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Along the Towpath ALONG THE TOWPATH A quarterly publication of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Association Concerned with the conservation of the natural and historical environment of the C&O Canal and the Potomac River Basin. VOLUME XLII September 2009 Number 3 The Heritage Hike Set for November 7 By Dorothea Malsbary, on behalf of the Program Committee The Association's annual Heritage Hike is involve bus transportation but rather is a set for Saturday, November 7, from Han­ loop walk, heading outbound on the cock to Pearre in the vicinity of Sideling Western Maryland Rail Trail (WMRT) to Hill. Featured are three hiking options Locher Road. and returning along the along the towpath, a dinner, and an eve­ towpath. All hikers will walk back to ning presentation. The hikes will begin their vehicles at their own pace. D evil's Eyebrow and end in Hancock, Maryland, easily ac- The approximate hike lengths back Round Top Cement Anticline l\fill Ruins cessed from I-70 at exit 3, a left hand exit, to the parking lot at Little Tonoloway in or from Rte. 522 coming from Berkeley Springs, W.Va.. The Hancock (mile 124.5), the mileposts and amenities at the starting three hike lengths are approximately 12, 6 and 4 miles. The eve­ points are: ning events will be held at the American Legion in Clear Spring, 1) Pearre and lock 56, 12 miles, milepost 136.21, Porta­ Maryland. Johns at WMRT parking. Hike participants will park their cars and meet the shuttle Pearre is the current terminus of the 23-mile Western Mary­ bus in the Little Tonoloway parking area, near mile marker 124.5, land Rail Trail. Hikers are encouraged to walk upstream first to just east of the Rte. 522 bridge. Please note that the meeting explore the Sideling Hill Aqueduct at mile 136.56, and then turn place is NOT the park service visitor center. around and return to Hancock. Porta Johns Ample, free parking is available as well as are available at Cacapon Junction mile 133.6. Porta-Johns. Snacks for purchase and rest- Look for the four-arched railroad bridge rooms are available at the C&O Bicycle shop over the mouth of the Cacapon River on the nearby at 9 S. Pennsylvania A venue. All W Va. side. walkers must sign the association waiver 2) Cohill Station, 6 miles, milepost form before boarding the bus or starting the 130.72, (a former whistle stop of the hike. The bus fee will be $8 (if prepaid with WMRR). the reservation) or $10 (collected onsite). At 127.40 you will see the ruins of the Please bring exact change. You are encour- Round Top Cement Mill and at 127.24 you aged to bring a bag lunch and a drink for the will see "Devil's Eyebrow," a large fold in lunchtime meal on the hike. the strata on the berm. Restrooms available Bus transportation at Leopards Mill m. will be provided to 129.9 and White the starting points of Rock m. 126.4. the medium and long 3) Hancock to hikes, Cohill Station Locher Road. and and Pearre Station r-------------------. back, 4 miles, no Fallen Leaves on the Towpath respectively. The bus drop off. Sideling Hill Creek Round Top Cement short hike does not Photo by Steve Delanoy Hikers will proceed J\lill Kilns L..-----------------....1 Aqueduct upstream from Hancock on the rail trail to where the trail crosses the berm road, also known as Locher Road, and Canal Road, President's Report -Autumn 2009 then walk a short distance through abandoned orchards to the By Rachel Stewart towpath and return to Hancock. You can walk beyond mile 126 As I write, this is August - the dog days of summer. All to view cliffs across the river, Roundtop Hill and Round Top Cement Mill from above. This would add a mile to this hike. very lazy and hot and slow ... so I wonder why those towpath Buses will depart at intervals to accommodate the travel cyclists seem in such a hurry. There will come time later to time from metropolitan areas, the increased cost of bus transpor­ bustle and rush when another summer has gone, when we are tation, and the varied hiking times. There will be one bus making all back at work and in school and thinking about the next multiple trips. Participants in the longest hike (Pearre) should thing that has to get done. arrive and park by 9:45 a.m. The first bus, for the long hike, will Right now, the next thing that I must do is prepare for a depart at 10 a.m. or as soon as possible thereafter. Participants conference in Roubaix, France, on "Canals and Urban Regen­ for the medium length hike (Cohill Station) should arrive and eration." I'll talk briefly about the Park's plan to fully restore park by 11 a.m. and