One really nice thing about living in Saskatchewan is the ability to see oncoming storms. It's quite a thing how they approach so quickly, despite looking so stationary.
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Friday, August 5, 2016
Approaching Storm
One really nice thing about living in Saskatchewan is the ability to see oncoming storms. It's quite a thing how they approach so quickly, despite looking so stationary.
Sunday, May 1, 2016
Photos from the 2016 Saskatoon Police Half Marathon
The day started off with a 6am wake-up followed by a blueberry Pop Tart and Vitamin Zero Water. There I ran a half marathon. Here are some photos!
Sunday, April 10, 2016
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Fifty Two Kilometres of Cycling.... in photos
A vitamin-packed smoothie is always a good starting place.
Along the way toward Wanuskewin I couldn't help but think how nice it was not to be biking through snow.
Unfortunately I didn't get as far as I liked going north, so I reversed course and headed south.
Pictured here is another of the dirt roads I traveled on outside of town.
Saturday, March 26, 2016
The end of winter
The rare slope in Saskatchewan. This particular shot was taken on the trails south of town. Regular Saskatonian runners (and cyclists) will recognize probably every hill anyway.
What's left of the snow girdles the trail. It's surprising how far out of town you can get so quickly.
Under the south Circle Drive Bridge over the the South Saskatchewan River.
I made it back to Nutana only to find that, for some reason, The Room is going to be playing at The Roxy Theatre as part of their "bad movies" series.
After I finished my 21 kilometre run, I hopped on the bike what I had hoped would be another 50 clicks. Alas, I lost my enthusiasm once I reached the unpaved portion of Spadina Crescent.
On the way back to the house, though, I stopped to snap this pick. Soon enough the snow will be a memory... I hope.
Saturday, June 20, 2015
Running the Meewasin Trail
Running along the Meewasin Trail as it winds through Saskatoon in the summer and autumn months is quite different than running it in winter or spring. The mood of the trail is warmer and more inviting, it seems to beckon to you at the site of each new lilac bush or footbridge.
Winter along the trail is less inviting and less accommodating to runners. And yet, even in twenty degrees below zero the trail offers you something.
Because Saskatchewan is a mostly flat province, you can watch a sunset from a great many places, including the trail.
The repose of the city, with its collection of bridges, reveals the character of its one hundred year history in the architecture. Nestled among its constellation of new apartment buildings and office towers are structures like the Bessborough [which is, of course, not pictured here].
Sometimes it's little things like a river bank in autumn that remind you of our collective relationship with nature.
The South Saskatchewan River divides Saskatoon between two halves, the east side of town and the west side of town. Each side offers different experiences.
The trail system does not exist independently of us, it needs our support and care. The Meewasin Valley Authority is a conservation organization dedicated to preserving the use of the trail as well as other areas in the vicinity.
The weir, pictured above and below, was constructed to regulate water flow. Today it remains one of those things you need to see if you want a real taste of Saskatoon.
The sun burns brightly over the cold midwinter landscape.
The Meewasin Trail is home to the subtle beauty of nature even during Saskatchewan's cold cold winter.
Friday, February 6, 2015
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