Another Mile South, A Closer Look

Thursday, July 5, 2012

This is part two of the photos taken on my walk yesterday, Wednesday, July 4, along the recently opened addition of the San Antonio River Greenway trail south of the Mission Rd trailhead.

As can be seen in the photos I posted yesterday, the river bed has been restored to a more natural configuration. That was the first step of the restoration process. Vegetation has been established along most of this new section to begin to stabilize the soil and minimize erosion when the water is high. A couple of large embayments are still being landscaped.

Today's photos are a closer look at the wildlife now living along this section of the river:

The San Antonio River Restoration, Another Mile South

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

San Antonio River, Mission Reach, Mission Rd Trailhead south to VFW Blvd

Today's photos:

Approaching the Roosevelt Ave bridge.

Approaching the Southcross Blvd bridge.

Approaching the VFW Blvd bridge.

Another mile of the Mission Reach of the San Antonio River Greenway trail opened this past Monday, July 2, 2012. This new section extends the trail south from the Mission Rd trailhead to the VFW Blvd trailhead.

As one of the signs along the trail points out, this is the largest river ecosystem restoration project in the U.S. Once again, congratulations to all the staff at the San Antonio River Authority on all they have accomplished on this project thus far. They have made great strides in creating a remarkable transformation along the river.

This new section of the river trail provided the perfect location for my walk on this July 4th, Independence Day holiday. I will present more details in tomorrow's post.

Love Every Moment, The Realization

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

On my walk yesterday, the distractions of the day began to fade away as soon as I was on the trail. My love for the moment quickly brought the experience to full realization:

I could easily have remained on the trail two or three times longer than I did. It was not easy to leave this experience. But alas, I made a mad dash back to the car just in time to return to the demands of the day.

Love Every Moment, An Introduction

Monday, July 2, 2012

Salado Creek Greenway, Oakwell Trailhead, south

Today's photos:

This was another day when I had to figure out the best time and place to squeeze a relatively short walk into a very tight schedule. As it turned out, the when, late morning, and the where, the Salado Creek Greenway, worked out very well.

It rained the evening before and earlier in the morning, so the creek was flowing just below bank full with a swift, steady current. All of nature seemed to be relieved by the rain after enduring a very dry month of June.

The biggest challenge for me on walks like today's is to break through the distraction of the day and enter into the moment. It is essential in situations like this to love every moment. Today, I was richly rewarded.

This is the first of a two part series. It serves as a mere introduction to what will follow in tomorrow's post.