The falls, about 60 miles from York, was loaded with folks trying to escape the heat. The signs at the falls' base read "No swimming. Climbing on rocks is not advised." From the website-- For your safety and the protection of the natural resource swimming is not allowed at the Falls.
Apparently no one took notice since the pool at the bottom was packed with people who weren't swimming, but instead dipping their feet and then dunking their heads. That must not constitute swimming.
If you visit, be aware the wet rocks are extremely slippery, and at least two people fell as I watched, and fortunately suffered only bruised elbows and butts.
The park offers boating and swimming in Hunting Creek Lake, and nine hiking trails from a half mile to 7.5 miles and in difficulty from easy to strenuous.
For this photograph, I wanted the effect of the hazy water falls, more like a veil than raging water (it wasn't raging anyway, the falls were slim). For that, use a slow shutter speed to blur the water (1/2 here). Of course, the swimmer's movement required a faster shutter speed to stop the action. Sometimes it works, most of the time it doesn't. While the entire picture isn't perfectly sharp, it works well enough to show both expression and blur.
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