the waterfall
me by The Potomac River
Spike and I walking across the bridge
When I was about nineteen, some friends of friends said that we were going to go hiking, we went on a short hike to a waterfall and and then swam by the waterfall and had a picnic. I thought then I want to do this stuff more as in all the time.. I love the outdoors. I love being in pretty places and I love just doing things.
The other night Victoria and I went back to the same place. We left after work and picked up Spike. Because of all the traffic and detours and it took us awhile to get there.
When we did get there, it was almost dark, we started walking to the waterfall and we saw one foreign guy he said it was about a 5 minute walk. We then saw some people in bathing suits coming they said we just had to go up a big hill and down a small hill.
The walk consisited of walking on more or less a gravel road through a forest and this time there were not houses on one side. There were trees on one side and water on the other. The walk was so pretty so many places we could have taken pictures.
we had to walk over concrete structures to cross the water twice, instead of a bridge. I am glad that Spike did not pull me in.
When we got to the waterfall it was even prettier than I remember and Victoria and I were there all alone because it was late. The view of the Potomac River was amazing.
The water was not cold at all so we got in there were a lot of rocks so sometimes it was deep and sometimes it was not. Spike followed us everywhere and had to do a lot of swimming which he does not like....he likes to play in the water just not swim.
we walked back to my car just in time to not have to use flashlights..
on the way back I read some info about the park, local residents saved it from becoming a housing development in the 1970s. There was also a sign that said that we should not swim in the water, because it is called Scotts Run and that that water contains a lot of germs and sewer run off..I am going to pretend I did not read that sign... like all the other people that swim there...
The other night Victoria and I went back to the same place. We left after work and picked up Spike. Because of all the traffic and detours and it took us awhile to get there.
When we did get there, it was almost dark, we started walking to the waterfall and we saw one foreign guy he said it was about a 5 minute walk. We then saw some people in bathing suits coming they said we just had to go up a big hill and down a small hill.
The walk consisited of walking on more or less a gravel road through a forest and this time there were not houses on one side. There were trees on one side and water on the other. The walk was so pretty so many places we could have taken pictures.
we had to walk over concrete structures to cross the water twice, instead of a bridge. I am glad that Spike did not pull me in.
When we got to the waterfall it was even prettier than I remember and Victoria and I were there all alone because it was late. The view of the Potomac River was amazing.
The water was not cold at all so we got in there were a lot of rocks so sometimes it was deep and sometimes it was not. Spike followed us everywhere and had to do a lot of swimming which he does not like....he likes to play in the water just not swim.
we walked back to my car just in time to not have to use flashlights..
on the way back I read some info about the park, local residents saved it from becoming a housing development in the 1970s. There was also a sign that said that we should not swim in the water, because it is called Scotts Run and that that water contains a lot of germs and sewer run off..I am going to pretend I did not read that sign... like all the other people that swim there...
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