Category: Maryland

400 Bald Eagles in a Day: What Route 1 Finds in Maryland

July 26, 2025

US Route 1 runs 81 miles through Maryland, from the District of Columbia line near Hyattsville north to the Pennsylvania border at Rising Sun. It is not the scenic route. Most of that stretch is commercial corridor, divided highway, strip mall, and traffic signal. But Route 1 in Maryland has always been the working road, […]

Eagles at Conowingo, Crabs in Baltimore: 3 Days on Route 1 Maryland

July 15, 2025

This 3-day road trip follows Maryland’s US Route 1 from the southern suburbs near Hyattsville to the northern border at Rising Sun, covering about 150 miles of suburban and rural highway. Expect 2 to 4 hours of driving each day, with stops that move through university campuses, historic mill towns, Baltimore’s neighborhoods, and the Susquehanna […]

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