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--20cf307d070615b75204bddee316 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed; delsp=yes Sweet, thanks! On , Patrick Kelly <patrick.kelly@dal.ca> wrote: > The trail is a project of the Avonport Peninsula Watershed Preservation > Society. > While Google StreetView has not been around the Avondale Peninsula yet, > you can easily find the trail be looking at this view from Google Maps. > http://tinyurl.com/7tu8jtx > There are trails long the road to Avondale to indicate the community > trail. The trail starts at the small parking lot that is immediately > behind the Avondale Community Centre. If you look at where the Avondale > Crossing Road branches north from Avondale Road, the community centre is > the small building on the east side of the Avondale Crossing Road, 200 > metres north of the fork. The path runs northeast along the top of the > ravine (clearly visible) and after crossing a small brook, makes a loop. > Part of the trail runs along the edge of a large open field. > If you continue about 100 metres past the community centre, on the same > side of the road is the now-open Avondale Sky winery. They made the news > last year when the moved an old church from Walton up the river by barge, > to use as their store. Definitily a must see! I would also recommend the > Avon River Heritage Museum near the wharf at the end of Avondale Road. > The view from there is remarkable. > Pat > On Apr 16, 2012, at 1:13 PM, desolatechair@gmail.com wrote: > Hey Patrick is there a link to this new trail somewhere? Love to check it > out sometime. > On , Patrick Kelly patrick.kelly@dal.ca> wrote: > > Hello everyone: > > > > > > I went for a hike yesterday on the new community trail in Avondale. It > was the first time in a long while since I have such large patches of > juniper! Near the start of the trail was a stump that had a fungus I have > never seen growing out of it. In fact, on first inspection, it looked > like someone had made them out of pewter and stuck them to the stump as a > decoration. The effect was heightened as the "stalks" were the same > diameter, right to the wood, as it didn't seem possible for it to be like > that with no disturbance in the wood, unless it was held on with a > protruding nail. They ever sounded hollow when tapped. > > > > > > The other odd item I came across was a shrub in full bloom. It was > waist high, and shaped almost like a candelabra, with the flowers on > vertical sections of branch. I have seen comments from people that their > daphne is in bloom in late winter, but never having seen a daphne plant I > was not sure if this was an example. The plant was in an area that was > growing in, so it's possible it may have been part of a garden in the > past. > > > > > > The pictures are at: > > > > > > http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Mushroom1.JPG > > http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Mushroom2.JPG > > > > > > http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Shrub.JPG > > > > > > Pat > > > > > > > > > > > ==========================================================================Patrick > KellyDirector of Computer > Facilities==========================================================================Faculty > of Architecture and PlanningDalhousie > University==========================================================================MAIL > COURIERPO Box 15000 5410 Spring Garden RoadHalifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2 > Halifax, Nova ScotiaCanada > Canada==========================================================================Phone:(902) > 494-3294 FAX:(902) 423-6672 > E-mail:patrick.kelly@dal.ca========================================================================== > > > > > > > > > > > ==========================================================================Patrick > KellyDirector > of Computer > Facilities==========================================================================Faculty > of Architecture and PlanningDalhousie > University==========================================================================MAIL > COURIERPO Box 15000 5410 Spring Garden RoadHalifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2 > Halifax, Nova ScotiaCanada > Canada==========================================================================Phone:(902) > 494-3294 FAX:(902) 423-6672 > E-mail:patrick.kelly@dal.ca========================================================================== --20cf307d070615b75204bddee316 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sweet, thanks!<br /><br />On , Patrick Kelly <patrick.kelly@dal.ca> w= rote:<br />> The trail is a project of the Avonport Peninsula Watershed = Preservation Society.<br />> <br />> While Google StreetView has not = been around the Avondale Peninsula yet, you can easily find the trail be lo= oking at this view from Google Maps.