Over the past week, Bob and I have logged many miles and hours exploring Calgary — much of it along the lovely Bow and Elbow River pathways. Beth will get one more chance to intimately connect with one or more parts of the trail during a 25 mile training run (It’s going to be chilly!) on Friday morning. Here is our Ode to the Bow — mostly through photos with minimal text.
On Saturday, we walked east on the south side of the Bow (having previously explored the north side) through Inglewood to the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary (where we saw one small bird, heard some others, and met up with a coed young Explorer group. The walk was along the river but also through some residential areas before heading out of town near the sanctuary.
On Sunday, we went west (young man) against a chilly head wind on the north shore of the bow all the way to Edworthy Park before crossing over to the south side for the walk back. As some of the trail was closed, we ended up detouring onto the Douglas Fir Trail, which was open, but took us up into the hills along the footpath which was still ice and snow covered in parts. However, it brought us back to a railroad crossing where Beth had run to on her first long run of the trip. We continue to be pleasantly surprised by the number of people hiking, biking, and running on the trail. Most of the runners wearing a lot less clothes than me when I head out!
Our next blog will wrap up Calgary with more on our feline friends, gastrointestinal finds, and some fun signs.
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