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What a view!!Here goes!
The weather was perfect, I stopped and talked to so many interesting people along the way, everything was pretty much just perfect.
Confluence of the Shenandoah (left) Potomac rivers, and the town of Harper’s Ferry:
No fall colors yet, but still a pretty view.
Looking down the Potomac:
Lockhouses:
The towpath shows a little more seasonal color:
Box turtle!
Toting the usual, and used it exclusively, for food prep and camp setup:
Spectacular photos Tom 
You beat me to it Dan!
Awesome Tom
So great to hear the weather was perfect and you had a great time
The box turtle is very cool, and always good to see your faithful Okapi companion
Nice to see lots of green still in your neck of the woods
Lockhouses and canal always get two
The first picture showing the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers had me searching for a harmonica recording of one of my Harmonica heroes, Buddy Greene, so I am playing " Oh Shenandoah " as I type this
edit: the song mentions the Missouri river so most likely the song and the Shenandoah river are not related but I am googling it right now lol
My school music teacher once threatened to beat me for not being able to sing that song in a high-enough pitch! I still remember the song fondly, and have even played it on the harmonica myself (and the teacher got told what he could with his cane!) 
Fascinating!For those who are interested and want to do some Googling, the history of Harpers Ferry is fascinating, if bloody. It was the scene of John Brown’s famous raid, one of the major incidents leading up to the Civil War. In this picture, you can see the old firehouse of the long-destroyed armory in the town, which became known as John Brown’s fort (I believe the building has been moved from its original location):
https://www.nps.gov/hafe/learn/historyculture/stories.htm
The town changed hands a couple of times during the war, I think, and was largely destroyed. My picture overlooking the confluence was taken not far from the site of a union artillery battery.
After the civil war, the town was slowly rebuilt, and has been primarily just a tourist destination ever since.
I was surprised to see Opinels in one of the gift shops - the cashier had no idea what they were when I inquired about them:
I have read quite a bit about John Brown over the past few years Those Opinels get everywhere 
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That's what daughters are for! 
, aka Crazy Canuck 
