The thread from back in September of this year is here:
http://www.pixies-place.com/forums/...ead.php?t=35614

But I went back in October to get follow-up pics of the Potomac River, C & O Canal, and some fall foliage pics, as well. Again, too large for attachments, so I'll post links to the pics on Photobucket.

Many (most ?) of the locks on the canal have water by-passes for overflow. As here:
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/...erflowFalls.jpg

And some wildlife in the canal:
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/.../DuckHeron1.jpg

One of the comparasion pics, you can see how much the water has receeded from before: http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/...edingWaters.jpg

And here, that bridge, with the log, but nowhere near as much water:
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/...UnderTheLog.jpg

This time, the bridge was not closed, so we were able to get to some of the islands in the middle of the river.

And just upstream from the bridge:
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/...UnderBridge.jpg

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