Category Archives: Observations

Groat Road

September 24, 2020

And now a word about Groat Road.

It’s carved into the river valley. The views as a driver and as a pedestrian are beautiful. It can be dangerous because it’s voluptuous and curvy. It’s also fun to drive.

*There is a road down there some place….*

When I’m walking to Tom’s I have to cross it at some point. Because it curves, it’s closest to me when I take the 102 Avenue route, crossing over the bridge at about 126th Street. If I walk over to 107th, there’s another bridge on about 131st. The 102 route is much nicer, and once I cross the bridge, I’m at the museum, one of my favourite walks these days.

*On the bridge over Groat Road looking east*

When I started out on my walk, I was only planning on taking one photo, but it’s just impossible. Everywhere you look it’s gorgeous. I thought I was going to get rained on, but literally only one drop, and a distant, too faint for a photo rainbow.

*That view (at the museum) never disappoints*

20C, windy. 10,613 steps.

Autumn Eve

September 21, 2020

Another amazeballs walk, this time on Autumn Eve around lunchtime. Always funny how when Autumn hits every year (this year, September 22), it’s already Peak Fall in Edmonton, followed in quick succession by the brown season and then snow. Nevertheless, it’s very beautiful and we’ve been getting great weather, but the ominous presence of winter looms.

*A lunchtime walk on the trail above Victoria Park Golf Course*

*You look pretty Victoria Park Golf Course*

A bit windy, but about 18C and very colourful. 10,222 steps.

Thanks, Smoke.

September 19, 2020

A smoky, hazy day. You could tell that it would have been a blue sky day, and possibly warmer, if not for the smoke. It’s been like that for a few days. No blue makes me blue.

*The trail itself (at the Museum) sucks, but the entrance is one of my favourite spots these days.*

https://www.facebook.com/donna.mckinnon.5/videos/3703772966410053/

Still, very nice and very autumnal. Also…a quartet in Alexander Circle (near the Glenora fountain)! And….after 10 years I JUST realized I can upload a video in this blog platform. Who knew?

*More weird sky. The grassy area just to the south of the paved trail into MacKinnon Ravine.*

18C, 11,492 steps.

Murals in Rossdale

September 18, 2020

Who did this??? It’s frickin’ beautiful!

A few months ago, there was just a few paintings, now it’s covered. It’s the underpass below the James McDonald Bridge, in Rossdale. Wow. Investigation is needed. For now, I will just leave it here.

The Smoke Has Arrived

September 16, 2020

*View to the south west was a haze of smoke*

An extra long after work walk today because I didn’t realize the trail that goes up from MacKinnon Ravine to Glenora (near the Alexander Circle Fountain) was closed off for repair!

*In MacKinnon Ravine, looking east. Just blue sky, no smoke!*

Sooo I had to take the long way to Tom’s, back down into the ravine, up to 142nd Street (I cheated and took the stairs) eventually winding my way back. By the time I reached his place, and we walked to mine, 12,206 steps and about 90 minutes.

*Stairs were longer and steeper than they look here, I swear…*

View from the top, overlooking MacKinnon Ravine

Definite smoke from the US on the horizon, depending on which way you looked. East, clear blue sky. West, smoky haze. Gorgeous day though. Sunny and 19C. Even saw a random Buddha.

Uh Oh It’s Autumn

September 13, 2020

Welp, it really autumn’d this week. Still mostly green, but the uptick in red and yellow just in one week is astonishing. Also it was chilly, about 10C. Also it was cloudy, which gets a big boo from me. But still a nice late after-work walk in the usual places (Oliver, Museum, Glenora…).