Spring Hike (Urban)

Mistwalker

Mistwalker

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I seem to be having the opposite problem as Mr. S. Even my friends have notice the lack of nature photos I've been taking. Now... it comes a nice sunny Saturday and I'm all set to go for a hike and when I get to the red light instead of turning right and heading for the mountains I turn left and head down town. Hell...with all the hills I get as much exercise or more walking around down town for six hours as I do in the woods anyway.

I can immediately tell that Spring is here...the roll up doors at the big river are open. and most of the sidewalk tables are occupied again.

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I thought what the heck...might as well grab a bite to eat before my hike...so I stopped at the Panera Bread Co., also known as St Louis Bread Co. in Mo. and Ill., and had lunch. Sierra Turkey with garden greens, Bermuda onion, and smoked Gouda with chipotle mayo on asiago bread and Baked Potato soup with a hunk of fresh baguette mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!

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I think maybe part of the draw to the urban environment for me is that I spent so much time on the outside of "those rails" walking by places like this.. pack slung over my back and no money in my pocket...looking wistfully at the plates of food in front of the people there. In all honesty, I enjoy seeing life from this side of the rail and haven't really grown tired of it yet. Old habits die hard though....because I am really liking how this Sitka pack buckles. I can buckle it through the bars in the chair and not worry about somebody running by and snatching it while I'm editing my pictures.

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Lots of construction under way...It seems we will soon have an Applebees down town.

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Looks like Republic Parking is building yet another parking lot.

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And UNUM Provident is expanding their facility

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But they have a long way to go before they can rival the new 15 acre behemoth on Blue Cross Mountain (Formerly Cameron Hill)

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I so want one of these Waste can cages to make a "fire-Barrel...pit....thingy out of. Put a grate about ten inches down inside it and then cut a door in the side at the bottom to dig the ashes out...would be awesome.

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I don't think the cameras were here when General Lee stayed there during the war.

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More expensive hill-top condos going up.

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Looking down 2nd St. beside the last ones to be finished.

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I like the symmetry of their court yard

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This is the foot-travel-only avenue between the Aquarium and the Hunter Museum (what used to be 1st St.) in the day light. From a slight angle so I could avoid the sun and capture the new colors.

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This one is more straight on.

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This is the plexiglass walking bridge that crosses River Side Drive to get to the Hunter Museum.

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Does this building strike you as an oddly plain addition to the hunter? I thought so when it was built. It does seem to be looking better though since the trees are growing up in front of it.

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They have extra patrols rolling through the art district since the shootings last weekend in the park just across the river.

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I love this old building that is Rembrandt's coffee house.

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This is that same avenue at sun down on my return trip. It was actually darker but I spent some time playing with my shutter speed tonight....as you will see in the last few pictures.

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This is a look at the Walnut Street Bridge (interesting History) from the market Street Bridge.

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The Delta Queen

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and this is the new Sun Trust Bank Building with condos in the upper levels. It would never do for us to live there...having a naturalist wife I would be in perpetual trouble for one reason or another.

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And look with it being Easter weekend and all the nice, new, clean, down-town garbage truck was emptying the waste cans...at 10:30 at night.

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Awesome pics, buddy. I like the sitka, still thinking of getting one. I did end up with a janus, izula, and jumbo fatboy from Lisa. Keep posting the pics, always fun to see a different part of the country.
 
Rockywolf said:
Awesome pics, buddy. I like the sitka, still thinking of getting one. I did end up with a janus, izula, and jumbo fatboy from Lisa. Keep posting the pics, always fun to see a different part of the country.
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Thanks Rocky, glad you enjoyed the pictures. Yep, I'm loving my Janus and the Izula has become a constant companion... and I will definitely be ordering some more stuff from Lisa later on.
 
That looks like a very nice urban hike!

IMO, most people forget that you can take a nice walk just trough a urban environment, because it is just so ''everyday''. But there are nice things to see even in a city. Even if it is just society doing its thing ;). Thanks Mistwalker, for taking that left turn and sharing your hike with us :D
 
Very cool! I really enjoy your urban posts:thumbup: Thanks for posting these mistwalker:D:D:D
 
Thanks guys, I'm really glad you enjoyed the post!

Through all the years I was helping make this city as big as it is I got to where I couldn't stand it. Having lived on the streets of a large city for a few years prior to my construction career and then spending 8 and 10 hours a day staring at all the concrete and steel.... and at times spending all day working on black rubber rooftops, with no shade and 102 degrees in the shade, made me want to run home and to the woods as soon as I got off work. Now...since all of my carpentry work is residential, and my part rime jobs put me in the woods...I can actually take the time to observe the urban area again and that's what I've gotten hung up on. Besides, since I live surrounded by my own woods that connect to several hundred acres of the as of yet undeveloped side of Signal Mountain I can get my woods fixes literally any time I want.
 
pretty nice pics...
with your knife on that bread... does the waiter/waitress say anything???? :D
 
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Where did you eat at? They give away free Izzies?! ;)

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I've had that thought to do with these, city my parents live in took these out and put in those stone ones? with a steel cap top? these are just sitting at the city maintanance center, I think I will ask for one since my friend there said they may just scrap them for change.

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I really love this photo! Did you go inside?

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Very pretty place to live! If I sell a car I have up to a friend on my groups private forums, I want to buy an old manufact building and convert the outside to look similar to this, very very easy on the eyes!

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Very well taken! Love it!

Very nice photo set! Looks like you had a great weekend thus far! So...wheres this fooding hole with izula's... lol ;P
 
banana-clip said:
Great pics.
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Thanks man, glad you like the photos.


carspidey said:
pretty nice pics...
with your knife on that bread... does the waiter/waitress say anything???? :D
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Thanks, no...nobody ever says anything about the knife itself...but I tend to be discrete when I pull it out of its sheath (around my neck), that might get some looks.


LittleSpartan said:
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Where did you eat at? They give away free Izzies?! ;)


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Yeah right...if they did I couldn't afford to eat there :eek:

Every time I see one of those cages I get this scene like something out of mad max in my head.

No, I didn't go in...it was a hi-end hotel during the Civil War but now it's private apartments with high security. Can't get in unless you're supposed to be there.

Thank you very much, I'm glad you enjoyed the photos, good luck on the construction project. I've been in on a lot of the "re-vitalization" efforts here. There can be a lot involved in converting an old building into something inhabitable :)
 
Excellent post and pictures! I loved the shot with the 'zula in the sandwich. Not sure if it is because I love the Izula or because I'm hungry:eek:.....
 
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