Great Falls, the Maryland side. (better side!)

So, Saturday, August 09, Harry Ransom, Chrissy "Sago", and I decide to spend our lovely summer day at the Great Falls near DC. After making a brief, productive pit stop at the Stussy store in Adams Morg, we head into Bethesda to have some eats before the big adventure. We decide to eat at Cafe De Luxe, a favorite hot spot for the Ransom and myself. (recommending: the Pizza..zomg.)

Ok so on to the juicy stuff. We end up having to take 2 cars to get to the Great Falls, as we all decided to bring our bikes to the experience, and as some people know, bikes take up space. So yeah, 2 cars. We get to the Falls through some lovely semi-backroads driving, curtesy of Chrissy-bot. It sure was a friggin lovely day out, folks.

The entrances to the trail, while numerous, were lacking in convenient parking accomodations, so I believe Chrissy chose to take us to an entrance where parking is free. We all bounce out of our cars, don our semi superfluous biking gear, and set off onto the rocky trail that would eventually lead us to the Great Falls themselves.




The trail is accompanied by a canal system apparently built by George Washington, which did not become commercially viable, but still creates a nostalgic level of appeal. One can even see an occasional cottage peppering the canal system. (Currently, there is a small population inhabiting the area around the Great Falls, mostly of a wealthy standing.)


The canal, though, is beautiful, and reflects the rocky hill face it was carved in to, as well as the forest furs popular in the area.




The trail, while dusty and rocky, wasn't too long, and we had a great time riding our bikes on it. There were various deviations from the main trial, to view the rapids on the other side, but bikes are never allowed on these deviations. Eventually, we hit the main viewing location of the Falls, dismount and lock up our rides, and head over to the heavy rapids.






Standing there, absorbing the grandeur of the location, we could spot the occasional kayaker charting a path. Across the water, on the other side of the ravine, was another 2 viewing posts, with people climbing down to the water.



It was quite lovely there. The rocks of the Falls looked trechorous and beautiful in their stature, and I was very surprised to see something like this, so close to the DC I've been living near for so many years now. The temperature was perfect, due to the time of day. Unfortunately, the lighting was not very conducive to pictures taking, but nevertheless, I obtained some interesting shots of the experience.