Went out and back on the Manistee Riverwalk today, a wonderful place for a summer stroll. Total distance about 3.5 miles. Thought I'd try to catch some pictures that are a little different.
Here's the Maple Street Bridge from one of the small gardens at a low angle.
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Followed by one of the small gardens from a high angle.
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Here's a long switchback ramp where the trail changes levels.
![Manistee Riverwalk](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL3R28DuLUs8-ufF7G5voWARr3Q6Del7hpM7pr24aLHcDkOkTXFR0q7C2MvzVfyw-LOIhcbVvHMd13xOLYQJBi-qlJc9BE9P3sz23kH_OhwXyOYq9C_Yj0ZBmjoyQWxgnzQ95Rb3Y5yh0/s1600/Riverwalk03.jpg)
And what's more quintessential than the solitary gull atop a piling?
![gull](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIjV9R_8Bmiej4Id9ls6S5domQcooZXoNnR707lPvqI5ylCQ8B-1PaaAqfh9IKSKXnghCFl6nps03KPs0hpj2skq975P71BCxtzEAXue-JggQSbF4jV_PAJ4foVJnQ6DJIkE-B56LEANU/s1600/gullherring02.jpg)
This one made me laugh. A mallard duck (female) is so accustomed to people passing that she takes her nap right beside the boardwalk, and didn't even wake up when I snapped her photo.
![sleeping duck](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNIEPzatTjSsFrgSm4S_PQsBGYJSSJHcRGVXBSY9IbDi-XfZOMWo8gKevQUHTKSj-Uil9cQ6D5y6aIE0e5J9oR2vhKdFyZEAk3VTHXd7o3gTLMtb_fMCHrLpLbrNvhyphenhyphen_pMco_76OCrx8M/s1600/duck-mallard-sleeping01.jpg)
It's raining now, a nice soft steady rain, which we need. But I got home in time to stay dry.
Off to work in a couple of hours.
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1 comment:
That looks like a really nice place for a walk.
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