A Capital Crescent Trail "Photo Album"

Scenes along the Trail:

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Near Mile 0.5, east of the Trestle.    

   

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A sunny afternoon "wheel" from Silver Spring toward the new Trestle bridge.

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The rehabilitated trestle as seen from the Rock Creek Hiker/Biker Trail below.

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Photo of B&O train on the Trestle (1977) courtesy of Wm.DuVall).

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The trestle after an early morning fall shower.

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West of Connecticut Ave., at Mile 2.0.

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Passing by a sidewalk cafe near the west end of the Bethesda Tunnel.

 

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Shops and cafes beckon along Bethesda Avenue.

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Photo of locomotive exiting Dalecarlia Tunnel - 1975 courtesy of Wm. Duvall.

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The same location today.

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From inside the Dalecarlia Tunnel.

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The trail in spring - Photo courtesy B. Gittleson.

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Arizona Avenue Bridge (Sep. 2002)

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The Arizona Avenue Bridge, seen from the C&O Canal Towpath.

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The historic Abner Cloud House, as seen from the Trail

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Escaping the Canal Road rush hour traffic.

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Along the Potomac River near mile marker 8.5. Cormorants are perched in the trees.

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Double-crested Cormorants perched alongside the trail.

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The Washington Canoe Club at the Georgetown Trailhead.

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The historic Aqueduct Bridge on Water Street. The Francis Scott Key Bridge is in the background.