It was one of our finer days of mid-autumn. Thirteen people came out to hike the trails at the Goldbar and Tiger Goldstick Parks on the east side of Edmonton.
We did the cross country ski loop in the morning and then did a loop over to Rundle Park, then west along Ada Blvd and then back on the 50 Street Bridge to Gold Bar Park.
Under a deep blue October sky, the sun lit up a landscape of golden grasses, leaf-covered paths, unshaded woods, and rust-coloured footbridges.
Here’s a spot to sit and browse a book from a little lending library.
Thanks to everyone who came out and to Michele for the photos. You can see all the photos on our Flickr album.
It was a beautiful fall day for our hike of the southeast
portion of Mill Creek Ravine. Fourteen people came out to the hike.
The hike started on the north side of the ravine. We soon stumbled upon the Meadows Poetry Pathway “Love Letters to the World” (www.themeadowscommunity.ca). We took our time here, entertained by the poems engraved on the sidewalk. Here are some of them.
Following the bank on the north side of the ravine to west of 34 street, we entered the ravine and descended down along the creek. We followed the creek to 50 street and over to Jackie Parker park where we had lunch.
We returned along the southern trails through Millcreek
Ravine, taking a few side trips to explore interesting small winding trails.
Have you ever been in one of Edmonton’s ravines, with the
many exits out to the neighbourhoods, and wondered what exit goes with what
neighbourhood?
We discovered that the many bridges we crossed back and
forth over the creek were all identified with a small numbered metal plaque. If
you kept a list of these numbers with a map, it might help you identify the
neighbourhoods that the exits between bridges lead to. As we all know, the ravines
in Edmonton are long and deep with many entrances and exits—knowing where you
are can be quite confusing.
We saw one downy woodpecker and a lot of magpies. Almost all the trees are bare; the fallen leaves have lost their colours—fading into dull browns, but still crunchy to walk on.
