Spent part of a perfect fall weekend hiking the Billy Goat Trail and the towpath at Great Falls, something I hadn't done but once or so in the past several years.
Observations:
1) I don't know why I didn't do this more often as a child. I guess I didn't really discover hiking until traveling through Chile and moving to the Natural State (Arkansas).
2) It's rather hard to believe that the C&O Canal National Historical Park is only 10 or so miles from the middle of the city. I felt like I was somewhere else completely. There are no city buildings or streets in sight or traffic within hearing distance. Was an incredibly pleasant and peaceful way to spend a Sunday. Kind of like many a weekend at Pinnacle. I just might have found my new little haven.
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| Near the trailhead close to the Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center and Old Angler's Inn |
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| C&O Canal |
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| The Potomac |
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| Love covered bridges |
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| Pretty little house |
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| View from the towpath |
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| A heron eating a fish |
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| My favorite scene of the day...beautiful, stoic heron |
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