Great Falls Park Morning Walk

We haven’t been to Great Falls for quite some time. So we decided that it was time for a visit and a morning walk. I was surprised to see that it would cost twenty dollars to get in. Then we remembered that we might be able to use our federal park senior pass - and we were right. We bought that pass when we first moved to DC seventeen years ago when we went for a ride to the Blue Ridge Parkway. So it came in handy. It seems where ever one goes these days there is construction and it was no different at the park. There weren’t a lot of cars at that time of the morning. I much prefer it that way. So we headed towards the three overlooks. The first one is a bit rocky while the second two are quite accessible. Then we took the back path along the Potomac River. It’s not easy to traverse the rocks and dirt trails anymore. Both of us felt out knee joints later on in the afternoon! The falls look as treacherous as they always do regardless of the season. We continued on along the path that took us to the outdoor wooden staircase. We passed by a gorge and continued on to a place we hadn’t been before. We finally decided to head back along this different trail and came upon a very old homestead - actually rocks - from 1790 in the now vanished town called Matildaville. One can only imagine how life was like back then. We didn’t come across any diamond back snakes this time - thank goodness. It’s not hot enough for them to be slithering across the path. All in all it was a nice walk - but I think I prefer flat surfaces to rocky ones.