Trinity Outdoors

Wandering & Wondering: Trinity Outdoors began in the winter of 2023 as a result of a line in a Sunday sermon. The Very Rev. Gregory L. Powell spoke of people seeking (or conversely, fearful of) a direct encounter with God. Those of us who spend time in nature experience that direct encounter in myriad ways. Scott Smith, who recently retired after 34 years as a wildlife ecologist with the MD Department of Natural Resources, started Trinity Outdoors with an invitation to parishioners and Cathedral friends to join him in seeking transformative experiences while hiking and examining nature at nearby mid-Shore natural areas. Hikes have included commentary on the plants, animals, soils, geology and history of the natural areas the group trekked through. These events, free of charge, were held every 4-6 weeks throughout the fall and winter of 2023 and 2024.

Our first hike of the Fall season will be on Tuesday Oct. 1st at 9:30 AM at Martinak State Park, 137 Deep Shore Rd., Denton, MD 21629. Carpoolers will meet at 8:45 AM at Trinity (North St. parking lot by Diocesan Office and Miller Hall). The park is about a 35-minute drive from Trinity. For those meeting at the park: take Rt 404 to Deep Shore Road and left into park entrance. Meet at the boat ramp parking lot (drive through park and take the last right). Restrooms are throughout the park. We will hike about 2.3 miles on mostly level trails (paved and unpaved) though mixed hardwood and pine forests, and include the shorelines of Watts Creek and the Choptank River. The hike will conclude at an open-air amphitheater on the shores of Watts Creek where we will have a ~20-minute meditation exercise. The hike will conclude by noon. Please RSVP to Scott Smith (443-786-7163 or mtnman22@gmail.com).