Today I did my photo walk along the Potomac on the Virginia side. What I like about Virginia is that you can go from one end of the state to the other on a bike path. The paths are many and well linked. Here's a picture of the path by the river.
And I'm still into reflections, so here's a reflection of the Memorial Bridge. This is one of my favorite bridges, I just love a beautiful arched bridge. There are numerous bridges that cross the Potomac, most of them utilitarian, steel monstrosities, but the Memorial Bridge is different. It's wide and functional with a large pedestrian path. It has 9 arches and is faced with beautiful granite.
I had to walk quite far to get this shot. I wanted to get the sunny side of the bridge and there's not any parking nearby. As you can see in the path picture, the shaded side is not nearly as impressive. And autumn really seems to be a good time for taking pictures of the Potomac, it really makes that water seem blue.
A little aside: about three years ago I was doing a photo shoot at the Lincoln Memorial end of the bridge when my cell phone fell out of my pocket and over the edge never to be seen again. I hold no grudges against the bridge. It's still one of my favorites.
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