The sun is still going down pretty early for us, so mostly our walking/running has to happen on weekends. There is, however a small stretch of bikeway in Slater Park in Pawtucket. It is pretty close to where we live so yesterday we thought we could cover a 3-mile stretch that goes through the park before dark. We had a bit of a storm on Monday and it got rid of most of the snow and ice, but we are still definitely in the grip of winter. The Ten Mile River runs through Pawtucket and East Providence and, incidentally, follows the railroad tracks. This has been true of every trail we have been on so far, so I think we will find lots of connections between the Greenways and former or present-day railway lines.
So here we are:
It is pretty cold these days but we saw a huge amount of waterfowl on this walk, and it doesn't seem to bother them! Luna might have had a feast if she had not been leashed! Usually we see vast numbers of Canadian geese and we did see some but we saw mostly ducks and swans. Swans are not friendly creatures, as we learned on our walk last week, so we did not get close enough for photos. At this point it was starting to get dark so the images did not come out as well:
These two photos are taken going south on the pathway with Central Pond on the left. In the wintertime you can actually see a lot more of the pond than you can in spring and summer when the trees all have their leaves on.
A little information about the area:
We have always liked the Rumford area because it is out of the main area of East Providence and out of Pawtucket but not quite in the country. There is still quite a factory presence here, and though you are 10 minutes from the capital city, it still feels like a small town.
We actually don't know where the rest of the Ten Mile Greenway is, and it might be that we just have to follow the river wherever it goes. It has always been a mystery to us, but we will put our investigative powers to work--we know it is out there to be found!
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