Sunday was an unusually mild and pleasant November day in these parts, and the bike and I paid a visit to Simpson Park.
Tags: bicycling, First Lake, Millersburg, Simpson Park, Willamette River
Sunday was an unusually mild and pleasant November day in these parts, and the bike and I paid a visit to Simpson Park.
That’s a swell-looking new pathway along the Willamette River between Bowman and Eads parks in Albany. Only trouble: The thick layer of wood chips means you can’t ride a bike there.
Albany city officials have an idea for an improved walking and biking trail along the south side of the Willamette River. The “multi-use path” would follow the route of an existing dirt track that links Bowman and Simpson parks.
Once again last week, the bike took me on the trail between the Willamette River and The Banks, the 120-unit apartment complex under construction near Bowman Park in Albany. Then, over the weekend, I noticed that the Salem-based developers have opened a website that shows the floor plans of different units and what they will […]
A sunny autumn afternoon makes for a perfect day for checking up on one of Albany’s best trails. So that’s what I did on Halloween —Â take the bike down the Simpson Park Trail and back.
Why the ‘road closed’ sign is there
You can get to the Talking Water Gardens this week, but you’ll have to park a little farther away.
Tags: Cox Creek bridge, Simpson Park, Talking Water Gardens, Waverly Drive