It's been a few months since Dale and I visited a new-to-us park here in Eugene. I'm hoping to visit 25 this year, so I'd better get to it! I'll have to visit one or more per week to achieve that goal. I have 17 more to visit, but there are only 16 weeks left in the year!
Since it's approaching our favorite time of year, Dale and I will enjoy getting out to the parks in Autumn.
Yesterday we visited Delta Ponds. As the name suggests, these ponds nestle in the lowland delta of the Willamette River. The park is primarily a paved walking path around the untamed ponds.
It felt good to be out and about in the late morning while it was still cool. It's been in the high 80s and 90s lately.
I've heard for years that painted rock enthusiasts like to hide rocks in this park, so I brought a couple along. I didn't find any, but I left two. The first? This sailboat. It seemed like appropriate subject matter for the setting.
I hid it at the base of a park bench
that looked over a grand pond view.
Further along the path, we searched for a geocache. We found an excellent cache container under a bridge that looked a lot like this.
There's lots of wildlife to see here, including a huge hawk that was riding the air currents high above the pond, then dipping down into the water.
Returning to the car, I found a nook in a tree beside the path that begged for another painted rock.
This turtle looks right at home there.
We will return to this park, for sure, picking a different parking lot for a different view. I'll try to remember my telephoto camera lens!
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