Monthly Archive: August 2015

Snapshots of RVA: Dogwood Dell and Pumphouse Park

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  • The Carillon
  • IMG_6245 The Carillon
  • IMG_6267 The Carillon
  • IMG_6273 Point of view from the front of The Carillon.
  • IMG_6286 The Carillon
  • IMG_6319 The Pumphouse.
  • IMG_6335 The Carillon
  • IMG_6338 The Carillon
  • IMG_6365 The James River.
  • IMG_6367 The Boulevard Bridge.
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This trip began with plans to see Dogwood Dell, but I soon discovered there was more to the area than that. Hidden behind the Carillon is the Dogwood Dell trail. After walking along it for a while, I discovered Pumphouse Park, which is another separate park. That’s where the Pumphouse is, and the building was […]

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Snapshots of RVA: Belle Isle East

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  • IMG_6161 Downtown Richmond from the eastern part of Belle Isle.
  • IMG_6169 Downtown Richmond from the eastern part of Belle Isle.
  • IMG_6173 The pedestrian footbridge and the Lee Bridge from Belle Isle.
  • IMG_6176 Downtown Richmond from the eastern part of Belle Isle.
  • IMG_6186 Downtown Richmond from the eastern part of Belle Isle.
  • IMG_6196 Downtown Richmond from the eastern part of Belle Isle.
  • IMG_6217 Downtown Richmond from the eastern part of Belle Isle.
  • IMG_6225 The eastern part of Belle Isle.

Having walked the western part of the south Belle Isle before, I decided to head east this time. I began at the pedestrian footbridge and found a trail on the eastern part of the island that I didn’t realize existed and from there, I saw some cool views of the downtown skyline, framed by trees and […]

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