GONZAGA SNOW DAY!

Had a really fun walk along the Centennial Trail and across the Gonzaga campus today. Some brave Gonzaga students were taking a break from book learnin and studying some aerodynamics goin down the hill toward the pond. Bing and the Bulldog got in on the snow fun as well. A Blue Heron was along the shore near the Don Kardong bridge.  For the Gonzaga students if the Spokesman publishes on of these it will be in the Thursday Outdoors section at the back of the Sports. I'll also update this post if they do. #gonzagaexists

Centennial Trail 1/29/2019

Walked the Centennial Trail off the Maringo Trail head on the 29th. Kind of quiet this time of year. Saw some Canadian Geese and a man fishing in the river. Sure has been a mild winter!

Centennial Trail at Fort George Wright Drive

This section of the trail runs from Fort George Wright Dr just below Spokane Falls College and ends up at the Military Cemetery if you go all the way. There is a dirt path that runs along the edge of the river and a paved path that runs up along the ridge. The path that runs along the river comes to an abandoned house that all that's left is the stones and fireplace. It was really neat to see the young buck deer practicing their fighting skills in the forest next to the road.

Turnbull Wildlife refuge in winter 1/2019

Spent a couple of days in Turnbull in the last couple of weeks and had the pleasure of running into a Momma moose and her baby. Always fun to see! Not much bird activity as the water is mostly frozen.

Downtown Spokane, Gonzaga, centennial trail

Went walking through downtown Spokane yesterday to enjoy some of the holiday sights and then back around along the edge of Gonzaga on the Centennial trail. Lotso' people out taking it all in. Some neat new ducks on the river and even a guy fishing.

Hayes Conservation area, Shady Slope

This area runs along the Spokane River off of Leona Drive, off of Shady Slope. While not a large area if you go off on the side trails you can get a lot of up and down work. I figured about 3 miles goin along the outer trails. There were a couple of horses being loaded up that had been brught in to ride the trails. There was also a memorial stone for the original owner of the property. Nice hidden gem.

Trip to exotic animal farm

What fun it is to get up close and personal with animals you only normally see in a zoo or on TV. Zebra's, Camels, flamingos and a few others are lovingly cared for at this Cheney area farm.