One last grand wandering along the thin colored leaves of Patapsco Valley State Park in Maryland that met up with a bit of history here and there.

For more info, check this link: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/10/ilchester-to-soapstone.html

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Another walk among the fall foliage, this time beside the expansive waters of Liberty Reservoir.

For more information, check this link: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/10/shervettes-corner.html

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Some more fall colors while wandering high and low along the South Branch Patapsco River in Maryland.

For more details and pictures, go here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/10/henryton-and-hoco-thru-trail.html

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Off to see another waterfall, this one so great it is called Great Falls! I also experienced a few miles of historic canal tow path, wandered past some mining history, but failed to get going on the particularly rough bit of trail.

The details are all here:
https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/10/great-falls-of-patomac-river.html
Warning! Way too many photos included!

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The Ilchester Area of Patapsco Valley State Park has all sorts of ruins marked, so I took a day to have a look around it.

For more info, check this link: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/10/saint-marys-of-ilchester.html

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A bit of fall color, a pretty little waterfall, a small lake, and a few ridges and hills out in Patapsco Valley State Park's McKeldin and Woodstock areas.

For more details, check the link: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/10/mckeldin-falls-and-old-quarry-lake.html

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A loop through the color changing trees to a popular little waterfall.

For more info, check here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/10/cascade-falls.html

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We headed out for a bunch of little hikes among the peaks of the Lassics, which tend to feature in the minds of the outdoorsy locals because they can be seen from so many places.
Many more details here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/08/hiking-lassics.html

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