Take A Walk - Shelter in Place #1 / by Dave Hileman

One of the few things we are doing outside of the house, practically the only thing we are doing is taking a walk or two each day. We have six places we walk with two of those having various options. Monday I shot a couple of photos on the iPhone as we walked along Crabtree Creek. This is part of the extensive Greenway system in Raleigh. There are over 130 miles of trails mostly paved like this one for bike, running or walking. This is an out & back and begins about a mile from our house, so we drive to a small parking lot (a lack of sidewalks for one reason). Our walk here is usually about 1.7 miles each way. We could go farther on the greenway but 3/2/3/4 is usual for us. It is often our choice when the sun is high and hot becuase there is a lot of shade. The path actually takes us to Crabtree Mall and we have walked there and shopped a couple of times. Monday’s walk was nice because the creek was a bit lower and slower and we had some nice reflections. You cross the creek just one time on the path.

From the one bridge

From the one bridge

This old bridge was once part of the Wake County highway system now there is no road on either side. Good thing.

This old bridge was once part of the Wake County highway system now there is no road on either side. Good thing.

Typical of the Greenway.

Typical of the Greenway.