Times Like These

The lakes and pines, they bleed of beauty and grace
And the rivers, they run wild like an endless race
The forests soar so high then fall to the sea
As the church bells ring and sing in harmony…

And it’s times like these we can’t replace
It’s times like these we must embrace
And even though it’s bittersweet and brings us to our knees
It makes us who we are in times like these…

Foster Park Main Loop

Foster Park Main Loop

(St. Mary's Pathway)

Ft. Wayne, Indiana

 This trail completely surrounded the Foster Park Golf Course and is part of the St. Mary's Pathway Trail.

Date  -  Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Total Distance  - 3.57 miles

Maximum Speed  -  4.70 mph

Average Speed  -  2.85 mph

Walking Time  -  1:01:15 hr/minutes

Total Time  -  1:15:05 hr/minutes

Minimum Elevation  -  619 ft

Maximum Elevation  -  721 ft

This was a nice paved trail that followed along the river for quite a ways.  Lots of little side trips along the way to walk clear down to the river.  Loved spending the time with Brad and Megan doing what I enjoy and eating a picnic lunch at the park.  Granddog Maya even got in on the exploration a bit.  

While we were here we discovered lots more hiking opportunities in the city of Ft. Wayne.

Lost Creek Reservoir

Lost Creek Reservoir

Lima, Ohio

 Date  -  Sunday, June 3, 2012

Total Distance  - 2.10 miles

Maximum Speed  -  4.47 mph

Average Speed  -  3.00 mph

Walking Time  -  40:40 minutes

Total Time  -  41:58 minutes

Minimum Elevation  -  745 ft

Maximum Elevation  -  804 ft

This is just another one of the reservoirs we found in Lima along Reservoir Road.  You can see the Lost Creek Golf Course as you walk along part of it.  There were lots of people fishing and we even saw a couple guys putting a canoe in the water to go out fishing. There were a couple of large hawks flying around too.

Schoonover Park Lake

Schoonover Park Lake

Lima, Ohio

 Date  -  Sunday, June 3, 2012

Total Distance  - .95 miles

Maximum Speed  -  4.25 mph

Average Speed  -  2.45 mph

Walking Time  -  19:18 minutes

Total Time  -  23:18 minutes

Minimum Elevation  -  728 ft

Maximum Elevation  -  753 ft

This was a nice park we found on the other side of Lima.  Carp were huge and we saw either some kind of swimming gophers, huge rats or small beavers swimming around.  Tried to get a picture of one but they were too fast.  This is a nice place if you ever get a chance to visit it.  Trail was partly blacktop and then stone the rest of the way.