the departure will be at approximately 11 canal operations at Williamsport - restoring the canal prism a.m. or soon thereafter. and Lock 44 to a watertight condition, rehabbing the storage If you have time before or after the hike, consider crossing yard next to the Cushwa Basin, repairing and restoring the the river on Rte. 522 and exploring the historic spa town of Bath railroad lift bridge, and rebuilding the Conococheague Aque­ (now Berkeley Springs, West Virginia) just a couple of miles duct - all with the goal of providing a much enhanced visi­ south. There is much to see and do in this attractive town, where tor experience: to see a functioning canal in a historic setting. George Washington spent time. By the time this newsletter is published, that conference has At 4:30 p.m. we gather at the American Legion in Clear ended. Also ended is the public scoping period required for Spring for Happy Hour (cash bar), followed at 5:30 p.m. by a the Williamsport restoration project's Environmental Assess­ deluxe dinner buffet and evening presentation. The American ment (September 5). Public comments that were submitted Legion is at 12335 Big Spring Rd., Clear Spring, Md. Clear are being reviewed; the proposed Environmental Assessment Spring is east of Hancock, at exit 18 of I-70. Go into Clear is expected in the fall/winter 2009-2010. Spring, on to the main street (Rte 40 & 144) go a block and turn left onto Big Spring Rd. While this proposed project is interesting, and exciting, The cost of the dinner is $18. The buffet includes fried it cannot diminish the importance of continuing to focus on chicken, meatballs, corn, lima beans, salad, rolls and dessert. Also the restoration of the historic towpath at Big Slackwater. The included for Happy Hour are pretzels, chips, and raw vegetable public comment period for Big Slack ended in early July. The and dip platters. Environmental Assessment (for which cost we have contrib­ The evening program features our Association member, uted $65,000) is expected in the next few months. Roy Sewall, a leading photographer of the Potomac River and Let's keep our eyes wide open for these two projects. C&O Canal in the Washington, D.C., area. Roy will give a slide See the National Park Service website for information about show and discuss the Great Falls and Mather Gorge. His recent them and 68 other C&O Canal NHP projects is: h..t!pJ1 book provides an in-depth look at the spectacular scenery in the parkplanning.nps.gov /parkHome.cfm?parkld= 177 area on both sides of the river. Roy's interest in photography resulted from extensive travel on five continents. He always found the Washington area to be one of the most photogenic Go to page 6 for Karen Gray's article detailing points of in­ locations in the world. Signed copies of his book will be on hand terest and what is worthy of special attention on the hike for purchase at 20% off. (Dave Johnson's review of the book is route between Hancock and Sideling Hill. in the March 2009 issue of Along the Towpath.) Inserted in this issue of Along the Toupath is a reservation form for both dinner and bus. Forms must be received by Friday Photo credits for corner photos on p.l noon, October 23. No cancellations or additions will be hon­ Upper left & right: www.pollythetravelfrog.com (thanks to Candee ored. There are no refunds for prepaid dinners or bus reserva­ tions. Check the Association website at www.candocanal.org for Schneider) any updates on the Heritage Hike. If you have questions, contact Lower left: Gage linden Dorothea Malsbary at [email protected]. Lower right: J.E. Boucher, photographer, 1960. (HABS) 2 Along the Towpath, September 2009 JETHRO-THE MIRACLE DOG had continued to walk toward Olmstead while Jethro and I con­ tinued to sit. The father looked sadly at me and said, "I saw your ByRonRehm dog go to the left down the falls; that is better than to the right. I'm sorry." Jethro is a black labrador retriever. My wife and I adopted him Then I saw Carl Linden, a Bike Patrol volunteer on the from the Lab Rescue League when he was two years old. This Olmsted walkway. He wore a uniform, a bright orange vest and was about ten years ago. We chose Jethro because the volunteers had a cell phone handy. He called the dispatcher at park head­ for the Rescue League said that he was excellent with children. quarters for help and had me tell the dispatcher the details. I We have five grown children and now have nine grandchildren gave him Jethro's name and mine, my and my wife's cell-phone ranging in age from eighteen to two and a half.
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