<br />> <br />> <br />> http:/= /tinyurl.com/7tu8jtx<br />> <br />> <br />> There are trails long = the road to Avondale to indicate the community trail. The trail starts at t= he small parking lot that is immediately behind the Avondale Community Cent= re. =A0If you look at =A0where the Avondale Crossing Road branches north fr= om Avondale Road, the community centre is the small building on the east si= de of the Avondale Crossing Road, 200 metres north of the fork. The path ru= ns northeast along the top of the ravine (clearly visible) and after crossi= ng a small brook, makes a loop. Part of the trail runs along the edge of a = large open field.<br />> <br />> <br />> If you continue about 100= metres past the community centre, on the same side of the road is the now-= open Avondale Sky winery. They made the news last year when the moved an ol= d church from Walton up the river by barge, to use as their store. Definiti= ly a must see! I would also recommend the Avon River Heritage =A0Museum nea= r the wharf at the end of Avondale Road. The view from there is remarkable.= <br />> <br />> <br />> Pat=A0<br />> <br />> <br />> <br= />> <br />> <br />> <br />> <br />> <br />> <br />> O= n Apr 16, 2012, at 1:13 PM, desolatechair@gmail.com wrote:<br />> <br />= > Hey Patrick is there a link to this new trail somewhere? Love to chec= k it out sometime.<br />> <br />> On , Patrick Kelly patrick.kelly@da= l.ca> wrote:<br />> > Hello everyone:<br />> > <br />> &g= t; <br />> > I went for a hike yesterday on the new community trail i= n Avondale. It was the first time in a long while since I have such large p= atches of juniper! =A0Near the start of the trail was a stump that had a fu= ngus I have never seen growing out of it. In fact, on first inspection, it = looked like someone had made them out of pewter and stuck them to the stump= as a decoration. The effect was heightened as the "stalks" were = the same diameter, right to the wood, as it didn't seem possible for it= to be like that with no disturbance in the wood, unless it was held on wit= h a protruding nail. They ever sounded hollow when tapped.<br />> > <= br />> > <br />> > The other odd item I came across was a shrub= in full bloom. It was waist high, and shaped almost like a candelabra, wit= h the flowers on vertical sections of branch. I have seen comments from peo= ple that their daphne is in bloom in late winter, but never having seen a d= aphne plant I was not sure if this was an example. The plant was in an area= that was growing in, so it's possible it may have been part of a garde= n in the past.=A0<br />> > <br />> > <br />> > The pictur= es are at:<br />> > <br />> > <br />> > http://myweb.dal.= ca/pmkelly/Mushroom1.JPG<br />> > http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Mushroo= m2.JPG<br />> > <br />> > <br />> > http://myweb.dal.ca/p= mkelly/Shrub.JPG<br />> > <br />> > <br />> > Pat<br />&g= t; > <br />> > <br />> > <br />> > <br />> > = =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3DPat= rick KellyDirector of Computer Facilities=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3DFaculty of Architecture and Planning= Dalhousie University=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3DMAIL =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 = =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 COURIERPO Box 15000 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=A0=A0=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 = =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=A0=A05410 Spring Garden RoadHalifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2=A0= =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=A0Halifax, Nova ScotiaCanada=A0=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 = =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=A0Canada=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3DPhone:(902) 494-3294=A0 =A0=A0= FAX:(902) 423-6672=A0=A0=A0E-mail:patrick.kelly@dal.ca=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<br />> > <br />&g= t; > <br />> > <br />> > <br />> ><br />> <br />&g= t; <br />> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3DPatrick KellyDirector of Computer Facilities=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3DFaculty of Architectu= re and PlanningDalhousie University=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3DMAIL =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 = =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 COURIERPO Box 15000 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=A0=A0= =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=A0=A05410 Spring Garden RoadHalifax, Nova S= cotia B3H 4R2=A0=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=A0Halifax, Nova ScotiaCanada=A0=A0 =A0 = =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=A0Canada=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3DPhone:(902) = 494-3294=A0 =A0=A0FAX:(902) 423-6672=A0=A0=A0E-mail:patrick.kelly@dal.ca=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<br />= > <br />> <br />> <br />> <br />> <br />> <br />> --20cf307d070615b75204bddee316--
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