While visiting friends and family in Baltimore we decided to take a trike ride we found on http://www.motorcycleroads.com/.
We decided to start the ride north of Rt 40 at MD 222. We did have to pay $8.00 toll to travel across the Susquehanna River Bridge.
The trail takes us along the Conowingo Dam. The medium-height, masonry gravity dam opened in 1928. At the time, it was second in size only to the massive hydroelectric works at Niagara Falls, New York.
Conowingo Dam is one of four dams that fish must bypass as they head up the Susquehanna to spawn. It's Rock Fish time at the dam, and you can see a fisherman caught a nice 40 pounder.
The Fishing wharf was built in 2009. The wharf is 160 feet long and allows access to the river for fisherman. The new wharf ramp leads to a gravel bar. Many anglers wade into the water to fish for bass, shad, catfish, walleye, and more.
When I was younger, I caught one this big, Don't step back!
Here is the other fisherman waiting for their turn along the edge of the river.
Although we did not see an Eagle during our visit to the dam, the largest numbers of eagles are present in November, and the largest numbers of herons are present in the winter months. When the turbines are running, water and fish exit through the tailrace providing excellent feeding for the birds.
Kathy on a pedestrian bridge in Susquehanna State Park.
We stopped at the Lapidum boat ramp where Kathy took a photo of me. You can see the John F. Kennedy Bridge on I-95 in the background.
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