Our Group: This group centers around the lifestyle of running and hiking/walking with our dogs and enjoying a high-end sudsy beverage — and increasing awareness of how dogs are true partners to humans. Extra Fun: Among our everyday events you'll find the random dog-friendly event that doesn't have anything to do with a run or a hike, but likely a beer or some wine. Keep an eye on the group as we develop something new and exciting in the running community! Supporting Service Dogs: Currently, t …

This is a group for hikers who are looking for short hikes. You needn't be a novice to join.  Many of the hikes are moderate to difficult, but all are under 5 miles.  The hikes will be labeled as "easy" (mainly flat, walking), "moderate" (a mix of some hills and flat trail) or "strenuous/difficult" (steep hills or rock scrambling). Often we split into two paces- one pace for faster walking and one pace for those who need to walk slower. Please note that we call it "novice" mainly for the length …

Our neighborhood, Fells Point and beyond is filled with wonderful people and amazing dogs. We are hoping to bring this community together to make our lives more fun, form new friendships and to lend a hand when we need help with our companions, aka dogs.

Active Excursions will  be doing free night hikes at Patapsco every other Wednesday night at 8:00PM.   Active Excursions, has paid all meetup.com fee's so we can keep these trips free! We will be doing these year round, every other Wednesday night. Please bring your own headlamp and water. We may have a few extra headlamps floating around if you need one, please send us a message if you need one. This will be an easy, no drop night hike. The hike is usually 1.5 hours and ~2-3 miles.  Buzzard's R …

The Chesapeake Audubon Society works in the Maryland region to promote the stewardship of natural ecosystems through conservation, restoration, education, and advocacy. We schedule hikes, canoe trips, and educational events throughout the year to help members and guests learn about birds, plants, and the natural world around them. Beginners are welcome!

I've been hiking and meeting people in central Maryland, DC and Virginia. Travelling to meet with people or to the trail head have been a challenge for me and I think, for many others who live in the northern part of Maryland. I am organizing this meetup as a mean to meet with people in the area who have the love for hiking and being active. We can have our own events, hiking local parks or we can carpool to join other groups. Beside hiking, we can have plans for travel, camping or skiing. …

… I offer shorter walks (45 minutes) and longer hikes (1 hour 15-30 minutes). I also offer extended programs including a hike and workshop component. These may include photography, creating vision boards to bring our goals to life, and music empowerment workshops. Session length is 2-3 hours (including hike). A small snack and water will be provided at no additional cost. The purpose of the group is to create community, to share our love of the woods through a spiritual lens, to walk in silence at …

Tired of living an online, virtual life? Then come out and meet others who are interested in Getting Out . We will check out the hiking trails, restaurants, local events, night clubs, dance spots, lounges, bars, happy hours and other things that are in Harford County and surrounding areas.   Click below for current weather before heading out to our outdoor events. Abingdon Weather Forecast, MD (21009)

This group is for Maryland (or anyone who doesn't mind driving) based Urban Explorers. We are people who like to go out in cities and sometimes rural settings and photograph abandoned or dilapidated buildings. We appreciate the history behind each of these buildings no matter how common they seem to most people. Often we find ourselves waking up at the crack of dawn to go road trip wherever necessary it is to go find these types of places. The experience often includes long walks or hikes and so …

… Whether you're curious about Christianity, early in your walk with God or a mature Christian, we welcome you!!    **You're important to us and we would like to know you!  Please post YOUR picture for your profile (a head-shot that clearly shows your face, not your dog, flowers, sunset etc).   Not only do we want to know a bit about you from your introduction, but we also want to associate your name with your face.  Doing so also helps to build a sense of community. A request to join without a  …

… Our Fitness and Nature meetups will allow us opportunities to exercise and have fun through yoga, walking, hiking, bicycling, swimming, etc. These outings will not only be about fitness but I will also talk about nature that we see around us. We will often exercise in a natural settings like parks to get in touch with nature as we are getting our bodies fit. Organic gardening and sustainable landscape design will include discussions on organic vegetable and fruit growing methods and garden tours …

… I promise you will walk away incredibly touched in some way, personally, and make some fantastic new contacts to boot! Warmest Welcome - I hope to meet you in person soon!!!  

All are welcome to join us. Organizers will try to mention when 4 legged hikers are allowed, but if not please ask. Meet other local hiking and biking enthusiasts. This group is for all those who are dedicated to hiking and biking excursions in and around Baltimore whether in the natural areas or urban streetscapes. I would like to encourage all the members to make suggestions or plan and lead events. With lots of members taking an active part we can meet the preferences and schedules of m …

visit http://www.aidjhu.org   Welcome to AID and let us begin with a short story. A man taking a walk on the beach comes across a young girl who is doing something strange. She is taking the starfish one by one from the beach and putting them back into the sea. The starfish were washed onto the shore and the rocks by the waves, and were desperately trying to get back into the sea. He goes up to her and asks her “Why are you doing that? There are ten thousand starfish lying on the beach, how ca …

… A fundamental technique for sustaining attention is focusing awareness on the body; traditionally, this is practiced while sitting or walking.

… Universalus Contemplatives come from all walks of life and may be male, female, single, married, partnered, celibate or non-celibate, students, working or retired, and may or may not be able to make a “full time” commitment to the Community.   Our  Community does not discriminate in any way, especially in relation to gender, creed, religion, sexual orientation, or cultural background.   The Community also does not discriminate in relation to age although individuals must be an adult (at least 18 …