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Reminder – Great Falls Photowalk July 25th

We’re three days away from our Photowalk at Great Falls.  We’re expecting a nice sized group of around 25 which means there’s plenty of room for more.

It has been pointed out to me that we are actually walking the Cheasapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park.  I never noticed that there was a difference in the parks.  Great Falls National Park is on the Virginia side with COC being on the Maryland side.  We’re going on the MARYLAND side.  Please ensure that when you get your directions they are the ones that use MacArther Blvd into the park.

As a reminder, the park opens at 7:00 am and we’ll spend about 15 minutes near the entrance gathering.  Once we start we’ll ramble down to the falls overlook (see map below).  There’s plenty to shoot along the way such as the tavern visitor center, the canal itself and the canal boat.  Once we regroup at the overlook we can get some group shots.  I expect from there we can then split up into smaller groups and explore the park at our leisure.

I’ve been told that to bribe a certain Reston photographer to attend that I will be providing donuts and coffee at the start.  Don’t forget to bring water and maybe a trash bag.  There are no trash cans in the park past the parking lot so you have to carry your trash out.

Hope to see you there!

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