The Wunderlust Travelers: Exploring Frederick County Covered Bridges by Drone

#travel #maryland #fall
When the fall comes to Maryland and the leaves begin to change, you must get out and see the beauty that abounds. October is perfect fall weather here in Maryland as the trees are changing and their is crisp air feeling. It's even better when you discover that there are three really cool covered bridges not even an hour away in Frederick County. We grabbed my DJI Air 2S and hit the road to see what we could capture. With beautiful clouds in the skies, along with a slight wind to make the trees rustle, you couldn't ask for a better series of events to make for a great day.
If you are ever near Frederick County, Maryland, there are three wooden covered bridges that are really close to each other and a nice way to spend a few hours driving,
I suggest checking out the following website that details a nice driving path.
www.visitfrede...
Our first stop was Roddy Road Covered Bridge: The Roddy Road covered bridge, built in 1856, rests just north of Thurmont off of US 15, where Roddy Creek Road meets Roddy Road at Owens Creek. The smallest of the county's covered bridges, Roddy Road is a single-span Kingpost design bridge measuring 40 feet long. Relax with a picnic, go fishing or explore the natural beauty at this park and bridge. Park open year-round 8am-sunset.
The second stop, just a few miles away, was the Loy's Station Covered Bridge: First constructed circa 1880, the Loy's Station covered bridge is on Old Frederick Road, just south of Rt. 77. Although it has been structurally modified and rebuilt, the bridge's original timbers remain throughout the 90-foot long structure crossing Owens Creek. It features a multiple Kingpost design. An adjoining park amenities include fishing, grills, picnic tables, picnic shelter, horseshoe pits and play equipment. Park open year-round 8am-sunset.
Our final stop of the day was at Utica Covered Bridge: The Utica Mills Covered Bridge, circa 1850, is located on Utica Road off of Old Frederick Road. The bridge originally spanned the nearby Monocacy River but was washed away during a severe storm in 1889. Local citizens gathered the remains and reconstructed the 101-foot long Burr Arch design bridge at its present location crossing Fishing Creek.
Drone: DJI Air 2S www.dji.com
Editing: Apple Final Cut Pro X www.apple.com
Music: Epidemic Sound www.epidemicsound.com

[@bartlettmastercrossfitathlete]

Awesome footage!

[@eddierivera6380]

🔥🔥. Perfection

[@thewunderlusttravelers]

Thanks my friend

[@hdi4eva-castlesbydrone531]

I love these coverd bridges and how you captured them with your drone. So cool that you captured the motorcycle convoy crossing the bridge. Excellent choice of perspectives and flight plans. Perfect smooth piloting and great video production, my dear friends.🤘👏 Keep on flying and creating.👍

[@thewunderlusttravelers]

Thank you my friend for the comments!! It was really fun. 🙏🙏🙏

[@keithbrightwellaerialprod]

A beautifully done video! Smooth, easy flying! There's a guy out of Lancaster, PA that has done 3 videos documenting covered bridges in Pennsylvania. His page is Wags Photography and Drones. I think you'll like his videos. I'm currently documenting Historic Churches in Southern Maryland. I'm looking forward to enjoying your other travel videos!

[@thewunderlusttravelers]

Thanks for the fantastic comment and suggestions. Lancaster is an amazing place to visit and I’ll have to look him up. Appreciate the recommendation too. I wouldn’t mind checking out all the covered bridges in MD.