The Colorado foot bridge is now open. The weather was a bit damp, but still nice. I parked at Miller's Landing, and started my walk, going over the footbridge to the west bank, where McKay Park is still being worked on, and went under the Colorado Avenue bridge and followed the sidewalk to the Old Mill District. The Art Depot and the Les Schwab railroad cars flank the path, and the dead vines on the fencing was delicate and lovely. I wondered where I'd cross the river, as I wasn't aware of any part of the path that went directly to the next foot bridge, but there were other walkers ahead of me, and I followed them. They went behind the Les Schwab stage, and from there the path started up again.
Along the path were low sidewalk lights, that reminded me of tombstones, more so when I was memorial plaques on them: Names, dates, and a short phrase or career description, including one that said, "He was a swell guy." I stopped and read every one, of course.
Then over the footbridge with its collection of flags, and on to the other side, where there were more memorial light boxes, and information boards of the history of the old mills that used to operate there, and I stopped to read all of them. There is also a fly casting course, which confused me, as I thought that it might have been Frisbee golf (and why would there be Frisbee golf in a pedestrian area?). There was no fly casting while I was walking by, so I missed seeing the sport in action.
The path led back to the Colorado Bridge's pedestrian underpass and back to the park and the car. It took more than half an hour, due to my constant stopping. The loop is 1.5 miles.
Mural on back of Les Schwab Amphitheater stage.
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