It’s been a while and I couldn’t take a photo from my usual spot because it was occupied by others enjoying a pleasant summer evening. Instead, here’s a shot a bit farther up and partly obscured by the vegetation.
Brunette River
Brunette River from a bailey bridge
This is looking north from the bailey bridge on Braid Street that connects New Westminster to Coquitlam. It offers a rather nice view of the Brunette River.
Walk 98 and 99: Testing the knee
I decided to go for a walk today to see how my right knee would fare.
Good news: It was fine, no issues even as I walked at a very brisk pace at times. This is not to say the knee is better, as it is clearly not, but it does hold some promise for doing a run tomorrow, maybe. Possibly.
I actually split the run in two. When I got to Burnaby Lake, I puttered around for a few minutes, getting a drink at the fountain, and taking some photos. I then headed back on Walk #2. They were very similar.
Unlike yesterday, it was pleasantly warm and sunny. It was nice, and no dogs misbehaved, despite several being off-leash.
Stats:
Walk 98/99 Average pace: 9:12/km and 9:11/km Location: Brunette River trail/Burnaby Lake Distance: 4.47 and 4.29 km Time: 41:05 and 39:21 Weather: Sunny Temp: 25 °C Humidity: 58% Wind: light BPM: 118 and 119 Weight: 165.6 pounds Devices: Garmin Forerunner 255 Total distance to date: 738.63 km
Brunette River, May 24, 2023
Looking especially lush and green after a few weeks of mini-summer.
Walk 96: But I can still walk just fine
I did a walk to the turtle nesting area at Burnaby Lake and back and today I saw no turtles at the nesting area (as usual), nor anywhere else. But there was also no sun for them to bask in, as conditions were cool and cloudy–which would have been nice for running (sob–see previous post).
Still, despite an apparently poor sleep, I managed a very decent pace of 9:07/km and experienced no pain, discomfort, heartbreak or ill-tempered dogs. So it was a nice walk. Even the geese never hissed at me. It seems several families have taken up camp between the dam and the turtle nesting area, so I suspect I’ll be seeing them regularly until the young ones can fly and become true poopmonsters. Speaking of poop, the amount in that area is…growing.
Oh, and on a technical note: If you haven’t connected a Bluetooth device in a while, expect problems. My AirPods refused to connect to my iPhone (“It just works!” has always been a filthy lie) and the issue did not fix itself until I restarted the phone. Technology!
Anyway, it was a nice little outing.
Stats:
Walk 96 Average pace: 9:07/km Location: Brunette River trail Distance: 8.40 km Time: 1:16:35 Weather: Cloudy Temp: 15 °C Humidity: 63% Wind: light BPM: 117 Weight: 166.4 pounds Devices: Garmin Forerunner 255 Total distance to date: 719.79 km
Brunette River, May 13 2023: Hot spring
It’s 30C today, like it would be in the middle of July, except not even then. Crazy climate.
The river looks nice, though. I got some photos of a heron hunting fishies as a bonus, too.
Brunette River, May 5, 2023
Just a shot of the river taken on a grey evening, about 10 minutes before sunset.
A little spring along the river
The Brunette River is looking more spring-like in this shot I took this afternoon. It was also 23C–the warmest it’s been so far this year, and a weird thing to experience after The Rains and the cold, horrible weather that has been April up till now.
After the storm
Easter Sunday was a good day to be outside, if you liked torrential rain and high winds.
But by early evening the storm blew over and we saw a little light before the dark.
Brunette River, March 5, 2023
It’s been awhile since I posted a shot of the Brunette River. Here’s one with some rare bits of blue sky in it!
My hopefully last batch of snow shots for 2022
Snow is not in the forecast, and it’s mostly washed away (again) due to heavy rain, but here’s a last few photos to look over before the year comes to an end. Taken on December 26th.
Fun fact: I regularly mistype “Burnaby” as “Burnbaby.”
A shot with almost no snow in it
Woo. And it only took 10 days from when the snowfall happened!
This is off the Brunette River trail, near to the river. I just like all the green while we’re only weeks away from the start of winter.
