About a month ago, I went for a ride on the Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad. The train follows a gorgeous path through the West Virginia country side, the highlight of which is through a gorge of the South Branch of the Potomac River known as the Trough. The train is called the Potomac Eagle because you are almost guaranteed to see bald eagles while in the Trough. I think we saw almost ten. I got photographs of about five. Truthfully even if I hadn’t seen the eagles, the scenery was worth the trip.
West Virginia countryside
Farmland
Entering the Trough
The Trough
The Trough
The Trough
The Trough
The Trough
The Trough
The Trough
The Trough
Bald eagles
Bald eagle and its nest