A rare appearance of a male painted bunting at the Maryland side of the Great Falls last month (4 January, 2021) has caused lots of excitement for bird watchers and bird photographers in the area. This little colorful and beautiful creature is regarded as the […]
While walking along C&O Canal Tow Path the other day, I noticed there was a flock of birds having a feast of red berries on the shrubs along the Canal. As I moved closer to take some pictures they all flew away but I did […]
I walked along the C&O Canal tow path near in the Great Falls Park yesterday. Sadly to say the fall colors were fading away quickly due to some rain and high wind occurred earlier in the week. Nevertheless, I still enjoyed my walk and captured […]
With just one glace of the Monocacy Aqueduct, visitors are struck with the magnitude of this marvelous seven arched structure. Located at milepost 42.2, the Monocacy Aqueduct is 1 of 11 water bridges along the 184.5 miles of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical […]
I took a walk on towpath along Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O) Canal at the Great Falls Park yesterday morning to capture some beautiful fall scenes.
Construction of Chesapeake and Ohio Canal began in late 1790’s as the young Nation was expanding westward. However, the Canal never played an important transportation means as the railroad was introduced. Today, National Park Service maintains two short reaches of Canal including locks in Georgetown […]
