On my tri-weekly run this past week I met a little friend who was less excited to see me than i was him. I was on the Columbus Riverwalk and I have ABSOLUTELY no idea what sort of turtle this guy was, but he was a beauty! He also got me thinging about what a good job Columbus had done with this river walk trail. According to the signage, this park was started in 2005, but only recently has seen the trail reach its completion. I think there is still a bit more they are wanting to do, because I can see some ground work being laid out, such as another bathroom and a few mor water fountains, but still it is quite nice and a great place for my runs.I think there is something to these minimally invasive nature walks, even if they use concrete pathways. I know there is a greenway effort called rails to trails that turns abandoned rail ways into bike and jogging trails, but I haven't actually visited one. This just got me thinking about how nice a development they are. It's already been cleared and will likely be accessible.
Anyway, it was just a personal experience that got me a little excited, here are a couple of websites with good examples I hope to check out for myself and learn a little bit from.
http://www.thecityofcolumbusms.org/primary.asp?t=9&p=85
http://www.lowelllandtrust.org/content/concord-river-greenway
http://www.traillink.com/trail/mammoth-cave-railroad-bike--hike-trail.aspx
http://www.railstotrails.org
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