Landowner Rights & Trail User Responsibilities

The Waskahegan Trail is a unique resource that exists only because of the generosity of landowners. Before you set foot on the trail:

  1. Know the landowner rights and the trail user responsibilities.
  2. Check the trail conditions

Whitemud Creek to Laurier Park Hike

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Seven people came out to hike the trails along the North Saskatchewan between the Quesnel Bridge and the Hawrelak Park footbridge. The sun was shining for most of the day and the weather was pleasant in spite of the cold.

The hike started at Whitemud Creek and old Keillor Road. From Saskatchewan Drive we turned down the long staircase into Hawrelak Park. It’s exciting to know that the park reopens this year.

The footbridge took us into Laurier Park and the middle of the Silver Skate Festival. After lunch at a picnic table we visited each of the snow sculptures. It’s an international competition with entries from France, Germany, Wales, to name a few countries.

One sculpture we found especially moving was a tribute to forest fire fighters. Titled “Ishkuteu Ishkuteu”, this entry from Sturgeon County is a block of snow with an image on each side:

Firefighter
The forest in flames
Firefighter in action
Bear crowded out

The wildlife we saw today included a flock of waxwings at the top of a tree–their shrill chirping always draws our attention, and a flocks of geese and ducks swimming in the melted water at the outlet at the Quesnel Bridge.

Thanks to Lee for scouting and leading the hike. You’ll find all the photos on Flickr.

Where we’re going next.

Kennedale Ravine Hike

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Twelve people came out to hike Kennedale ravine out towards Rundle Park. To accommodate everyone’s preferences and maximize our enjoyment of the hike, we split into a fast and a slow group.

The Kennedale is a beautiful ravine at all times of the year. For this hike, we chose to document the Nine Bridges. Here are a few of them.

You can see the rest of the photos on Flickr.

Where we’re going next.