Paw Paw Tunnel, C&O Canal

Photos by Ken Clark, 2006/04/09.

Nearing the end of the tunnel.

Exiting the north (downstream) end of the tunnel.

Lock 61, lunch break and turn-around point.

Jody shows off as we start up after lunch.

The view from the ridge, looking south towards the town of Paw Paw.

An old Western Maryland Railroad bridge over the Potomac.

Two red-spotted newts in a tangle.

A black rat snake, warming up in the sunshine.

Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica), just starting to bloom.

Dutchman's Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria) grow in several large patches along the towpath.

Yellow Trout Lilly (Erythronium americanum).

Birdfoot Violet (Viola pedata), high on the ridge.

Early Saxifrage (Saxifraga virginiensis).

Cut-leaved Toothwort (Dentaria laciniata).

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