Pairing Up And Splitting Off
I’m jumping around a round a little today.
I’d like to try and get the rest of my Maryland photos out as, though I worked hard on tossing them up here as fast as I could, I missed two important events: Creux’s birthday and our trip to Fallingwater.
The very last day that we were in Deep Creek, we planned to tour the famed house built by Frank Lloyd Wright. Though I’d heard of it, I never really knew much about it but also knew that I most likely would not ever make an effort to go see it just for the fun of it.
That has changed :)
This place…is just amazingly beautiful. It is built OVER A WATERFALL. I mean, you walk out of someone’s bedroom, onto their veranda, and you’re literally leaning over a sheer drop, straight down to the bottom!
In the fall, it was gorgeous. The leaves had all already turned and this place, the summer home for the Kaufmann family (of the department store), is super private, set way back in the woods. This spot was chosen as this is where the family would hike to; it was a spot that they loved to visit.
Initially, the house was meant to be built with an incredible view of the waterfall that they would play in as a family. But the architect had other ideas…and history was made.
I was not able to take ANY photos inside of the house. I was barely able to capture what I did–they have very strict photography rules and I’ve probably violated some of them somewhere so hopefully I won’t be hauled off to the slammer trying to share and memorialize this visit for my family :)
I’ll have to break this up into chunks because that’s how we were–broken into chunks. We could not take the Littles on the tour and this was a very GOOD thing because, as I mentioned, this house sits over a waterfall! The railings on some of the deck were situated extremely low and that was so that the Kaufmann family could enjoy the view without much restriction. When the house was turned over to the conservancy, they changed very, very little. They have recently had to do some reinforcing of the home but for the most part, the way it is, is the way it was. Low railings and all :)
I’ll tell more as I share the photos, if I can remember! So much great info was passed along, I was literally hanging on every word our guide shared which was amazing to me because…this was never, ever high on my list of “must-sees” but I am SO GLAD WE WENT!
It’s about a 30-40 scenic drive from the Deep Creek area to Fallingwater.
Jenny, I highly, highly recommend you swinging by this February when you are there!
I said earlier that I would never have made an effort to go see this but now, I most definitely will. I think there is one season not to be missed and it’s the dead of winter.
When we arrived here, we spent 15 minutes strategizing over who would go with whom and how we would manage the Littles. Two hours is a LONG time to wing it with this crew (Creux)!
It was decided that Charlie would tour first with Rhyse and I would head over to the daycare house with Greer and Creux and Chas. We thought it’d be better for me to have them when they were “fresh” and not already drained from playing for an hour. The reason for this was that we were approaching lunchtime and it’s easier for Charlie to haul out the massive cooler from the car in order to divvy lunch. Plus, he has more patience under fire than I do :)
I had thought these were the only shots we’d get from the day! Happily, I was wrong–they did let me photograph a bit of the outside of the house.
When you arrive, you are led to a covered waiting area which, while serving for a gathering place, also has a very pricey cafe and a gift shop. You’re given a number and once your group is called, you’re led on a walk deep into the woods and from there, you are picked up by your tour guide at the front of Fallingwater.
Here we were waiting for them to call Charlie and Rhyse’s group and as soon as they did, we split off.
