The park was first conceived in the 1970's as flood control to protect historic downtown Frederick. All of the engineering for flood control was built underground and the above ground part was developed into a 1 1/2 long walkway.
There are many restaurants and business developed along the walkway but none of them were open during our walk-partly because it was Sunday morning and partly because of COVID-19 concerns. That also meant that the crowds were sparse and it was easy to maintain social distancing. Here are a few things we saw along the way.
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| This is the base of one of the bridges. The unique thing about it is that all of this "stonework" is painting on a flat surface. You have to get very close before you realize this, as it matches other real stonework in other places along the way. |
You find so many fun places to go! The painted stonework is amazing.n
ReplyDeleteI had to laugh at your comment about going early to avoid the heat and the crowds. We are staying on "Michigan time" on our trip for the same reason. We are staying at a VRBO rental and the owner commented on the early hours we keep!
There are interesting places everywhere and we certainly have our share around here. We are relatively close to some big attractions like all of the museums in DC, but we tend to avoid those these days for several obvious reasons. There is some more major hiking that Ward wants to do, but it's too hot for me to do that these days. Maybe in the fall.
DeleteWhat a lovely park and how clever of them to landscape the flood control mechanisms so nicely! So many nice touches, too, from the painted stonework to the sign language sign. Thank you for sharing your walk with us. :)
ReplyDeleteIt really was beautiful and they are always adding to it. Definitely some place we want to return to.
DeleteThat looks almost European, although I've never been to Europe--the stonework, waterway, and bridge. I would NEVER have guessed that wasn't a 3D sculpture!
ReplyDeleteEven up close, it's hard to tell that it is painted stonework. I wonder how they keep it up because paint will fade.
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