August 30th - Early morning on the trail from Sycamore Landing |
Thin-leaved Sunflower |
At Edwards Ferry, before turning back |
Looking over the wall of the lock |
Lockhouse for Lock 25 at Edwards Ferry |
The canal and woods |
August 27th - Cleaning out the portaporties at Pennyfield Lock |
Pennyfield Lock and lockhouse |
Pennyfield Lock |
Morning reflection |
Tavern at Great Falls |
Widewater scene |
Widewater scene |
Lockhouse for lock 8 |
Lockhouse for lock 7 |
Upstream of Lock 7 |
Fallen tree across the canal |
Ironweed |
Fruits on tree above the trail |
Rose Mallow |
Rose Mallow |
On the other side of the canal |
Red spotted purple butterfly |
Red spotted purple butterfly |
Lock 15 |
The canal upstream of Great Falls |
Could be Boneset |
Skipper on an unknown flower |
After the flowers disappear |
August 24th - The great blue heron near Anglers Innd |
Storm water outlet at Widewater |
Canal expands into Widewater |
At Widewater |
The trail at Widewater |
Widewater |
Widewater |
An outlet to the river from Widewater |
Trail at Widewater with Lock 15 in the background |
Upstream gate at Lock 15 |
Thistle by the trail |
Lock 16 |
Lock 16 with lockhouse |
Broken upper gate at Lock 16 |
Unidentified summer flowers by the trail |
Cattail beside the canal |
Spiderwort (Asiatic Dayflower) |
Sign when entering Olmsted Island |
Thin-leaved sunflower, I think |
Beside the trail |
Wildflowers by the trail |
Great Falls seen from Maryland |
At Great Falls |
Great Falls seen from Maryland |
Spiderwort (Asiatic Dayflower) |
Section of Potomac river on the trail to Olmsted Island |
Kayakers |
Lock 17 |
On Berma Road next to Widewater |
On Berma Road next to Widewater |
At Widewater |
At Widewater |
Berma Road |
Section of C&O canal towpath at Widewater |
August 9th - Taylors Landing |
Tall Coneflower beside the trail |
Wild Sweet William by the trail |
A stream that flows under the canal |
Exercising together on the trail |
Lots of Touch-Me-Nots in the woods |
Cobweb in the early morning light |
Cobweb in the early morning light |
Mushrooms beside the trail |
Lock 40 |
Lock 40 |
Horseshoe Bend Campsite |
Vanishing in a haze in the distance |
Trashed in the woods! |
The resting place by the trail |
The stream under the canal |
Taking a break |
On the trail |
On the trail |
The Potomac at Taylor's Landing |
The Potomac at Taylor's Landing |
The Potomac at Taylor's Landing |