Great Falls Virginia

It’s been a while since we visited Great Falls. The last time was in the hot summer and we saw a poisonous copperhead snake crawl across the path in front of us. The 52Frames photo challenge this week was water. Since we couldn’t get anywhere near DC, we thought this would be a great option. The entry fare was free because we have a national park service pass - otherwise it’s twenty dollars. There were several cars in the lot, but there was no where near the huge crowds that are typically around. There are three main stop offs to see the falls - but one of them requires a bit of climbing. That’s something I prefer not to do for safety reasons and my knees and hips don’t like it. There were signs everywhere to stay away from the ferocious Potomac River. There are several drownings every year. And the high water marker is simply scary! So we turned the trip in to our typical morning walk and ventured past the falls in to the walking trails. There are several, and we need to come back to check out the flat surface options. When we were leaving the sun came out. That changes the look of any photo. But by then I had had enough of the outdoors.