Sunday, May 29, 2022

5/29/2022 St. Mary's from past pt 25 bloody bridge to pt26

5/29/2022 St. Mary's from past pt 25 bloody bridge to pt26.  The miami and erie towpath is a very nice walk was all high grass meadow walking.  This way out and back 6 mi total. Also went back to St. Mary's library where I started yesterday and walked to pt 22 at the entrance to the local park. Total 1.68mi.  So day total was 7.68 mi


Bt sections complete no change
Loveland, Ceasar Creek, Troy, Williamsburg
Bt miles 1 way based on complete sections
45.9mi + 55.1mi + 51.9mi + 51.7mi = 204.6mi
nct total this year 114.95mi + 7.68mi = 122.63mi
Total for year 191.13mi + 7.68mi = 198.81mi
Today is day 149 of year, on track for 365

First hike


Second hike mostly to finish at known end points to start from.


Hamster at bloody bridge trailhead parking.


I love this time of morning.
Other than the few it was great.  The dew was an issue and my shoes where wet through most of this walk.






The herons here are awesome they go flying through the canal and finally got a picture of one flying away.


Close up




Six mile aqueduct






A small portion is gravel.  Most of this day was grass.







Pretty view down the road.




The goal is in sight.


I crossed the street but that is the church that is the end of stmarys and start of delphos.



Truly how delphos starts


Nice view of some blue blazes noticed them most going back


Goose in the canal.


Walked to the sign and got a picture since I knew I had also done the same yesterday.


Hamster at the library parking lot.



The trail goes around the front of the library and down the sidewalk for a short piece to the vow and down a gravel road parking lot seen below.


The area next to the vow where the trail goes after library and into the park seen next.


There is a road road bridge above and this is how you enter the city park.


So many geese.


The path is paved to the other entrance of the park where you cross the street.


Many ball fields here.  There are restrooms here and they were open when I was here.


The parking noted on the section map.


I liked this view with the tree on the right of the path.  It just was pretty.


The city park.


Map of the grounds here at the park it is seen at the street entrance.


A gate and a blaze for the trail.


Ok this was a bit tough to find. If looking from the park this is on the right side of the canal.


White ducks


Statue in front of the vfw.  
Day before memorial day.






Saturday, May 28, 2022

5/28/2022 St. Mary's from library before pt 23 to past pt 25 to bloody bridge.

5/28/2022 St. Mary's from library before pt 23 to past pt 25 to bloody bridge.  The miami and erie towpath is a very nice walk was happy with this experience.  Wish I could have gone a bit further. 7.0mi total 1 way trip.


Bt sections complete no change
Loveland, Ceasar Creek, Troy, Williamsburg
Bt miles 1 way based on complete sections
45.9mi + 55.1mi + 51.9mi + 51.7mi = 204.6mi
nct total this year 107.95mi + 7.0mi = 114.95mi
Total for year 184.13mi + 7.0mi = 191.13mi
Today is day 148 of year, on track for 365


Total was 7.0mi but I left map my walk on when got in car.


Ok this is at the intersection by the library and memorial park next to it.


View of the library.


Clock bell at the center of memorial park.


Nice view of a bridge



The canal boat is very cool



If you see signs like this you are on the path 


Go under the street.


View of canal and boat.  Showing what is meant by upper and lower level here.



A sign about the canal.



You see so many eagle projects along the path in general normally benches but this was a bit different.



Today saw a few types of path. Paved to dirt to grass.




Ducks in the canal


This part is really nice from st Mary's to the bridge.


Ok here you walk under a highway and its through a concrete tunnel.



View from the other side.



The vegetation in the canal.  Keep an eye on it it changes and is interesting we have this and cat tails and some iris.




A bit of a bridge here looks a bit skech but no issues.







A bridge on the canal


This type of sign is also common seems almost like sections before or after a road crossing it's more common or perhaps just sections in general.


Horses at someone's house


What a view here.


And a view here.  So much farm land.




Lock 14.  There was a nice guy out fishing.


Trail mostly nice like this and very clear through this section.



The last piece headed toward bloody bridge is grass.  



The goal bloody bridge.





Hamster came to get me.  Thanks mom.


I had not noticed the little colorful book or whatever there.




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