Another Saturday in Hiking-land ...

Good morning!

I hope your Tuesday is going well.

June tends to fly away faster than the speed of lightning. 

Whatever, I guess time is just whizzing by faster and faster the older you get.

Catch the days in the best way you can!

The first weekend in June has passed. Peter and I ventured out on another (local) hike early Saturday morning. We headed for Great Falls in Maryland this time around. We’ve been hiking in Great Falls, Virginia many times (the two parks are right across the Potomac river from one another). 

True, we’ve been hiking in Great Falls, Maryland before as well. But this time we were going to take some other trails than the ones we had previously hiked.

As per usual we left early in the morning. The weather was perfect. Not too hot at all, and NO humidity! Awesome weather conditions.

 

This is the so called channel and its tow path next to the river.  In the past boats were going up and down the channel--and the path where the horses sometimes  dragged the boats-- to and from Washington.  The old side road  is now a hiking, biking and riding trail.

But this is the Potomac River and part of the great water falls. Great Falls.
It is so pretty here, and loud.

It is quite dramatic.

There are several walking bridges and board walks leading out to the big falls.

We hiked the River Trail and we wanted to put a lot of miles in this very Saturday. 

But, when we had hiked around maybe 6 kilometers I slipped and fell on mud. The trail was so soggy at times (like soap almost) and my hiking shoes are not the best anymore (I have had them for less than a year, but they are worn out already). The grip on my soles is lousy.

So, what did happen was that I hurt my right knee.

Damn, and my knees have actually been acting pretty good lately. I did not hurt any other parts on my body, and I did not think that my knee was that bad when we started walking again. But, it got worse … We had to cut our hike short and return to the car. 

BUT we did find a little cove by the river where we ate our picnic before we went home. Of course we had to enjoy that aspect of the trip regardless ...

 

As you walk to the bigger falls you pass several smaller ones.  I love it.

Here are the great falls.  On the left is the state of Virginia.

We have been on the opposite side of the river so many times.  ALL of this is a National Park.  Both in Virginia and in Maryland.  Great Falls National Park.  It is a joy to live so close to it.

Yes sir, that's my hubby.

I love the nature here and it smells so good from all the plants and flowers.

My knee hurts, but it could be worse.

I am taking my daily walks, like this morning. I am a bit slower than I usually am, but it feels OK to walk still.

OH well, I hope it will pass with time. But my knees are bad, SO bad to start with. Therefore this sucks. A setback I didn’t need.

 

Here we are hiking on the River Trail.  LOOK at the river, it is like a lake.  Strange to think that the falls is only a mere distance away.

The River Trail.  Here it is nice and fairly dry.

Some bigs trees were in our way. Peter's peeking out ...

THIS is the cove where we had lunch.  Lovely!!

The same river, Again.

Love, love, love ...

Then a whole bunch of kayakers came down to this cove for an adventure on the river.

But, Peter and I headed back to our car.  Me limping ever so slightly ...

OOOOH, and Peter and I have seen the movie Top Gun Maverick over the weekend as well!

You guys, we loved it!

It is so good, the critics are NOT wrong. THIS is, indeed, a fantastic movie. I got chills several times during the film.

I was twenty years old when the first movie was released, and back in the day I watched it several times. Yes, I wanted to look like Kelly McGillis and I even had a perm done just like hers, hahaha. FUNNY!

SO, go SEE it, you all! You will get teary eyed at times, I promise …

Nostalgia will get the best of you! And, just to hear the music … AHHH!!

All right, you all, I am going to take another walk this morning and I hope my right knee will feel a bit better day by day!! Slowly but surely …

Have a good Tuesday.