-6C proved to be perfect weather to head out 11 km on the local MUP along the river towards Riverbend/Discovery Canyon near the city’s outer limits. It’s an area also popular with XC skiers during the winter season.



The bare trail to the destination leads one underneath a couple of bridge spans.

Signs of ice breakup around the piers.

Other wide open areas such as this one at Riverbend won’t thaw for several more weeks. The inch of snow that we received yesterday covered up any signs of wildlife trails that normally dot the snow covered river. I stopped and looked out on the pristine white canvas in front of me and realized, at that moment, nothing else mattered. The serenity and whiteness of the snow was mesmerizing.


I only saw two skiers at Riverbend today including this fellow who, like me, seemed to be enjoying the solitude.