Miller's Landing, like everywhere else in Bend, is still covered in six inches or so of snow. Next to the park is a buried car, covered in ice from repeated donations from the snow plow.
The paths had been cleared down to packed snow, with some sidewalk and pavers peeping through. No ice, thank goodness. I walked for over a half an hour and decided not to go down the path to the Old Mill District, as the slope looked like a slip and slide spot, although the underpass, being somewhat protected, had bare pavement.
Maybe in a day or two, I'll risk it, but today, I mainly walked loops around the parks' trails.
I went over Whitewater Park's pedestrian bridge and looked down to black river water, iced over and frosted with snowflakes, a bit like looking into a galaxy. The paths in McKay Park was about the same as Miller's. I did notice that the restrooms at Miller's were closed, one sign giving the reason as needing repairs, while two of the four doors at McKay were still open.
A couple of the parks' people were out on the river, checking Whitewater's western arm. They had a footbridge out to the area, with a plywood door that slides into place, with "Keep Out" spray painted on it.
The park needs more work done on it, one of them explained to me. Perfect weather for it, he wryly added.
Of course it is; no one is whining to get in it! I replied.
In my walk, I saw families and dog walkers, other individuals and couples with layers of coats and hats to keep warm, and one guy in a red tee-shirt and dark sports shorts and soft looking track shoes who was running along the path as though it were summer.
The grey clouds overhead got darker and greyer with a slight breeze from the west, and by the time I returned to my car, little beads of ice came down in a short scattered shower.
The paths had been cleared down to packed snow, with some sidewalk and pavers peeping through. No ice, thank goodness. I walked for over a half an hour and decided not to go down the path to the Old Mill District, as the slope looked like a slip and slide spot, although the underpass, being somewhat protected, had bare pavement.
Maybe in a day or two, I'll risk it, but today, I mainly walked loops around the parks' trails.
I went over Whitewater Park's pedestrian bridge and looked down to black river water, iced over and frosted with snowflakes, a bit like looking into a galaxy. The paths in McKay Park was about the same as Miller's. I did notice that the restrooms at Miller's were closed, one sign giving the reason as needing repairs, while two of the four doors at McKay were still open.
A couple of the parks' people were out on the river, checking Whitewater's western arm. They had a footbridge out to the area, with a plywood door that slides into place, with "Keep Out" spray painted on it.
The park needs more work done on it, one of them explained to me. Perfect weather for it, he wryly added.
Of course it is; no one is whining to get in it! I replied.
In my walk, I saw families and dog walkers, other individuals and couples with layers of coats and hats to keep warm, and one guy in a red tee-shirt and dark sports shorts and soft looking track shoes who was running along the path as though it were summer.
The grey clouds overhead got darker and greyer with a slight breeze from the west, and by the time I returned to my car, little beads of ice came down in a short scattered shower.
| pedestrian underpass along river trail, under Simpson Bridge photo from the Bend Bulletin |
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