Great Falls of Virginia
by Ben Prepelka
Title
Great Falls of Virginia
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Ben Prepelka
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Just west of Washington DC, the Potomac River builds up speed and forces its way through a rather narrow Mather Gorge. Named for the first director of the National Park Sevice, Stephen Mather, the wild looking cascade drops in a series of thundering waterfalls through the gorge. Once part of the Northern Virginia Parks System, Great Falls National Park joined the national park ranks in 1966.
A short walk from the visitor center offers several viewpoints which overlook the falls. A web of scenic trails follow the Potomac River all the way to the southern end of the park at Difficult Run. Beyond the falls, the Potomac continues to entertain kayakers with milder class II-III ripples. Several Patowmack Canal crossovers allow hikers, cyclists, and equestrians access to a handful of western trails. Whitewater trips and rock climbing here are very dangerous and should be attempted by only the experienced.
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January 1st, 2021
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Morris Finkelstein
Revisiting this beautiful landscape photograph! Congratulations on your photo being featured by Barbie in The 200 Club! F/L
Barbie Corbett-Newmin
Congratulations! Your wonderful photography has been chosen to be featured on the home page of The 200 Club - Best Photos With Over 200 Views Up To 500. You are invited to archive it in the appropriate discussion threads.
Al Brown
This is a great shot of the falls Ben, I really like the way the stream winds around the rocks formations, nice overall shot!!
Morris Finkelstein
Stunning autumn landscape photograph of the Potomac River rushing through Mather Gorge with great colors, fast waters, perspective, and composition, Ben! F/L
Kathi Isserman
CONGRATULATIONS! This AMAZING image has been FEATURED on the home page of "SHOWCASING THE SOUTH” L. Thank you for participating in the group. Please add the photo to the 2021 “FEATURED IMAGE ARCHIVE THREAD.” Thank you for participating in the group.
Larry Kniskern
Congratulations, Ben – your local park nature scene has been featured by the Go Take a Hike Photography Group! Feel free to add it to the Featured Images thread in the group discussion board for archive.
Murray Rudd
Congratulations on being featured in the FAA Group 'Off the Beaten Path.' To ensure your feature remains available over time, post your featured image(s) in the Group's 'Thanks for the Feature / Image Archive.' l/f and p if you allow pinning (www.pinterest.ca/tendrelimages/off-the-beaten-path/) (pls delete that prior one with the wrong group)
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