Sunday, January 28, 2007

Eldridge Park


It has been quite awhile since we have gone gnoming. I guess the "holidaze" and the "icicling" and the wet weather have kept us house bound. I guess getting my trusty canine companion, Zip may have also contributed. I'm still getting familiar with him. I also need to "train" him to walk better on a leash. Right now he isn't the best at following me as a pack leader.
Eldridge park is located in Sugar Land. The park has a bunch of soccer fields. There are two brick buildings. Looks like one could be use for parties, weddings etc. The other is an outdoor picnic type one. (maybe a concession stand?) On Sunday it looked like it was being used as a meeting area for an Asian Church. Along the side of the buildings was a small playground area.
There is a 0.4 of a mile paved trail around a pond with a spray fountain. We walked the loop five times to complete 2 miles. There was a large compass rose embedded in the sidewalk. It is located next to a pier. There were a number of ducks sitting around that we joked about possible being made into Peking Duck if they weren't careful. It was kinda cold, windy, and muddy so we didn't go to the farthest areas of the park. It looked like all that was at the back was more soccer fields.