Out to Great Falls

The weather was beautiful in Virginia this afternoon, with clear skies and fifty degree weather. I had a lot of chores to do early in the afternoon, but once I completed them, I went out to Great Falls on the Maryland side to go hiking. I started by checking out the falls themselves. There is a set of bridges that take one out over Olmstead Island to an overlook right next to the main set of falls. It gets you much closer to the falls than on the Virginia side, but the Virginia side definitely has better picture-taking opportunities.


Great Falls

I decided to go hiking on the Billy Goat Trail again, and the trail was rather busy today. It seemed that everyone was out enjoying the beautiful weather. As usual, the trail was a pretty good workout, but the scenery was worth it.


The Potomac River

I walked back to Great Falls on the C&O Canal Towpath. Despite it being somewhat late, the sun was still shining, thanks to the early Daylight Savings Time. It was quite an adjustment having sundown so late in March.


The C&O Canal

I made my way over the rocks to a nice vantage point, in order to take some pictures of the falls on the north side of Olmstead Island.


The Falls on the North Side of Olmstead Island