Tagged: Belle Isle

Snapshots of RVA: Belle Isle East

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August 19th, 2015

  • 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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Snapshots of RVA: James River Park and Belle Isle, October 2014

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October 13th, 2014

  • IMG_2916 16x9 Near the James River Park's Reedy Creek entrance.
  • IMG_2924 16x9 Near the James River Park's Reedy Creek entrance.
  • IMG_2937 16x9 Near the Reedy Creek trail.
  • IMG_2961 16x9 Near the Reedy Creek trail.
  • IMG_2977 16x9 Near the Reedy Creek trail.
  • IMG_2986 16x9 Near the Reedy Creek trail.
  • IMG_3010 16x9 Near the Reedy Creek trail.
  • IMG_3017 16x9 Near the Reedy Creek trail.
  • IMG_3025 16x9 Near the Reedy Creek trail.
  • IMG_3031 16x9 Near the Reedy Creek trail.
  • IMG_3052 16x9 Near the Reedy Creek trail.
  • IMG_3055 16x9 Near the Reedy Creek trail.
  • IMG_3073 16x9 Near the Reedy Creek trail.
  • IMG_3096 16x9 Near the Reedy Creek trail.
  • IMG_3108 16x9 Near the Reedy Creek trail.
  • IMG_3122 16x9 Near the Reedy Creek trail.
  • IMG_3130 16x9 Near the Reedy Creek trail.
  • IMG_3161 16x9 Along the Reedy Creek trail.
  • IMG_3175 16x9 A narrow part of the James River.
  • IMG_3178 16x9 A view of the bridge connecting to Belle Isle.
  • IMG_3190 16x9 Part of the Robert E. Lee Bridge that connects Belle Isle to south Richmond.
  • IMG_3210 16x9 Entrance to the James River Park.
  • IMG_3238 16x9 A view of the Richmond skyline from the Robert E. Lee Bridge connecting Belle Isle to South Richmond.
  • IMG_3248 16x9 A view of the Lee Bridge over a shallow James River.
  • IMG_3255 16x9 On a trail at Belle Isle.
  • IMG_3274 16x9 A view of part of Tredegar Street from Belle Isle.
  • IMG_3300 16x9 The pedestrian walkway under the Lee Bridge -- suspended by cables from it!
  • IMG_3306 16x9 The Richmond skyline from the pedestrian bridge.
  • IMG_3318 16x9 A view of the shallow James River from the pedestrian bridge.
  • IMG_3330 16x9 A view west of the James River from the pedestrian bridge.
  • IMG_3336 16x9 A view east from the pedestrian bridge. The Manchester Bridge is in the distance.
  • IMG_3344 16x9 The Richmond skyline from the pedestrian bridge.
  • IMG_3387 16x9 A view of the James from the pedestrian bridge.

These are pictures from a trip along the James River Park System. I made this trip on the first day of fall of 2014 — and as you can see in the pictures, it was a great day to be outside. The trip began at the James River Park System’s Reedy Creek entrance, extended to Belle […]

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