Spokane University Gateway Bridge

 For as long as I can remember Spokane's East Sprague has been a dark area of Spokane. The street that questionable activity happened on and you drove through with your windows up and quickly. That is changing with new life being pumped into the area just east of town. The University District Gateway Bridge has helped in cleaning up the area. Connecting the University District with the business on the other side of the tracks. A piece of functional sculpture its arch towers over the bridge beckoning all to explore the new beginning. 

Deep Creek

 I know its been a bit sense I have posted here. Thought I'd start trying to do better. Went walking at Deep Creek today. I really enjoy following the mostly dry creek bed down to where it runs into the Spokane River. It is challenging going, large rocks, places you have to slide down the rocks to get to another level and the occasional place where the water comes to the surface and is hard to get around. The raw beauty of the place is just breathtaking and worth the challenge. I saw a Pileated Woodpecker today. I've never seen one and the red on his head was a real eye catcher. Didn't get a super shot of him but you could see what he was. 

River otter in Riverfront Park

 I know it's been ages sense I've posted here. Been mostly posting on Instagram. I just thought I would share the super neat experience we had today seeing a river Otter playing on the Harold Balazs statue in the Riverfront Park today. I've run into a family of otters once before when walking along the Columbia Plateau trail but have never seen one downtown. They are little clowns and appear to love the attention of being photographed.