Patterson Creek is an inlet of the Rideau Canal in the Glebe. Given the topography of the land around it, which consists of our Central Park, it is likely that the creek was a natural one that preceded the building of the Canal itself. Two hundred metres of this area are included in the Skateway each winter, providing for skaters who might just be getting started with a bit of a quieter stretch of ice than the rest of the Canal.
Here we have views of the bridge leading in and out of the creek, to the same area I showed you in yesterday's post.
Back in the creek itself, I took a stroll down to where the ice is fully cleared. It's an island in the creek with trees on it.
Then I turned around and headed back for the stairs to continue my way downtown.
The path from here includes a view of the Pretoria Bridge, which I showed you earlier in the series. This ends my posts of the Skateway over Winterlude. Tomorrow we're returning to Confederation Park to begin the final set of posts on the event.
Blue sky! It’s been such a gray sky winter!
ReplyDelete...beautiful with the lovely blue sky, makes the scenes look warmer!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a super day for skating. I'll be you are an excellent skater!
ReplyDeleteWhat a difference blue skies makes to the scene.
ReplyDeleteQue maravilha.
ReplyDeleteUm abraço e continuação de uma boa semana.
Andarilhar
Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
O prazer dos livros
Looks like fun
ReplyDeletehappy blue skies ... what fun for all ... great exercise i bet. ( ;
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed all the photos, William.
ReplyDelete@Marie: blue skies are rare in our winters too- if we have them, they don't seem to last long.
ReplyDelete@Tom: it does!
@Lowell: I have no idea how to skate.
@Rosemary: it's a sharp contrast to a grey day.
@Francisco: thanks!
@Janey: it was.
@Beth: it is good exercise getting out on the ice, whether or not that's skating or walking.
@Deb: thank you!
Looks wonderful William. I have enjoyed this series sooooo much!
ReplyDeleteI see that there is lots of snow which will please you greatly as you like snow.
ReplyDeletePerfect conditions for ice skating!
ReplyDeleteThat sky is so great! Now that's a ton of snow -- so beautiful when it's clean like that!
ReplyDeleteI envy people who can skate. What a place to skate with friends, family, other people.... Lots of zen moments!!!
ReplyDeleteThose skaters make it look so easy.
ReplyDeleteI'd end up in a full body cast!
I would have to skate if I lived nearby!
ReplyDelete@Grace: and still more to come.
ReplyDelete@Red: and we have more snow falling this morning.
@Marleen: that was a good day for the ice.
@Jeanie: we had probably an average winter for snowfall levels.
@Catarina: I've never learned how to skate myself, but I enjoy walking on the Canal.
@Norma: so would I!
@Cloudia: many people take part in it.
That seems like a very picturesque place to go skating.
ReplyDeleteLooks very lovely! I see a person with stroller :-)
ReplyDeleteThat blue sky!
ReplyDeleteJanis
GDP
What a pretty part of the canal system! Popular too!
ReplyDeleteSuch a classic winter scene!
ReplyDeleteThe blue sky is so nice to see and looks great with the snow. Nice winter scenes!
ReplyDeleteGreat scenes of the canal and skaters
ReplyDeleteMB
Any hockey games along the canal?
ReplyDeleteA skating canoe. Who would have thought that.
ReplyDeleteIt looks a pretty place to skate - not that I can skate! I'd like to be able to.
ReplyDelete@Sharon: yes it is.
ReplyDelete@Tamago: I've occasionally seen people with their strollers on the ice.
@Janis: very blue!
@Christine: it is.
@Jenn: definitely!
@Bill: thanks!
@MB: thank you!
@RedPat: I don't know this year, but on occasion in the past, the Sens have played games of shinny on the ice. It probably happened this year, I just wasn't about when it did happen.
@SC: the dragon boat? It's a good way of getting it around on ice, since you can't row on ice!
@Jenny: I never learned myself, but I enjoy walking on the ice.
Beautiful photos! And wondering how many canals you have to skate on????
ReplyDeleteHappy Week to you,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
A grand expanse of ice.
ReplyDeleteReally pretty. A bit smaller than the big canal. It is loaded with charm.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful blue sky, white clouds and snow create great pictures. I suppose most will know how to skate. A great sport to enjoy!
ReplyDeleteThis looks like so much fun - and such nice views - that I might be tempted to try ice skating...
ReplyDeleteWonderful winter scenes again, there is no greater winter fun than to skate under such a clear blue sky.
ReplyDeleteIt's good to have sunny days during winter. They give totally different mood to photos and people too. Great images.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic place to skate!
ReplyDeleteI love that little section. Haven't been there in ages! When we go to the city it's either the kids' home, in Bells Corners, or the hospital. Another bone scan next month... sigh.
ReplyDelete@Carol: just the one. While the waterway is an extensive network, it's just the near eight kilometres of it that are plowed for skating.
ReplyDelete@Mari: it certainly is.
@Jack: yes, it's not as wide as the main body of the canal.
@Nancy: most people do skate, but there are people like myself who walk it.
@Kay: I've enjoyed just strolling on the ice.
@Jan: a lot of people come out for that.
@Klara: they do indeed.
@Sandi: it definitely is.
@Jennifer: it's a lovely part of the Canal.