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Bulletin from the path beat: Fence is fixed

Written October 27th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

Nobody has been waiting for this bit of non-news from my bike rides on Albany bikeways, but here it is anyway: The fence on Cox Creek Path has been repaired.


Broken fencing and open gates

Written September 9th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

The fence around the Talking Water Gardens has provided fodder for his blog for years. It is providing this valuable service once again.


On Cox Creek, trees come crashing down

Written March 5th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

Dead trees crashing down across the Cox Creek Path in Albany and taking out sections of chain-link fencing — that’s getting to be a routine or at least recurring thing.


A brief diversion on a sunny winter’s day

Written January 29th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

Wednesday was supposed to be the last dry and sunny day for a while. The afternoon found the bike and me on Albany’s Cox Creek Path, where I noticed two things.


Same old story on the Cox Creek Path

Written December 5th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

This scene looks familiar, doesn’t it? That’s because along Cox Creek in Albany, trees falling down and smashing the chain link fence of Talking Water Gardens is a regular thing.


Around Albany on the Fifth of June

Written June 5th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

For about an hour between 5 and 6 on Wednesday night, the bike took me on my usual route along the Albany riverfront to the east end of town, and then back a different way. In bright sunshine, these were among the things I saw:


Cox Creek Path fence takes another hit

Written November 12th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Saturday was a fine day to ride a bike around Albany, and on the Cox Creek Path I came across the aftermath of something that has happened on that path before.


 
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