July 1, 2024 - Blackwater Marsh
Today's weather was perfect in eveyr way for flying except one:  it was a little windy, as you can see by the white caps on the Chesapeake Bay.  I was heading down to the Blackwater Marsh to practice shooting video with my Insta360 camera.
   
There is the Insta360 on its selfie stick on the left wing.  It is turned on, but I turn recording on and off from within the cockit using the Insta360 app on my iPhone.
 
That's St. Michaels off to the east as I head south.
   
Approching Ragged Island.
   
Not much has happened to this place since the main house burned down.  I guess no one wants their own private island with runway and tennis court.
   
Approaching Taylor Island's Road (bridge) with Slaughter Creek Broads beyond.
   
Turning east, I had out into the Blackwater Marsh, which is spectacular this time of year.
   
June and July bring the bright green colors.
   
It was a little bumpy down low but the video camera handled it amazingly well.
   
The mouth of the Little Blackwater River.
   
After having fun over the marsh, I head north to Cambridge.
 
There's the Choptank River bridge (Highway 50) down below.
   

The Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa And Marina
   
Heading up the Choptank River, longest river on the Eastern Shore.
   

Passing by a grass strip where I landed years before -- shortest field I've ever landed on.  I'm guessing it's not operational anymore because you couldn't tell its a runway if you didn't know.
   
Looking down at Suicide Bridge and Suicide Bridge Restaurant.
   
Wow, this beautiful house has the Choptank River all to itself.
   
Flying up Tuckahoe Creek, off the Choptank River.
   

In this picture you can see how great the visibility was today.  Baltimore is nice and clear to the right.

Let's see how what's left of the Key Bridge is doing these days.
   
All the floating cranes are gone.   Access to the port has been restored.  The temporary flight restriction over the bridge has been lifted.  I guess they are figuring out now how they are going to rebuild the bridge.
   
Only one old drydock remains from the Maryland Shipbuilding and Drydock Company.
   
Once home to the largest steel plant in the world, Bethlehem Steel, Sparrows Point is now covered with huge rectangular distribution centers.  I wonder how the collapse of the Key Bridge has affected workers at these places?
   
A nice shot of the Dundalk and Sea Girt Marine Terminals with Baltimore city in the background.   The Port of Baltimore is the nation's largest port facility for specialized cargo (roll-on/roll-off ships).
   
Overhead Essex Skypark with the Back River and Towson city in the distance.
   
 
   
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