Nice day for a big trout from the Roanoke River on the Greenway.

Extended Roanoke River Greenway 

Slowly Becoming Spectacular

It will be a few more months before the Walker Foundry extension of the Roanoke River Greenway will be ready for hikers and bikers, but in its present state, it is quite lovely, thoughtfully planned and a breath of fresh air.

I stepped over the barriers today and took about a mile walk to the rust-colored bridge at the end of the present extension and found (along with some other hikers) the new section--which meanders through ugly industrial property--to be quite the contrast to its neighbor. Those planning and delivering the plan have thought carefully about what hikers and bikers will have to look at along the route and they have shielded, to the best of their abilities, much of the industry along the way. It is a truly good addition to a solid greenway system in the Roanoke Valley. 

The photo above is in the Wasena Park area and those below are of the extension.