Walk along the river

Yesterday the weather was pretty nice. We've been getting a lot of rain, but it was sunny and the temperature got into the 60s. We decided to check out the river. I wanted to see how much flooding there was.

It's fairly high, but it usually is during the spring. Here are some photos that might show the high water level.




This is supposed to be part of the walkway along the river.



And there were no fish on the fish ladder that day. Probably explains the dearth of fishermen in the river.





I liked this big log that was stuck on the ledge in the rapids.



Of course, there was some wildlife along the way.




I wish I'd had these on Mother's Day.




Then there are sights along the way that don't always count as pure nature shots.

You might have to click on this one and choose All Sizes to see the whale bones hanging in the museum window.

You can actually read the words in the large version of this one.

This is the Calder. They use its image all over Grand Rapids.
I'd never noticed this before.

And here's Ichabod. He likes to walk along this little wall and jump the spaces in between.

And, if anyone can tell me what this is, I'd really appreciate it!