Salem Lake in Winston-Salem, NC

Saturday, June 18, 2006

Bicycling, horse riding, boating, fishing, fun!

When we came back this morning, I just couldn't resist the temptation to share this local treasure.  The bike route is 7 or so miles.  We rode on the Reynolda Greenway connection too. There are big Bass & Catfish to be caught.  Kids, dogs, horses, cyclers, walkers and others use this recreation hotspot.

Pretty rock at Salem Lake water reservoir. There is a boater in the background.  I thought this rock looked like a turtle head when we were there.  Not so much in the picture but you might get a hint of it.   Salem Lake is about 7 miles from the house.  We have a bigger lake, Belews Creek Lake, that is about 7 miles the other direction.  However, Salem Lake has a bike path around the lake.  And because it is much smaller, the path is an easily doable 7 miles or so depending on whether you take the additional Reynolds Greenway sidepath..
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Descending towards the lake into the green.... Miriam with a happy smile on a beautiful day.

Part of Salem Lake.  It's not huge but it's a good size reservoir. 

We are at the top of a hill.  The view down to the lake is fantastic. Click the pic to get an idea.  A beautiful creek that empties into the lake.  The geese & ducks see people as a food ticket!  IOW...they love us.
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Duck with blue neck.  Don't believe me?  Click to enlarge.

Dam at Salem Lake.  Miriam on bike path

Miriam kicking it up!

A better attempt. 

Old Railroad bridge with sun shining on it and Miriam.

  
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Connected to the lake path is the Reynolda Park Greenway that is also a bike path.  It runs next to a creek and the path to Old Salem in Winston-Salem, NC.

A Bridge over the creek pictured on left.

 A Mother Goose & her family. 
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Joggers & bikers.  Sign says trail is 6.94 miles.  But it is a mile or 2 longer if you take the nice sidepath of Reynolda Greenway.

Walkers with baby.  I am sure I recognized that guy but I didn't say anything cause I was afraid I really should have known who he was and then I would have looked stupid.  So I rode on which probably looked stupider!

 Looks like 3 generations fishing.  Definitely enlarge this one and check out the little "canes" on the plants.
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Dog walkers.  Lots of labs and I bet they want to get in the water. But...there is a fine for that.  Salem Lake is a water reservoir so they don't allow swimmers of any kind! The above picture was taken from the opposite side of the lake from the picture to the right.  I saw this guy catching what look like a good size fish so I stopped.  Miriam and I stood there and watched him - several hundred feet away - catch what looked to be a big fish.  Fun. Then, when we rode around the lake we saw him up close.  When I told him we had seen him catch a big one, he pulled it out of the water to show me.  Fun.

Check out pictures of the lake in the fall.  Super beautiful!  Click here or the pic to go there now...