To 'Discover' the route of the American Discovery Trail in Maryland and Washington D.C. click on the ADTS page: Trail Directory for Maryland/Washington D.C.. The second state we will hike through is Maryland. Maryland is really the seventh state but we will get to it second. Hey Terrapin Fans, did you Know Maryland forests cover approximately 2.7 million acres, or 43% of the states land surface? Oak and hickory are the dominant hardwood or deciduous forest type, making up 60% of forested areas. Loblolly pine is the most prevalent softwood and is the predominant forest wood on the Eastern Shore. The Diamonback Terrapin (image from maryland kids page) is the Maryland State Reptile as well as the Mascot for the University of Maryland. To 'discover' the state of Maryland click: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland To research more about the state of Maryland click: http://www.50states.com/maryland.htm. To learn more fun facts about Maryland click: Maryland Kids Page. Go to the Official Maryland State Website at: http://www.maryland.gov/ Take a look at Maryland Topography: http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/mgg/topo/state2.pl?region=md.jpg We will also have the pleasure of hiking through our Nations Capital, Washington D.C. Washington is surrounded by the states of Virginia (on its southwest side) and Maryland (on its southeast, northeast, and northwest sides); it interrupts those states' common border, which is the Potomac River's southern shore both upstream and downstream from the District. This and other fun facts about Washington D.C. can be found at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington%2C_D.C. To 'discover' Washington D.C. click: ExploreDC.org