The Potomac Chapter has offered many backpacking trips in Dolly Sods Wilderness in West Virginia over the past few years, so when the time came to volunteer in this area, AMC leaders David Mong and Jill Watkins stepped up. 

The ideas, hopes, and plans to have an exclusive young members’ event had finally come to fruition on August 13th, 2022 when we organized a camping weekend in Gifford Pinchot State Park, Pennsylvania. This was perhaps the first event of its kind, and hopefully transitions to semi-annual or annual gathering, to attract young members from DMV area, Delaware, and Pennsylvania. 

There is a hidden gem which shines in the spring, summer and fall seasons in the world of paddling and that is Jug Bay.  Located on the Patuxent River, straddling Prince Georges and Anne Arundel counties in Maryland, this tidal embayment and surrounding tidal creeks provides three seasons of paddling entertainment.

My name is Sydney, I am 8 years old, my favorite color is green, I live in Washington DC, and I love animals.  I started camping before I could walk and I still love camping, hiking, and backpacking and I am an AMC member. 

Open roads will carry you, zoom-zoom. Summer and Fall make some of the best times to venture into the great country side, especially the Appalachian Mountains. On the way, rolling along the highway and scenic byways- powered by diesel, ultra fuel or coasting on clean sun power, a euphoria overcomes one seeing the sunlit valleys and winding trails from distance.