I had been saying it for weeks but I finally found some time! I’ve been meaning to take Wickett with me and do some hiking in the area around me and the temperature and timing was perfect. There are several little nature preserves near my apartment and I have decided to check them all out. First up? Scott’s Run.

The coolest thing I have to mention is the history of the place. It was going to be commercialized and the local people didn’t want that to happen. So they banded together and raised the money to buy the land themselves! Ain’t no parking lots going here!

So we headed down what seemed a trail. It was basically going alongside a creek there. Until the creek was going over the path! We hopped across best we could.

I chose to head towards the waterfall there where the creek meets the Potomac River.

The views around the waterfall were so beautiful and calming. There was a “path” to get down to the bottom of the waterfall but that included scaling some boulders. Which Wickett found intimidating and I couldn’t hold him and climb.

From there on, we just meandered our way around going from one trail to another. I find that if there’s a fork in the path, take the way that looks like more work. It often leads you to some great views!