Lovely Ashley Reservoir

[asakiyume]

What I love about the Ashley Reservoir in Holyoke is that it has paths that run slender and reedlike right across the water--you can run or walk or bike along them and have water on both sides of you and the sky above you, and you will feel indescribable. Under the water are columns and drifts of water plants that the fish swim around and past, not even bothered (apparently) by how mazelike the plant-columns are, and on the water's surface are lily pads and often geese or ducks, and beside or sometimes in the water are turtles, and rising out of the water are reeds, and in the air are swallows and red-winged blackbirds

I wish I could have taken pictures earlier, when the geese had goslings and the irises were blooming. But it's very beautiful now, too.

paths through the water



on a path







water lilies



aquatic leafy columns



cattails (I think)



some fish





some geese

Comments

[asakiyume]

YES, it absolutely is! It's flat and wide. I haven't seen anyone in a wheelchair, but I have seen moms pushing strollers.

[lilysea]

Is the surface solid bitumen/tarmac, or is it loose gravel?

[asakiyume]

It's the hard compacted gravel that I've seen on certain bike trails. In other words, not tarmac, but not just loose gravel either? A person wouldn't need to worry about tires getting caught in the gravel.