North Saskatchewan River

Winter City White

All photos taken on November 29, 2022. Patty’s Birthday! The winter weather has gone into the tank lately, making us have to think harder about the timing for our outdoor walks. With errands to run in Edmonton, we opted to do a short 7 km (3 3/4 mile) walk in the North Saskatchewan river valley.Continue reading “Winter City White”

That Autumn Feeling

All photos taken on September 21, 2022. Needing a walk and our fall colours fix, we returned to the River View Trail near Devon. Another sterling, sunny, blue sky day. All was right with the world. To continue reading, please click here. Alternatively, click here to go to new Blog Site.

Relocation Transportation Transformation Exploration – Part 2

All photos taken on August 24, 2022. …now, where was I? Oh, yeah, bike riding through the Edmonton River Valley. In Part 1, we left our intrepid duo (always wanted to say that) at the James MacDonald Bridge roughly in the center of Edmonton. To continue reading, please click here. Alternatively, click here to goContinue reading “Relocation Transportation Transformation Exploration – Part 2”

Relocation Transportation Transformation Exploration – Part 1

All photos taken on August 24, 2022. Since our first attempt of transporting our folding E-bikes in the back of our Prius V for a river valley ride on July 29, 2022, we have been trying to get up the nerve to do it all again. Several things had to align to allow this: ToContinue reading “Relocation Transportation Transformation Exploration – Part 1”

Unfinished Business

All photos taken on July 29, 2022. The North Saskatchewan River valley parks system, also known as the Ribbon of Green or the River Valley Parks, is a continuous collection of urban parks around the North Saskatchewan River valley in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region of Alberta, Canada. The park system encompasses over 7,300 hectares (18,000 acres) of parkland, making it the largest contiguous area of urban parkland inContinue reading “Unfinished Business”

That Will Leave a Mark

All photos taken on June 27, 2022. Weekly walk time and I felt like it was time to wander Prospector’s Point, Devonian and River View Trails to see what they looked like all dressed for summer. We planned to only walk down and back up one set of 208 stairs, so hiking poles were requiredContinue reading “That Will Leave a Mark”