West River Parkway

Cartoon faces painted on white wall with green brush in foreground

Hidden Smile

Graffiti overlooking the river bluff. Photo: Dave MacCallum

two heads with dark baseball caps sticking out of a hammock strung between two tree trunks amidst greenery

Cocoon Couple

Couple fully enclosed in their hammock world… Photo: David Skarjune

large two-sorty red brick building with dormers on the roof with a sunny lawn and trees

A Grand Presence

Danish American Center faces the sun and river… Photo: Dave MacCallum

looking up through big green oak leaves on a tree trunk with boughs above

Oak Tree Canopy

Leaves sprouting on trunk of a large oak… Photo: Michelle van Kuijk

winding asphalt hiking trail with black railing and lots of greenery

Lower Trail

Near Winchell Trail offWest River Parkway… Photo: Roxanne Dunlop

Several cottony thistle heads in foreground, with a man and a woman jogging in background along parkway

Thistle Fluff

Gone to seed, looks soft, but leaves sharp… Photo: Helen Miller

two people ride bicycles on a bike path past a wooden sign reading "WEST RIVER PARKWAY" along with a Stop sign in the foreground

Typical Trail Scene

Bike riders along West River Parkway… Photo: Michelle van Kuijk

Three wild turkeys grazing on grass with a woman walking a dog in background

Turkey Strut

Thanksgiving on the mind… Photo: Brian Donahue

Looking through green-leafed tree limbs to the river with bits of yellow and orange color on some trees in the distance

Glimpse of Color

Stopped raining long enough for a glimpse of leaves turning… Photo: Roxanne Dunlop

Orange horizon behind trees

Time is Precious

First hard frost in Longfellow. Enjoy now… Photo: Roxanne Dunlop

Ice crystals in foreground with blue sky and sunrise colors in background

Icy Morning

My window was frozen… Photo: Roxanne Dunlop

three figures in winter garb running along a snowy road with bare trees & street signs in background

Long Distance Snow Run

… for Minnehaha Academy track athletes. Photo: Michele Jansen

empty park bench amidst a snowy scene in the park with mostly bare trees and some light brown leaves

Winter Melt

Despite gloomy skies, 40º & walking dogs… Photo: Sue Romain

snow-covered patio outside yellow stone building with yellow stone bench and two plastic geodesic domes behind a black iron fence

Winter Patio Dining

Year-round in the Bold North… Photo: Sue Romain

winter scene along parkway with street sign & bare trees

Yarn Bomb

How do knitted items end up on poles? Photo: Roxanne Dunlop

snowy night scene of park bench facing bridge lights with reflections on the water.

Peaceful Lights

…lining the Ford Bridge…. Photo: Roxanne Dunlop

Tall bare trees in a snowy landscape at twilight with a small full moon just above the horizon in a clear blue-gray sky

Waxing Moon

Almost full tonight… Photo: Roxanne Dunlop

Large bare tree partially frosted in a winter park landscape

Frosty Morning

…at Giggly Hills… Photo: Chris Balck

Sunrise through bare trees in a winter landscape

Morning Sun

… gaining strength daily … Photo: Roxanne Dunlop

Bicyclist with fluorescent yell-green jacket and helmet on a parkway street with orange safety cones in the middle of the roadway

River Road Safety

Cars, walkers, and bikers spread out… Photo: Sue Romain

bicyclists going down a parkway road next to orange traffic cones down the middle of the roadway

Pedestrians Only

…on northbound West River Parkway… Photo: Brian Donahue

green parkway with several young people sitting and laying on colorful hammocks strung between tree trunks

Mocking It

A beautiful day with friends… Photo: Robin Lietz

two young women in a hammock smiling for the camera on a grassy median across from a tree-lined parkway

Lazy Days

…on the hammock… Photo: Jane Strauss

Horizontal white sign etched with "Danish American Center" in navy blue with with a graphic combining Danish and US flag

Must Be a Sign

Stolen wooden sign replaced… Photo: Brian Donahue

A tall craggy bare oak tree surrounded by trees with many fall colored foilage

Fall Extravaganza

Colors along parkway. Photo: Julie Smith

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