A little ways north-east of the Paw-Paw Tunne.

I was trying to figure out if the steep cliffs here were from GOB piles from coal mining but I think it's just where the Potomac River has worn against the steep cliffs over the years.

Heading towards the Paw Paw Tunnel.

The amount of rail infrastructure remaining around Cumberland and this part of the Alleghenies is impressive, but then again, coal made a lot of it possible.

I was surprised to read that some of the lock houses along the canal still had people living in them into the 1960s before it became a National Park.

Better color this year riding along the rail trail in late October then November 2 years ago. I find the notch in the distance to be such an interesting back drop.