This is the first picture I took upon entering the park |
If I were more eloquent with words I would happily describe the sounds I encountered on my run as well. The water babbling over the rocks, the soft whisper of the Aspen trees, the grass rustling in the breeze, and let's not forget the rattling snakes in the grass. Not rattle snakes, just noisy snakes and a lot of them. I actually went back on Saturday, and went off the paved path for a bit, but then after a snake brushed against my foot, I headed back to the pavement.
My dear friend Colleen would love running here, and I wish she was here because it is a challenging run, and I could use her to push me along. The run back is much more difficult than the one into the park because those gentle sloping hills aren't so gentle when running up them for 5km. My legs were like jello when I arrived home yesterday, and my lower back has been hurting a great deal since. I'm sure it's just from running on an incline for such a distance. It is worth it though, and I am going to continue to run further into that park to see what more gorgeous views I can find.
I really feel as though this pretty little place is all my own, and has been put here to rescue me, at least until it is too cold and snowy to run there anymore.
I took my family there today, and although it was cloudy and windy, and there were no snakes hissing in the grass they still enjoyed it. Well, the kids were a little disappointed not to see or hear any snakes. Maybe next time.
don't you just want to kiss that sweet face. |
So it turns out there really are hills, trees and bodies of water in Calgary, at least in the NW.
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