Woodward Park

Yesterday, Michael didn't have to go into work until around 2pm so we took advantage of the beautiful day and visited Woodward Park. Here's a little bit of history on the creation of the park. The late Ralph Woodward, a long-time resident of Fresno, bequeathed the major portion of his estate in 1968 to provide a regional park and bird sanctuary in NE Fresno on the bank of the San Joaquin River between Highway 41 and Friant Road. The city has since added quite a few acres to the park, bringing the total to an amazing 300 acres.

Woodward Park is packed with amenities, including: a multi-use amphitheatre that holds 2,500 people, authentic Japanese Gardens, a fenced dog park, a 2 mile equestrain trail, an exercise par course, 3 childrens playgrounds, a lake, 3 small ponds, 7 picnic areas, an 18 hole frisbee golf course, a BMX bike park, and 5 miles of multi-purpose trails that are part of the San Joaquin River Parkway's Louis S. Eaton Trail.

The main reason we wanted to go to the park yesterday was to see the Japanese Gardens. Sadly, these are only open on the weekends and don't allow pets. Double fail. Instead, we walked around for a few hours, let Elfie swim in the ponds, and enjoyed the beautiful day.

(Can you see Elfie hidden in the trees?)



All that walking made us hungry so we visited one of our favorite places in Fresno... Le Parisien. This restaurant's variety of sandwiches, crepes, and pastries is astounding. We'll definitely be taking you there for lunch, whoever comes to visit!

Au revoir!