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My Gunpowder Guest Book

From the lens Gunpowder Falls State Park.

I hope you've enjoyed my photographs of Gunpowder Falls State Park. Perhaps you will be inspired to visit this park, or to spend more time in nature at your own state's parks. Please sign my guest book. Signed, Nature Maven

  • efriedman Sep 13, 2011 @ 9:54 am | delete
    Enjoyed description of the park and your beautiful photographs.
  • NatureMaven Sep 15, 2011 @ 11:36 am | delete
    Thanks for your kind comments on my lenses! News update: Hurricane Irene definitely left her mark on the river; the little foot bridge has been washed away and there is a lot of silt in the water. On Sunday the river was running very fast and deep and it was not safe to fish. I was heartened to see the resident great blue heron make a very nice catch on the river's edge. And I saw an osprey too!
  • Ryan Spahn Jul 15, 2011 @ 5:44 pm | delete
    Beautiful photos.

    I, myself recently had the chance to enjoy this part of Maryland and I did so all while floating down Gunpowder Falls on a tube. After doing so I am officially a Gunpowder Falls tubing advocate. If you live in the area and like to relax tubing here can't be beat!

    I enjoyed it so much i went and looked for other places to go tubing in MD and published my findings at http://tubing-maryland.com. Though i havent found a place as good as the Gunpowder.
  • NatureMaven Jul 21, 2011 @ 4:35 pm | delete
    Thanks, Ryan--I agree, tubing on the Gunpowder is a great way to stay cool on 102 degree days like today!
  • CarolsCamera Jul 15, 2011 @ 2:27 pm | delete
    Excellent lens! Informative and the pictures make one want to visit the park. Nicely done, and better than a lot of brochures and pamphlets I've seen on similar places.
  • NatureMaven Jul 15, 2011 @ 4:57 pm | delete
    thanks for your kind comments, Carol. It's nice to see you here on squidoo~
  • RenaissanceWoman2010 Jun 8, 2011 @ 2:25 pm | delete
    Lovely and informative. An unbeatable combination. Feel as though I have just had a wonderful nature outing. Ahhh... :-)
  • NatureMaven Jul 15, 2011 @ 4:58 pm | delete
    I'm so glad you stopped by!
  • WriterBuzz Oct 10, 2010 @ 3:38 am | delete
    I just found your lens. I like it a lot. Thanks for building it. Gave you a thumbs up.
  • Tipi Oct 4, 2010 @ 5:16 pm | delete
    I was thinking about this beautiful photo gallery the other day. Was making a lens about Fly Fishing, only thing is it was spelled fly-flishing in the url, so I deleted it, and never did start again. ~ Thinking of you, hope things are going well!
  • Tipi Sep 16, 2010 @ 2:09 pm | delete
    This a very lovely state park. The name Gunpowder State Park is an attractive name too. Your photography of the park is so nice to look at. If I never get to see Gunpowder, I got to see it here on Squidoo first. This is a beautiful lens, and I just lenrolled it to all of my lenses. I will visit here again, and will want to get this feature. Thank you, I like this!
  • NatureMaven Oct 11, 2010 @ 4:39 pm | delete
    How did the river get it's name? Here's a quote from local historian David Marks: "The stream was probably called Gunpowder because of the saltpetre which James Denton discovered along its banks in 1665. Saltpetre is an ingredient for gunpowder. Legend has it that when local Indians witnessed the power of gunpowder, they bartered with European settlers and planted it along the river, hoping the man-made chemical would grow."
  • ohcaroline Aug 20, 2010 @ 7:45 am | delete
    Your photos are fabulous. You make the park look so inviting...I felt like I was there in person.
  • ElizabethJeanAllen Jul 18, 2010 @ 6:09 am | delete
    Looks like a beautiful place to spend a day...or two or three...
    Thanks for sharing.
    Lizzy
  • martialartstraining Jul 12, 2010 @ 7:16 pm | delete
    I would like to visit there now, it seems like a really beautiful place to hike around. Thank you for the eye opening lens with the nice photography
  • vallain Jul 10, 2010 @ 3:37 pm | delete
    I see that we share a love of wildflower photography. You do a great job with your!
  • daria369 Jul 8, 2010 @ 8:07 pm | delete
    Wow, what a beautiful images, reminding me of some of my favorite places. Enjoyed this lens very much!! :)
  • oztoo Jul 6, 2010 @ 4:56 pm | delete
    Wonderful photography. This certainly looks and sounds like a great place to visit.
  • naturegirl7 Dec 19, 2009 @ 7:19 am | delete
    Lovely lens. Come back and add it to one of the plexos on Naturally Native Squids Headquarters.
  • HAMMED M ONSARE Nov 2, 2009 @ 4:10 pm | delete
    WONDERFUL
  • HenryE Sep 29, 2009 @ 7:04 am | delete
    This looks like a stunning location! How beautiful!! It makes me wish I could travel. Your pictures can really transform a person.
  • Jennifer Downs Aug 5, 2009 @ 4:10 pm | delete
    I love your photos....like walk through the park.
    So glad to have them available this way!
  • slotowngal Jul 25, 2009 @ 6:16 am | delete
    Wonderful lens! Love your photos, Chris. :-) Gunpowder Falls State Park is not far from where I live. My husband and sons love to take the Rail Trail down from PA into MD and walk through the park area. Five Stars!
  • EveStock Jul 6, 2009 @ 7:04 pm | delete
    beautiful place, thanks for sharing.
  • DottieO Jun 26, 2009 @ 11:24 am | delete
    Beautiful images (makes me homesick!), wonderful lighting. Cannot believe you got the beaver. For years studied toothmarks on the trees along the trail, but never could lay my eyes on one. Great job - as always!
  • kla10 Jun 25, 2009 @ 4:14 pm | delete
    Great Lens. I loved the pictures. It looks like Gunpowder falls would be a great place to visit.
  • Ener-G Jun 24, 2009 @ 3:20 pm | delete
    Great lens!
  • GroovyFinds Jun 21, 2009 @ 5:16 am | delete
    Very nice lens, the photos are outstanding!
  • AppalachianCountry Jun 15, 2009 @ 7:08 am | delete
    Beautiful lens. We want to go there. It looks so wonderful. Thank-you for all the info.
  • Mac33 May 26, 2009 @ 8:00 pm | delete
    Awesome photographs! I drive by the park occasionally but never stopped...will have to make time to visit.
  • mulberry May 26, 2009 @ 11:45 am | delete
    You have some beautiful photographs featured here. It does look like a wonderful park. Haven't been there but we always include some times for parks when we take a trip; so it's possible I'll get there sometime in the future. Nice lens!

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