At the Winter Solstice the weather remained mild and there was no snow in the valley bottom so we hiked the Rivers Trail from Aviation Way.

contThe dike trail was relatively quiet.    We hiked along the trail for about 1 km before turning down int

We hiked along the trail for about 1 km before turning down into the marshlands which flood every year.

The trail goes past an old car dump, sometimes called Dale’s Antique Beach.

We continued out to the West Beaches which extend west for about 3 km toward Tranquille.

We looped back along the shores of the Thompson River.

More than half of this hike is on the sand, but we turned to go back through the marsh to the Rivers Trail to finish the hike.

This was a 5.7 km flat hike.   Normally at this time of the year the route would be snowy or icy, but this year the trail was dry and pleasant.   We will continue to get out to routes where conditions permit good hiking.    Snowshoeing is on hold for the time being.