Visited: Wednesday, August 23, 2017
This was probably the most trivial NPS for us to visit, besides those we've already seen, since it's 15 minutes away from my parent's home. And, in some ways, it's the least interesting one for me to visit - I grew up here, and saw portions of the park, long before it was designated a national park. But still - we had the chance, and there is enough of the park I hadn't seen as to make it well worthwhile.
The most notable feature of CVNP to me, at least, was how integrated it is with the local communities. This is no Yellowstone or Acadia, where you know you're in the park, and when you leave the park; there are indications, but if you look at a map of the park - it's not quite as holey as Cuyahoga Falls, but it's not dissimilar. This isn't really a bad thing, but it's not _immersive_.
The Canal Exploration Center was manned by a delightful older gentleman, who was thrilled to have folks really interested in the park; in many ways, CVNP seems to serve as an exercise area, as much as anything else. Brandeywine Falls was rather enjoyable - and remarkably well removed from I-271 given that it's less than 100 feet away. Oh, and at the main visitor center there was a constant stream of folks looking to take advantage of the $10 lifetime park pass for seniors, before the rate goes up.
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