The Great Falls Park and Mather Gorge, Virginia
October 29th 2015 Denise and Charlie decided Les and I should visit the Great Falls and Mather Gorge, only 15 minutes from their home. It is here, so near the Nation's Capital, the Potomac River builds up speed and force as it falls over a series steep, jagged rocks and flows through a narrow gorge, the Mather Gorge. The river here was a trading place for American Indians and early colonists, and it is still a gat
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