HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

On the ‘riverwalk’ and looking around

Written August 2nd, 2025 by Hasso Hering

The wooden “riverwalk” under the Ellsworth Street Bridge is as good a place as any on Albany’s Dave Clark Path to stop the bike and look around. So that’s what I did for a few minutes on Saturday night. Here’s the result: What else is there to say about the Clark Path, where the bike […]


Where (not) to take an old mattress

Written June 24th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

What are you supposed to do with a used old mattress you no longer want? Leaving it on Albany’s Dave Clark Riverfront Path is not recommended.


Not really news: A widening gap in Clark Path

Written December 1st, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Riding my bike along the Albany riverfront, I’m on the Dave Clark Path several times a week. And lately I’ve noticed that west of the Wheelhouse Building a new gap in the path has opened up.


One reward for using this path: The view

Written September 5th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Albany’s Dave Clark Path along the Willamette River has many upsides. Among them is that now and then in late summer, it affords its users spectacular views of the sun about 20 minutes before it sets.


On the riverfront path, what you can see

Written July 20th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Big important news happens elsewhere, but on Albany’s Dave Clark Riverfront Path there are little things to notice and to see.


Boardwalk isn’t getting rebuilt; here’s why

Written June 13th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

There’s a short boardwalk or wooden walkway along Albany’s Dave Clark Riverfront Path. It is showing its age of about 40 years, but it won’t be replaced or rebuilt as part of the city’s $21.5 million Waterfront Project. Why not?


Good news on riverfront path

Written June 6th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

At the risk of overdoing these path reports, thrilling though they may seem, here’s one more.


 
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