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Great Falls is one of the better known spots on the Potomac. It is a series of very nice cascades that you can get to on the MD side by way of a trail from the C&O. A more noteworthy fact , in my opinion, is the pole on the VA side that shows the height of the biggest floods. The VA side is a cliff that I would guess it is a hundred feet high or so. (If anyone is reading this blog, I would be happy for you to report in a comment the exact height.) Heights are deceiving, so I really have no idea except that it is HIGH. The pole is on the TOP of the cliff, meaning that the river, which normally runs very far below, crests at a very prodigious height. We only got as far as the C&O this trip, and did not see GF from the MD or VA side.
…GF pictures taken on the VA side on a previous trip. Top: flood pole. Notice GF in the background. Bottom: taken at the barrier turned slightly to the left. For some perspective, notice the two men at the bottom, about two fifths from the right.

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