Tagged: James River

Snapshots of RVA: James River Trail Loop

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April 18th, 2015

  • Northbank trail View from along the Northbank Trail.
  • IMG_4273 The view of the James River from the Boulevard Bridge.
  • IMG_4272 The view of the James River from the Boulevard Bridge.
  • IMG_4274 The Boulevard Bridge.
  • IMG_4277 The view of the James River from the Boulevard Bridge.
  • IMG_4278 The view of the James River from the Boulevard Bridge.

The James River Park System includes land surrounding the James up and down Richmond, and one of the neat things about it (there are many) is the elaborate trail system along the river. You can really get lost in the wilderness while you’re on those trails, which is incredible when you consider that you’re in […]

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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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Snapshots of RVA: Brown’s Island, September 2014

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September 17th, 2014

  • Bridge and flags One of several bridges at Brown's Island.
  • Bridge with swans Several swans have made Brown's Island home.
  • Bridge panoramic A panoramic perspective of the James River.
  • Bridge over canal One of several bridges crossing the canal at Brown's Island.
  • Bridge and sun The afternoon sun over the James River.
  • Buildings and bridge The Federal Reserve building is a prominent feature of Richmond's skyline, as it is here, from the perspective of Brown's Island.
  • Canal panoramic One of the bridges at Brown's Island.
  • James and Bridge The Manchester Bridge over the James River.
  • RVA downtown and James The James River in the foreground and the Richmond skyline are divided by the CSX train tracks.

For the inaugural post of Snapshots of RVA, I took a trip to Brown’s Island Park near downtown Richmond in September 2014. I was originally looking for the bridge that runs from there to Belle Isle, but I didn’t realize that the bridge I was looking for — the pedestrian walkway under the Lee Bridge […]

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