of the East Coast
Intrepid Travel
from $792, 7 days
Over seven days, travel down the eastern side of the States through cities and towns that have been pivotal in the creation of the nation we know...
Appalachian Highlands: Great Allegheny Passage & The C&O Canal: Pittsburgh to Washington, D.C.
Timberline Adventures
from $2595, 8 days
After 30 years of planning and years of construction, along with the cooperative, heroic efforts of a committed battalion of volunteers, the final...

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Gear

What You Need: Ski Mountaineering
The gear you need to strap on, pack up, wear, and shed to get up—and back down—a serious mountain.
Gear of the Year
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Wilier Triestina Izoard
Women's Road Biking
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Fitness

Four Steps to Peak Agility
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Without agility, working out is just bodybuilding.
Cutting-Edge Sports Gear
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The athletic equipment that made the cut for our second annual celebration of the best in design and technology.
Revolutionary New Gear
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Outside's guide to the best new concepts in gear, garb, human performance, and green.
Are the Mountains Killing Your Brain?
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Alarming new science shows that thin air can wreck brain cells—at lower altitudes than you'd think. Here's how to protect yourself.
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Attractions

Blackwater Paddling Trails

Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
2145 Key Wallace Drive
Cambridge, Maryland 21613

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The Blackwater River winds its way through expanses of open water and marsh, with osprey and... Read More

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Hog Rock-Blue Ridge Summit Loop

Catoctin Mountain Park
66602 Foxville Road
Thurmont, Maryland 21788-1598

Description: This is a five-mile loop from the park's main visitor's center that takes in the panoramic views... Read More

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