Updated: April 16, 2026 (now includes behind-the-scenes insights from my weekly volunteer work at the stables) The U.S. Park Police Horse Stables & Education Center on the National Mall opened in 2023 as a rare behind-the-scenes look at the…
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Just an hour west of Washington, D.C., Sky Meadows State Park opens into a wide sweep of pasture, ridge, and sky. I come here with my daughter Claire, my golden retriever Parker, and Flan, her flat-coated retriever, for a…
Dog-friendly Annapolis welcomes you with open arms. (Please, no jumping!) If you are a dog owner looking for a destination that combines history, charm, beautiful scenery, and special places to visit with your pooch, look no further than Annapolis,…
Sugarloaf Mountain, a 1,283-mountain located near Barnesville, Maryland, is no Blue Ridge Mountain. But it also isn’t a three-hour drive to Shenandoah National Park. I had only one goal in mind. I wanted a morning hike with my son…
No trip to North Carolina’s southern Outer Banks is complete without taking the ferry to visit the Cape Lookout Lighthouse (see a video on Instagram) on the National Seashore. A National Park Service (NPS) beach, it features 343 shoreline…
If you missed Del Ray’s Art on the Avenue festival, don’t worry. Year-round, visitors as well as locals can enjoy the vibrant murals documenting this Virginia neighborhood’s history. I mapped out a self-guided Del Ray’s street art tour that…
What pooch wouldn’t want to sniff the tulips and investigate the vegetable garden at dog-friendly Monticello in Charlottesville, Virginia? Certainly, my Golden Retriever Parker gave a “paw’s up” to accompany me on a beautiful spring weekend to tour the…
The dog-friendly Great Falls National Park located in Great Falls, Virginia is a magnet for Washingtonians on the weekends. Pack up the dog leash, grab your backpack and head out for an adventure with your furry best friend. Golden…