On Friday, I went to visit Great Falls National Park and what a beauty it was. Had I waited a week or two, the leaves would have been more colorful, but the weather was so fine I couldn't take the chance of missing out.
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| There were some really beautiful trails along the canal. |
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And the trees, despite being more green than orange or red,
were really beautiful. |
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The first overlook reminded me of Devil's Den in Gettysburg,
with lots of big rocks to scramble over. |
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It was a lot of fun. Also fun? Watching people in dress shoes
trying to navigate these boulders. |
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The falls are gorgeous and also really powerful. It's hard to tell from
a still photo, but the water rushing over those rocks was ferocious. |
Also, the Potomac River apparently drowns people left and right. Tucked into my national park pamphlet was a warning card, letting me know that the river was lying in wait, hoping to claim any victim foolish enough to pass too close to its shores.
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| Try not to drown, okay? |
Then, as I walked to the first overlook, I saw this sign:
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| Seriously, you guys, please don't drown. |
Finally, on the way to the second overlook, this huge poster plastered across the footbridge reminded me that the Potomac was desperately trying to murder me.
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This is not a drill. We have both capitalized and underlined
the word "deadly." |
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| Deadly and beautiful. |
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