jeffcovey.net -- gwynns falls

soon after i first moved to baltimore, i drove through gwynns falls park on my way somewhere, and thought it was a complete dump. (quite literally -- garbage everywhere, and a reputation as the place where certain people are known to leave bodies as well...) a few years later, i came through and was amazed to see what had been done. several community organizations had gotten together to clean up the park and make it a wonderful place to come to picnic, play, or walk the trail. (the four mile trail winds up the hill at a very gradual slope so that before you know it, you're looking out across a hillside you'd swear was in west virginia instead of in the middle of the city; it's wonderful.)

congrats to everyone who's put so much time and effort into turning this around; it's a great inspiration for the rest of the city to realize the potential we have waiting in our neighborhoods.

click on any photo to see a larger version of it.
	the entrance to the winan's meadow trailhead. the other trailhead currently in place is at leon day park. comments (0)
	this is quite remarkably spiffy for a baltimore city park. i was thoroughly impressed the first time i rounded the bend in franklintown road and saw this. comments (2)
	the parking lot. (i'm sure you're thrilled to pieces.) peter's new truck on the left. comments (0)
	a map of the current park and trail. the trail is 4 miles long today; the plan is for it to eventually stretch to 14 miles and go all the way to the inner harbor. comments (0)
	the gwynns falls. comments (0)
	the... ummmmm... gwynns falls. comments (0)
	across the bridge now and looking toward the awesome picnic pavilion. comments (0)
	the picnic pavilion. comments (0)
	a cellar of some sort off to the right from the pavilion. peter walked right past this to pick berries, then swore the second time he was here that he never noticed it before. i've decided not to turn to peter if i ever need a private investigator. comments (0)
	the view from the pavilion. comments (0)