HOWARDS NATURE TRAIL NOVEMBER 2010

WE START OUR TREK FROM THE EAST SIDE OF THE WORKS BUILDING

SOCCER FIELD ON THE LEFT.

WE'VE MADE A 90 DEGREE TURN AND NOW HEAD NORTH.

IT WILL BE NOTICED THAT THIS SECTION NEEDS TO BE REFURBISHED.

THIS SECTION LOOKS A LITTLE BETTER.

APPROACHING THE NEW BENCH AND THE LARGER TRAIL.

NO RESPECT FOR MOTHER EARTH.

NOW ON THE MAIN TRAIL.

HANG A LEFT HERE

THERE WAS A TRAIL HERE HONEST.

NEEDS MORE CHIPS.

DITTO THE CHIPS.

NEEDS LESS ASSHOLES USING THIS TRAIL.

NICE EH?

NEEDS MORE CHIPS.

COVER ROOTS, MORE CHIPS REQ'D.

!@#$%^&*

PARK STREET ENTRANCE

INSTEAD OF HEADING TO PARK STREET WE GO RIGHT.
THIS TRAIL WHICH WAS NEVER SUPPOSED TO BE THIS
WIDE HAS BECOME A FAVOURITE SNOWMOBILE &
ATV ROUTE. NOTE THE RUTS. 

DITTO

DISGUSTING!

SOME OF THE NEIGHBOURS  STILL CONSIDER THIS THEIR
 PERSONAL DUMPING GROUND. IT'S A PARK FOR PETE SAKES.

WE NOW TAKE A MAJOR LEAP TO THE REC. CENTRE
 PARKING LOT ENTRANCE.

NOT VERY ATTRACTIVE IS IT.

THIS OLD VALLEY EAST COMMUNITY TRAILS ASSOCIATION
EITHER HAS TO BE REPLACED OR MADE USEFUL. 

GRAFFITI "ARTISTS" STRIKE EVERYWHERE.

THIS VERY SHORT SECTION HAS IT'S OWN BEAUTY.

UNTIL.....

WORKS YARD.

FIELD ENTRANCE

HEADING INTO THE WORKS BUILDING PARKING LOT.

BACK TO WHERE WE STARTED A HALF HOUR AGO.

2006: Valley East Trails Examines the Devastation to Our First Trail.

Members of Valley East Trails starts their survey 

of the walking trail behind Howard Armstrong Rec.

 Centre. Shown here is Jeanette Courvoisier,

 Dee Murray, Jim Courvoisier, and Terry Armstrong.

We walk along what was once a simple curving trail

 which someone decided to turn into a drive way.

Terry Armstrong surveys the devastation.

Terry Armstrong and Mike Lauzon.

A section of trail built by the defunct Valley

 East Community Trails Association in 1998.

A sign of that particular time.

Mike checks out the trees scheduled

 to be planted outside the east fence.

VECTA had also improved this trail away back

 then, at least something was left intact. 

The old Valley East Community Trails

 Association Sign. It still remains today.

Trails End, Rec. Centre Parking Lot.