Fresh-air Fitness

Hello once again, CARTA members! I’m Jim Isbister and I would like to thank all who joined me in May for our Barrett Park walk and City Roast coffee talk. I have two more walks happening in June and would like to invite you to join me on one or both of them. The first one is Wednesday, June 8 at 10:30 a.m. and the second one is Monday, June 13 at 1:30 p.m. The same route will be followed both times and they each feature, you guessed it, coffee! This time the java is at the end, which is ok because sometimes delaying gratification is a good thing!

On both dates we will walk the beautiful perimeter trail at River Bend Golf Course and recreation area (3800 River Bend Drive, north of the roundabout at 67^th Street and 30^th Avenue). There is plentiful parking at the River Bend parking lot and we will meet by the playground, which is adjacent to the lot. From there we descend a fairly gentle slope, go up an equally gentle hill and head for the forest. The path the whole way is wide and generally flat.

Most of the walk is in the woods, adjacent to the Red Deer River, and the scenery is beautiful. There are typically lots of small birds as well as squirrels and sometimes even larger animals such as deer and the occasional moose. It’s sometimes hard to believe there can be so much nature, only steps away from a golf course. A walk up a short hill brings us back to the clubhouse and an opportunity to have a coffee, or other beverage, on the spacious balcony

deck and watch the golfers do their thing. The route is 2.7 km (1.7 miles) from the playground to the clubhouse and takes about 50 minutes to complete. If you are joining us for coffee only, remember to look for me wearing my black Columbia cap or Tilley sun hat (both are protection against the rays as I’m follicly challenged). As mentioned last month I walk in most types of

weather, except for thunderstorms and steady rain. I hope you are able to join me for one or both of the walks!

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