riverbend to great falls: the bluebell path

July 15, 2018 36 Comments

While walking one day in early April with the Camino group, someone told me that Riverbend Park was a great place to walk because of the bluebells in bloom. Riverbend is a Fairfax County Park that sits beside the Potomac River upstream from Great Falls.  On this beautiful spring day, we walked through the bluebells downriver to Great Falls and beyond, giving me a 5.38 mile hike.

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bluebells along the Potomac

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path through the bluebells

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bluebells

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bluebells

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trees along the river

exposed roots
following the path
bluebells
gnarled trunk

Across the river, we saw some eagle nests. I wish we’d had binoculars.

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eagle’s nest along the Potomac River

Honey locusts, native to Virginia, have multi-textured bark.

bark on the Honey Locust
Honey Locust tree

We continued on toward Great Falls, where we stopped at the overlook.

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leaning tree

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daffodils

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Great Falls

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trees along the path

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trees

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fungi

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some erupting buds

*April 8, 2018*

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On Sundays, I plan to post various walks that I took on our Four Corners trip as well as hikes I take locally while training for the Camino de Santiago; I may also post on other unrelated subjects. I will use these posts to participate in Jo’s Monday Walks or any other challenges that catch my fancy.

This post is in response to Jo’s Monday Walk: THAT BRIDGE, AND BEYOND.

CategoriesGreat Falls, Hikes & Walks, Riverbend Park, Travel, Virginia
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