Tuesday’s bike ride along my riverfront beat took me through Monteith Park, where I could not help but notice that tree cutters were at work once again.
The weeding of Albany’s Waverly Lake may become an annual affair, at least for a few years.
“Have you seen the Lake recently?” the email sender asked me on Friday. “Somehow the City investment is not working.”
Why didn’t I see shopping carts or other trash in Periwinke Creek on Sunday? Because a great bunch of volunteers hauled tons of refuse out of the creek the day before.
As part of the Monteith Riverpark renovation, the City of Albany built a short boardwalk for easy access to a brush-covered gravel bar at the confluence of the Calapooia and Willamette rivers. But you couldn’t go there Sunday.
A mother messaged me with a couple of questions about the new children’s splash pad and playground in Albany’s Monteith Riverpark. This prompted me to steer the bike there for the second afternoon in a row to take a look.
Saturday ride: Return to Draper Park
Five years ago, the first time I was there, I was impressed with Draper Park in Albany. The park seemed even nicer when I found myself there again yesterday, on Oct. 19, 2024.
Tags: Albany parks, bicycling, bike ride, Draper Park