Volunteering to help the park: A work crew installs a bench near Great Falls in 2016.
Supporting park projects: Catoctin Aqueduct after collapse in 1973
Supporting park projects: Catoctin Aqueduct after restoration effort in 2011
Exploring history and nature: Sideling Hill Creek Aqueduct as viewed from the Western Maryland Rail Trail.
Protecting the canal since 1954: The association opposes Georgetown University’s plan to build a large boathouse in the park
Protecting the canal since 1954: The association opposes Georgetown University’s plan to build a large boathouse in the park
Exploring history and nature: Hikers gather at Fifteen Mile Creek Aqueduct in 2018.
Protecting the canal since 1954: Justice Douglas and eight others pause during their famous hike, which publicized the canal in 1954
Exploring history and nature: Ranger provides interpretation for hikers at Seneca Stone Cutting Mill in 2020.
Exploring history and nature: Hikers marvel at a large specimen during a tree identification walk in 2012
Volunteering to help the park: Association volunteer attaches plaque to newly installed bench in 2018.
Exploring history and nature: Association members participate in the last day of the 2009 Thru Hike at Great Falls
Volunteering to help the park: Association member helps install an identification sign at Landers in 2011
Exploring history and nature: Hikers gather at Dam 5 in 2019.
Protecting the canal since 1954: Justice Douglas and others rally against replacing the canal with a highway.
Volunteering to help the park: Association members repaint picnic tables at Swains Lock
Volunteering to help the park: Association volunteers assemble picnic table in 2018.
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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.We reached the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Georgetown Tide Lock, sometimes referred to as outlet lock or lock zero. At this point, we completed hiking the entire C&O Canal. This was also the first major long distance trail that little Ev had been along every step of the way.
This is the Eastern terminus of the C&O Canal, which travels parallel with the Potomac River from this point all the way to Cumberland, Maryland.
The lift of the lock depended on the tide of the Potomac River at this point. It was usually a lift of about 4 ft.
We had now hiked all of the Great Allegheny Passage from Pittsburgh to Cumberland, and then the canal to here.
This is also part of the 911 National memorial Trail, which we have hiked from New York City West, down to Shanksville and to the GAP, to here.
At this point, our next trip will have us visit the Pentagon, and we can begin our journey back up toward New York City on the last third of that route, much of which is piggybacked on the East Coast Greenway.
We try to do one of these slightly farther trips per month as 2-day events, but between work and school schedules, they will have to be put on hold until November, but the regular Sunday hikes continue.
The C&O Canal has become one of the favorite all-time trails. Unexpected when considering all of the great vistas and mountaintops recovered otherwise.
Being surrounded by history, and along the stunningly beautiful Potomac River, with my son, one foot in the front of the other, was outstanding. Pushing the stroller the entire time was overall easy. It is probably the most relaxing series series we've ever done, but also so rewarding. - M'ke
