9 Sept.
Left the land of Porc and headed out on the canal path (after a breakfast at Deanne and Delluca, its origins are NYC) towards the oldest town in Virginia. Lee came through Leesburgh on his way to Antietam, the bloodest battle ground of the civil war.
The path is a real bone shaker, hardpack with rocks. The parts that are not bone shakers are bone breakers.
That said it is a lovely ride along the path. The Potomac is on the left and at milepost 14.1 is Great Falls, truely worth seeing. The Potomac narrows from 1000 feet wide to 60 feet wide. Ice ace blockages forced the water to carve a wonderful weaving path. Took a walk along a boardwalk that goes through this natural wonder, now a park constructed by Olmstead' yes the same one who designed Central Park NYC.
Pictures of Great Falls will be on Flickr site soon. If you need the URL please just ask.
Same one as the previous trip.
Leesburgh has preserved some of its old charm. A few pics attached.
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