Gunpowder Falls – The Wrought Iron Bridge was built in 1898 by a company called the Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio. There is a plaque at the top of the bridge showing this information. Some rehabilitation work was done to the bridge in 2000. The bridge is on the Inventory of Historic Properties by the Maryland Historical Trust. A […]
Kayak – Journey into Kayaking On Saturday August 30, 2014, we went to Dundee Creek at Gunpowder Falls State Park, Maryland and rented Recreational Kayaks (Eskimo Canoes) for our first time. Mike from Ultimate Watersports, provided us with an introduction. How to get in and out, how to paddle, where to go, water levels, and the kinds of wildlife we might […]
Prettyboy Reservoir – Legends – Prettyboy was the name of a colt! Check out Dan Rodricks article in the April 13, 1998 edition of The Baltimore Sun. Something interesting and new to me since starting Words and Images by Don. Thanks to Dan for writing the article. With better sex comes a more solid and closer relationship with your partner, and […]
The NCR Trail – Bentley Springs Parking lot is located at about the 15.9 mile marker. The parking lot is off of Bentley Road in Bentley Springs/Parkton, Maryland. These daylilys were growing on July 23, 2012 along Beetree Run, the NCR Trail (15.8 mile marker) and Bentley Road. According to what I have read, these flowers die overnight and new ones […]
A downstream view of the Gunpowder Falls from the Bunker Hill Road Bridge. August is a popular time of the year for tubing the Gunpowder Falls. This area is one place where people park and launch their tubes for a trip down stream. Trout fishing is popular in this stream. At the time this image was taken I did not see […]
Deep Creek Lake – Western Maryland is a wonderful place to visit year round. This Image is looking through the trees at some of the boating docks, the lake, the US Route 219 bridge over the lake and the hill towards the Wisp Ski Resort. This is an early Spring 2004 image. This lake was formed in the 1920’s as the […]
