Autumn in Garrett County, MD

I took a drive out to Garrett County, MD last week but the weather wasn't too cooperative. On my way home, the sun did come out when I was at the Casselman River Bridge State Park. They recently finished some repairs to the bridge and I must say it looks mighty fine.

More from Rocky Gap State Park

There isn't a whole lot of fall colors yet at Rocky Gap in Western Maryland but it's still a beautiful place. The photos below are just 2 of the many I took the other day. The weather was absolutely perfect.

The Battle of Antietam

On Sunday, I had the opportunity to visit Antietam National Battlefield near Sharpsburg, MD. When I planned my trip, I didn't even realize that September 17 is the 151 anniversary of the battle. We tend to forget a lot of the history we learned in school. I wanted to share a few of my photos I took on Sunday.

Soldiers along the Sunken Rd. (Bloody Lane)

Burnside Bridge

Soldiers along the Sunken Rd.

view from near the Visitors Center

near Poffenberger Farm

Poffenberger Farm

View from High Rock

One of my favorite places to visit in Maryland is High Rock, in Washington County. It overlooks a valley where you can see Hagerstown, MD to the south and Waynesboro, PA to the north. It was a little hazy when I was up there so it was hard to see things too far to the west. What beautiful farmland!

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad

I love steam engines so I'm so happy I have one close to where I live. This is the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad in Cumberland, MD. I just took this photo a couple days ago. It didn't turn out the greatest since the sun was at a bad angle, but after I photoshopped some color into the sky, it doesn't look too bad. If you want to check out more of my steam engine photos, as well as some CSX trains, visit my web site at http://www.faithproductionsofcumberland.com/imagegallery.php?view=thumbnailList&category=17.

Having some fun

The library where I work is creating a Facebook page and since none of the employees wanted their photo taken for the page, we recruited "Hector" to fill in. We had to come up with a name for him and since the college's nickname is the Trojans, we found a great Trojan name. Hector was the mightiest warrior from Troy. I'm just posting this because I thought it might give everyone a good laugh.

South Central Pennsylvania

South central Pennsylvania is so beautiful. The photos below are from along Rt. 30 and in Cowans Gap State Park.