I normally spider web log nearly DIY as well as domicile decor, but 1 time inward a piece I also similar to part places, museums, neighborhoods, or fifty-fifty cities. You tin honor all those posts inward my Travel section at the exceed of the blog.
Today is 1 of those days. :)
The place: The cracking falls of the Potomac, which is unbelievably merely about my home.
I say unbelievably because really, nosotros alive nearly 10-15 minute away -driving- as well as I've never visited this identify before!
As stated on the National Park Service, The Great Falls of the Potomac are considered to be, yesteryear many people, the most spectacular natural landmark inward the Washington D.C. area.
We decided to see this commons as well as become on a hike inward 1 of the many trails it has.
Upon parking, the visitor center/museum is the outset matter you'll see. From far away it looks similar a actually nice, sometime house.
This prissy sometime household is the Great Falls Tavern, constructed shortly later the canal's Earth breaking inward 1828. It was built inward reply to traveler's requests for shelter as well as a meal. The hotel opened for concern inward 1931.
The Chesapeake & Ohio Canal (C&O Canal), was a life business for communities along the Potomac river, goods were transported downward the waterway to market.
Canal boat rides are yet available today, sadly nosotros went on a a solar daytime it was closed.
However, our chief destination was to consider the falls as well as to become on a hike.
We walked towards the Falls' overlook, through a real neat boardwalk.
From picayune bridges on the boardwalk this was 1 of the views.
My miss posing a fleck further.
Here 1 time again 1 to a greater extent than sentiment from 1 of those picayune bridges.
Until nosotros reached the overlook. My sentiment to the right:
And to the left:
Kayaking is 1 of the many activities people taste here.
We went dorsum the boardwalk to honor the trail nosotros wanted to take. On our agency there, nosotros got closer to the river.
I similar this pic of my boy as well as his uncle enjoying the view.
I'm hither amongst my 2 musketeers at the same spot.
We kept walking until nosotros reached the entrance of the trail, the Billy Goat Trail.
At outset nosotros had apparently terrain.
Soon after, lots of tree roots as well as medium rocks kept blocking the way.
The rocks kept getting bigger.
And BIGGER. It was similar nosotros had to fountain from stone to rock. :)
Until nosotros reached this amazing point! These pictures don't brand whatever judge to its beauty.
The sentiment is breathtaking!
On the other side of the river, Virginia' side, a lady was stone climbing - some other favorite at the commons -
My oh my, I couldn't produce that. :/
We had some companionship on the way. Well, this fawn was waiting for his mama.
Up ahead, nosotros encountered 1 of the biggest challenges of this trail, a pretty steep climb along a cliff. I was the final 1 to accept it, as well as then piece my miss climbed it I took pictures to brand the next time-lapse:
It certain tests your balance! :)
The agency dorsum to the visitor's centre is along side the canal.
H5N1 beautiful walk.
There were lots of turtles swimming amongst this picayune fellow, but the glare didn't allow me acquire a pic amongst all of them.
What a beautiful identify this is. We had a nail as well as I'm certain I'll survive dorsum hither to produce the consummate trail as well as to depository fiscal establishment gibe the within of the tavern. ;)
Have you lot been hither before?
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