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Calm river of Great Falls Park

I love how the polarizing filter allows you to see into the water in this photo.

Rushing currents of Great Falls Park

Picturesque stroll through Great Falls Park

Great Falls Park, Maryland

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Details along the Billy Goat Trail, Great Falls Park

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Billy Goat Trail at Great Falls Park, Maryland

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Great Falls Park, Maryland

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Over the last weekend, we took a little trip to Virginia/Washington D.C.  It really is a beautiful place in the spring.  Lots of natural beauty, good food, and of course, good company.  I managed to lug all of my gear around with me in the Kelly Moore bag.  I have to admit, it was not comfortable.  Very heavy gear + messenger style bag = back and shoulder pain + off balance during hiking/climbing.  I very much would have preferred a backpack, but at least the bag did hold up through my abuse with scraping it on rocks and all.  No visible damages so far.

I also finally got to use my polarizing filter again.  I purchased the filter during my Hawaii travels and didn’t really use it much after.  I really love the effect of the filter on the sky, foliage and water.  Cannot be achieved in post processing.  Or at least… I don’t know how…

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Project 365, Day 50

A lovely afternoon walk in Great Falls Park