{"id":618,"date":"2014-05-02T11:48:54","date_gmt":"2014-05-02T15:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/?p=618"},"modified":"2016-04-29T14:38:40","modified_gmt":"2016-04-29T18:38:40","slug":"waterfalls-and-lakeshore-near-baltimore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/?p=618","title":{"rendered":"Waterfalls and Lakeshore Near Baltimore"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you are out there shooting, things will happen for you. If you\u2019re not out there, you\u2019ll only hear about it.<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Jay Maisel<\/p>\n

As a nature photographer I sometimes feel a bit stranded here in the populous mid-Atlantic. Yes, there are great areas in West Virginia and Shenandoah, parts of western Maryland aren’t bad, and there are some good areas northeast of Harrisburg. \u00a0But what if I just have a few hours? \u00a0I recently found, or re-discovered three areas, all water-related with the help of the Hunt Valley Photography\u00a0Club<\/a>, which is really a meet-up, more than a typical camera club.<\/p>\n

Cascade Falls in Patapsco State Park<\/span>. \u00a0The first one is the small falls in Patapsco State Park on the Cascade Falls Trail. I had been there before, but was having trouble finding it again. \u00a0Take I-95S from I-695 to I-195 E to Route 1 (the first exit off of I-195). Normally you could go a very short distance to turn right South St. and bear left onto River Road, but that exit is currently closed for construction, so continue south on Route 1 (Washington Ave.) to the next light at Levering Ave., make a right at the light and bear right\u00a0to continue onto River Road, which is currently unpaved or partly paved. \u00a0Go past the first playground on your right and continue about 2 miles to the building on your left the bridge on your right and a parking lot just past the building. \"CascadeFallsPan1\"<\/a>\u00a0The trailhead is between the building and the parking lot or an alternate trailhead at the far end of the parking lot.\u00a0From either trailhead\u00a0go to your left. \u00a0In just about 100 yards you can see some cascades across the valley. Continue another 100 yards to the falls. \u00a0The trail continues left around the falls. The coordinates for the parking lot are: \u00a0N 39\u00b0 14.478′ \u00a0 W 076\u00b0 45.034′.<\/p>\n

Kilgore Falls<\/span>. This falls is located in the Falling Branch Road part of Rocks State Park, and is NOT shown on map 3 of my 1992 version of the\u00a0Harford County ADC map, but is off Clermont Mill Rd on Falling Branch Road, southwest of the itnersecton of Rocks Rd. (Route 24) and Harkins Rd (Route 136). \u00a0You can find more information at Falling Branch Trail to Kilgore Falls<\/a>, the Maryland Geological Survey<\/a> and Harford County<\/a>. The hike begins from the parking lot at N 39\u00b0 41.403″ \u00a0W 076\u00b0 25.365″. At the trail fork, if you go left, you \"KilgoreFalls<\/a>can cross the stream at some steppingstones to reach the other side and get to the base of the falls. \u00a0I went after a strong rain, and the stream was a bit too high to safely cross. \u00a0If you go to the right at the trail fork, it takes you to the top of the falls, where this picture was taken. \u00a0You can cross here too, and it is narrower a single mid-stream hop, but the flow is also greater. The address is 1050 Falling Branch Rd., Pylesville, MD 21132 according to my Garmin GPS.<\/p>\n

Peerce’s Cove<\/span>. \u00a0This area is a sandy beach area on Loch Raven reservoir facing west across the lake. \u00a0To get there, take the beltway to exit 27 north (Dulaney Valley Road). \u00a0After a few miles, you will go over the reservoir bridge and approach the traffic light…at the light you will stay to the right on Dulaney Valley Road. \u00a0After that split, you will drive for maybe a mile or so until you pass Peerce’s Plantation restaurant on your left. \u00a0Once you pass the restaurant, stay to your right when the road splits…the road then becomes Loch Raven Drive. \u00a0\"LochRavenSunsetz\"<\/a>After another mile or so on Loch Raven drive you will see Morgan Mill Road on your left, the cove will be on your right about 0.2 – 0.3 miles further. You can\u00a0park your\u00a0car on the street right by the cove. \u00a0If you reach the bridge, which is a few hundred yards past the cove, you’ve gone too far. \u00a0There is also parking on Morgan Mill Rd., right off Loch Raven Drive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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