My #wednesdaywalk share, as inspired by @tattoo-djay.
What’s the current weather forecast here? Cloudy. How about tomorrow? Cloudy? The next day? Cloudy skies…the day after? Partly cloudy. How about the weekend? Well, you guessed it..cloudy skies, with a chance of clouds.
Back to the river, we go! I had a few hours of downtime this weekend with my mother-in-law in town, so I grabbed the camera and headed back to a park called Goose Island to check out a new trail.
The trail runs along the Wigwam Slough of the Mississippi River; from a historical sign near the trailhead, this area is considered “protected” by the US government against human-generated land erosion. Although I can not find anything online about the history of this sign, it seems to be a thing as I walked the shoreline. The shoreline is very exposed and fragile, and if the main current was hitting this area, I could see there is a case for lots of erosion. Fortunately, Wigwam seems to provide enough natural protection from the main channel.
The photos taken here were taken as I meandered around a cold, breezy afternoon. No snow of course, so lots of the straw-colored, long grass waiting to get white drifts of snow on it. I would hope, at the very least, we get some precipitation this winter. After the past two summers of droughts, we need it!
I feel like I could do a #wednesdaywalk along the Mississippi River every week…maybe I should? A new trail or section to explore and share…that’s not a bad idea for "a: 2024 resolution. Let’s see if I can make it happen next week! Thanks for checking out my post; I hope everyone had a wonderful (and much sunnier) Wednesday!