Prettyboy Reservoir ~ The Other Side

Today we are returning to Prettyboy Reservoir to check out the other side of the dam.

Prettyboy Reservoir is located in the Hereford Zone of Baltimore County, Maryland.

This is the bridge over the dam. If you missed my last post on the first side of the dam and want to check it out then you can see it here.

My photos in this post were taken on two separate days. One day was sunny with bright blue skies and the other was cloudy with rain off and on. You'll be able to see the difference in the photos.

Just on the other side of the bridge there was a small parking area and we were the only ones there at the time. As soon as you step out of your vehicle there is a trio of signs posted. I'm glad they included the Suicide Prevention Lifeline to the signs. The water here averages 29 feet in depth. Hopefully, if someone goes there for that reason then it will make then think twice and reach out for help.

We saw a lot of these little red berries which were pretty amongst the green foliage and with the water in the background. I don't know what they were but wondered if the deer might like them.

Now these berries I do know of. They are mulberries. When I was little my family had a mulberry tree in our back yard. It brought back some nice and funny memories.

I realized (after the fact) that the water had risen enough to go over the ducts. I must've just missed it on the other side. 🙁

Across the street from where we parked was a huge rock wall with different kinds of plants growing around and on it.

On the reservoir side I found some pretty pink flowers and I even spied a couple of dragonflies. I wish the dragonfly photos had turned out better but they refused to land and sit still long enough for me..lol!

The reservoir is 79.7 square miles and provides drinking water to approximately two million residents in Baltimore City and several counties in the state of Maryland.

The next three photos were taken on the cloudy day and was a "spur-of-the-moment" outing. The rain picked up so we decided to return again on a clear day.

I took this photo from the lot that we parked on. The entire area is very picturesque...

...but it was really starting to heat up and we were getting tired especially after all those steps in my last Prettyboy Reservoir post. Check it out if you haven't already and you can also find out how the reservoir came to be known as "Prettyboy"! 😀

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